Start Date
February
July

Campus
Magill

Duration
3 year(s) full-time

Program Code
MBPB

SATAC Code
444251 (Internal)

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Entry Requirements
Selection Rank (Internal): 55.60 (for 2015)
View full entry requirements

Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None

Aim

The Bachelor of Public Relations degree qualifies individuals who apply a broad and coherent body of knowledge in undertaking professional public relations and communication work within private, public and non-profit organisations both nationally and internationally. The program also provides a pathway for further learning in postgraduate studies.

Content & Structure

Graduates of the Bachelor of Public Relations degree will have a broad and coherent body of knowledge, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts of the discipline of Public Relations. A second (sub-major) discipline will complement and enhance the knowledge and skills developed in their public relations professional major and establish a basis for independent lifelong learning.

The Bachelor of Public Relations is equivalent to three years of full time study or 108 units. The program includes:

  • a professional major of eight courses (36 units);
  • four Common Core courses (18 units)
  • a sub-major (6 x 4.5 unit courses - total 27 units);
  • one course in Indigenous Australian Studies (4.5 units);
  • three courses in a professional concentration of marketing and advanced writing techniques (3 x 4.5 unit courses - total 13.5 units);
  • one Public Relations Elective (4.5 units);
  • one Free Elective (4.5 units).

What courses you'll study

Course name Area and cat no. Units Reference  
FIRST YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Ideas, Innovation and Communication COMM 1060 4.5 Note(s): 1
Introduction to Digital Media INFT 1014 4.5 Note(s): 1
Professional and Technical Communication COMM 1065 4.5
Sub-Major 1 4.5 Note(s): 2
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Intercultural Communication LANG 1054 4.5 Note(s): 1
Communication and Media COMM 1006 4.5 Note(s): 1
Public Relations Theory and Practice COMM 1057 4.5
Free Elective 4.5 Note(s): 5
SECOND YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Strategic and Creative Public Relations COMM 2069 4.5
Marketing Principles: Trading and Exchange MARK 1010 4.5 Note(s): 4
Sub-Major 2 4.5 Note(s): 2
Sub-Major 3 4.5 Note(s): 2
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Communication Research Methods COMM 2078 4.5
Corporate and International Public Relations COMM 2066 4.5
Buyer and Consumer Behaviour MARK 1008 4.5 Note(s): 4
Sub-Major 4 4.5 Note(s): 2
THIRD YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Industry and Practice PERF 3006 4.5
Writing and Editing for Publication COMM 2009 4.5 Note(s): 4
Public Relations Elective 4.5 Note(s): 3
Sub-Major 5 4.5 Note(s): 2
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Internship or Project COMM 3063 4.5
Communication Management in Practice COMM 3061 4.5
Communication, Culture and Indigenous Australians COMM 2060 4.5
Sub-Major 6 4.5 Note(s): 2

Program Director