The Bachelor of Media and Communication, Bachelor of Sport, Health and Physical Activity requires the completion of 144 units of study (four years full-time study or the equivalent part-time).
Students who commence, but subsequently do not wish to complete, the combined degrees program may be eligible to transfer to either the Bachelor of Media and Communication or Bachelor of Sport, Health and Physical Activity programs and to receive credit for some, or all, of the topics already completed.
The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.
To qualify for the Bachelor of Media and Communication, Bachelor of Sport, Health and Physical Activity, a student must complete 144 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic with:
Students enrolled in a combined degree program must complete the full program specified within the combined program for each degree before they can graduate with either award.
Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.
To qualify for the Bachelor of Media and Communication a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic. This must include:
18 units comprising:
BUSN1022 Marketing Principles (4.5 units)
COMS1001 Academic and Professional Communication (4.5 units)
COMS1004 Digital and Social Media (4.5 units)
SCME1001 Media and Society (4.5 units)
18 units comprising:
COMS2000 Crisis Communication 1 (4.5 units)
COMS2003 Journalism (4.5 units)
LING2103 Discourse and Media (4.5 units)
VEED2004 Introduction to Digital Graphic Design (4.5 units)
Select one of:
BUSN2048 Social Media Marketing (4.5 units)
SCME2102 Gender, Media and Technology (4.5 units)
9 units comprising:
COMS3004 Advertising and Public Relations (4.5 units)
COMS3005 Business Communication (4.5 units)
22.5 units comprising:
COMS3000 Workplace Experience in Communication 2 (4.5 units)
CRWR2001 Editing and the Industry (4.5 units)
LING3105 Intercultural Communication (4.5 units)
VEED2108 Multimedia Production 1 (4.5 units)
VEED2201 Interaction Design (4.5 units)
To qualify for the Bachelor of Sport, Health and Physical Activity a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic. This must include:
18 units comprising:
HLPE1550 Introduction to Sport and Physical Activity (4.5 units)
HLPE1531 Inclusive and Adaptive Practices in Sport and Physical Education (4.5 units)
HLPE1551 Sport in Society (4.5 units)
NUTD1106 Nutrition, Physical Activity and Health (4.5 units)
13.5 units comprising:
HLPE2401 Sport Industry Professional Experience Preparation (0 units)
HLPE2530 Physical Activity and Health (4.5 units)
HLPE2532 Exercise Physiology for Physical Educators (4.5 units)
HLTH1101 Health Promotion for Health Professionals (4.5 units)
27 units comprising:
HLPE2300 Foundations of Sport Psychology (4.5 units)
HLPE2531 Sport and Physical Education (4.5 units)
HLPE3531 Skill Acquisition and Biomechanics for Physical Educators (4.5 units)
HLPE3533 Applied Exercise Science (4.5 units)
HLPE3550 Industry Placement Field Project (4.5 units)
HLTH2106 Project Management for Health Promotion (4.5 units)
9 units comprising:
HLPE3532 Introduction to Education in Outdoor Environments (4.5 units)
HLPE3534 Introduction to Sport Coaching, Management and Administration (4.5 units)
Choose 4.5 units from:
DSRS1201 Perspectives on Disability (4.5 units)
DSRS1206 Health Issues and Disability (4.5 units)
DSRS1216 Introduction to Principles of Learning (4.5 units)
DSRS2233 Community Development, Funding & Tendering in Human Services (4.5 units)
DSRS4100 Rehabilitation and Mental Health (4.5 units)
DSRS4101 Arts, Sports and Leisure amongst Diverse Populations (4.5 units)
HLPE2301 Strength and Conditioning Coaching 1: Resistance Training (4.5 units)
HLPE2402 Strength and Conditioning Coaching 2: Physiological Testing (4.5 units)
HLPE3552 Strength and Conditioning Coaching 4: Current Trends in Strength and Conditioning (4.5 units)
INNO1001 Innovative and Creative Thinking: Recognizing Opportunities (4.5 units)
NUTD2101 Nutrition Across the Lifecycle (4.5 units)
NUTD2105 Social and Ecological Perspectives on Food Choice (4.5 units)
NUTD3101 Fundamentals of Nutritional Epidemiology (4.5 units)
NUTD3107 Public Health and Community Nutrition (4.5 units)
NUTD3203 Nutrition for Sports Performance (4.5 units)
TOUR1102 Interpretation for Tourism (4.5 units)
TOUR1103 Event Design and Practice A (4.5 units)
TOUR2101 Place, Culture and Tourism (4.5 units)
TOUR2103 Event Design and Practice B (4.5 units)
Every effort has been made to ensure the information published on the Course Rule pages is accurate at the time of publication. Flinders University reserves the right to amend its curriculum without prior notice, and will update the Course Rules to reflect any amendments at the earliest opportunity.
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