The School of Communication. It’s all about you
We offer communications courses that industry demands and equip you with skills for the real world. School of Communication (SOC) courses combine essential learning with hands-on practical application – doing, not just listening – to ensure that when you leave here, you hit the ground running. You study in real-world professional environments and undertake internships and work placements with leading companies in the media, in advertising, and PR and in the performance sectors, all while still at university! These industry placements ensure that you are ready for business, and invariably help land you that first job.
You’ll arrive at the SOC as a student, but you’ll leave as a young professional. Outside of the lecture room, during your time with us you’ll put your learning into practice in industry-professional environments, including:
- A fully equipped advertising agency. Kajulu Communications is a student managed advertising agency that has won more international and national advertising awards that any other student agency in Australia.
- A public relations consultancy. The Communications Exchange works with local and national government and corporate clients.
- The Radio Workshop. Commercial Radio students learn their craft using the latest radio technology and software.
- National Radio News, the Local Radio Newsroom and on campus radio station 2MCE provide an authentic environment for journalism student to produce live to air news bulletins 24/7.
- For Theatre/Media students, a 90 seat performance theatre, the Ponton Theatre, plus rehearsal rooms as well as costume, construction and wardrobe workshops provide the right environment for the production of nationally acclaimed performances.
- And a Multimedia Centre where all communication students learn the latest in digital production.
You’ll have the opportunity to develop national and international advertising campaigns, PR campaigns for government and corporate companies, news stories for print, broadcast and online, sales promotions for national radio networks, and live theatrical performances that are nationally acclaimed.
Real challenges for the real world
We believe that no other university or communication school can offer you all this. Not surprisingly then that our students are invariably the graduates of choice for the communication industry in Australia.