Bachelor of Communication

Programs, Courses and Units

At UQ we refer to your degree as a program and a subject as a course.

Courses

Most UQ courses are 2 units in value.

If you are a full-time student you will undertake 8 units (4 courses) each semester.

Units

To complete the BCommun program you must successfully complete 48 units, which usually equates to 24 courses.*

As you progress you will complete courses at Level 1, Level 2 and then Level 3. You can select up to 24 units of courses at Level 1.

*BCommun dual programs contain 32 units

Majors and Minors

Some of the courses you complete will form your extended major, majors or minor.

The key difference between majors, extended majors and minors is how many courses you will need to take from those disciplines to complete them.

Bachelor of Communication. You can choose from either:

Two majors
One major and two minors
One major, one minor and electives
One major and electives

All structures involve 16 units of Core courses (compulsory for all BCommun students)

*BCommun dual programs include only one major of 16 units

Within your major, there are compulsory courses, which you must pass to complete your major, and elective courses, which you can select to form the rest of your major.

The final element to your degree is general electives. If you choose a structure with electives. You can select individual courses of your choice from the BCommun course list or other undergraduate course lists.

Make sure you read the program requirements to ensure you understand the requirements of your degree.

Still confused? Check out this video made by HASS undergraduate students explaining how to understand your program.

Planning your Program

At UQ, a standard full-time workload is 16 units over the year – this breaks down to 8 units (or four courses) each semester.

You don’t have to decide what courses you want to do for your whole program at the start of your first semester – we only ask you to choose courses one year at a time.

So, all you need to worry about at this stage is choosing four courses for Semester 1 and four courses for Semester 2, taking into account all compulsory core courses.

The Program Planner tool is designed to help you understand your program structure and select courses that may be of interest to you in your first year of studies.

The Program Planner will also allow you to plan your enrolment for the duration of your program, can include any credit you may have from previous tertiary study and enables you to consider undertaking a semester on exchange.

Please note that the Program Planner is a guide only and does not enrol you in your courses. You must enrol in courses through mySI-net.

The Starting at UQ website provides a guide for completing your enrolment.

International Students with Credit Arrangements

HASS has prepared study planners to assist international students with credit agreements with UQ.

Elective credit - 16 units

Indonesia

UI-UQ Linked Bachelor of Communication Program

Singapore

Ngee Ann Polytechnic - UQ Program

PR Major - Commencing Semester 1 2021

Malaysia

HELP University - UQ Program

China

East China Normal University - UQ Program

Commencing Semester 2 2020

Hong Kong Baptist University - UQ Program

Commencing Semester 1 2022