Bachelor of Media and Communication

The Bachelor of Media and Communication aims to equip students for professional careers in media, communications, and multimedia industries. Through examining issues like media ownership and control, as well as the effects of new media technologies on society, students gain insight into the evolution of the media.

Entry Level and Requirements

• Diploma : Completion of Diploma with an average of 60% or completion of Diploma in Mass Communication. (English requirements: Study must be completed not more than two years prior to commencing study at Swinburne)
• Malaysian Diploma : Any qualifications equivalent to Diploma (MQF Level 4) or Advanced Diploma (MQF Level 5) with minimum average of 60% (CGPA 2.4) are subject to Swinburne University's approval.
• Foundation : Average of 60% (CGPA 2.40). (Average 60% in English units. Study must be completed not more than two years prior to commencing study at Swinburne)
• Foundation* : Having completed a Foundation programme with an average of 65%.
• (Average of 60% in English - study must be completed not more than two years prior to commencing study at Swinburne). Other Foundation programmes are subject to Swinburne University's approval.
• STPM : Pass 3 subjects in STPM with minimum CGPA 2.50 and a credit in English at SPM level or its equivalent Unified Examination
• Certificate (UEC) : Pass UEC with 5Bs and Average of best 5 subjects - Score of 5 and below. E.g. Student obtains the following marks for best 5 subjects: B4, B3, B3, B4, B6. Total score is: 4 + 3 + 3 + 4 + 6 = 20. Average score = 20/5 = 4 (A1: 100 - 85; A2: 84 - 80; B3: 79 - 75; B4: 74 - 70; B5: 69 - 65; B6: 64 - 60; C7: 57 - 55; C8: 54 - 50; F9: 49 - 0)
• Cambridge A Levels (A Levels incorporating Cambridge, GCE, Malaysia, Singapore & UK) : Minimum value of 8 must be achieved in 3 subjects at A Levels. (Minimum grade C in IGCSE English plus completion of A Level - study must be completed not more than two years prior to commencing study at Swinburne) (Grades for A Levels: A*=6, A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1)
• Australian Senior High School Certificate (e.g. South Australia Certificate of Education or VCE) : Minimum Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) of 60. Score of 30 in EAL (English as Alternate Language) for Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), or equivalent
• Australian Foundation Programme (e.g. Monash University Foundation Year) : Minimum score of 65%. (Average of 60% in Foundation English units - study must be completed not more than two years prior to commencing study at Swinburne)
• International Baccalaureate (IB) : Evidence of IB Diploma Award. Minimum 6 subjects including minimum 4 in pre-requisite subjects. Minimum 24 points.
• Minimum of 4 in English A1 or A2 (Higher and Standard Levels) or minimum of 5 in English B (Higher Level)

*Australian Foundation and Swinburne University approved Malaysian Foundation

English Requirements

• IELTS : Overall 6.0 (No individual band below 6.0)
• TOEFL iBT : Overall 64 (No less than 13 in reading, 12 in listening, 18 in speaking, 21 in writing)
• PTE : 50 (Communication skill no less than 50)
• SPM : English 1119 (GCE-O) with minimum C grade & successful completion of A-Level/STPM.
• GCE O-Level : Credit in English
• STPM : Grade C in 920 English Literature
• MUET : Band 4
• Cambridge English C1 Advanced : 169 (No band less than 169)
• INTI Academic English Programme (AEP) (Level 4) : Pass Level 4 with minimum 60%
• International Baccalaureate (IB) : Minimum of 4 in English A1 or A2 (Higher and Standard Levels) or minimum of 5 in English B (Higher Level)
• Common European Framework : B2

Students meet the English Language entry requirement if they study for at least two years study at the level of a Malaysia Diploma or Bachelor studies with English as the language of instruction. Medium of Instruction (MOI) letter must be provided.

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