BA in Communications: An Overview (1 Viewer)

[kami]

Ladies & Gentleman, boys & girls, it is my pleasure to introduce to you all...

the BA Communications Overview!


This, my ebullient little bumpkins, is an overview based on my experiences within the degree (and anything else anyone would like to add!) as well the UTS handbook entry means when it discusses certain things exclusive to the communications department. As such, this will be a continual work of progress – every time I learn something, then you do.

Contents:

• WHAT COURSES ARE OFFERED?
• HOW HIGH ARE THE CUT-OFFS?
• HOW ARE THE COURSES STRUCTURED?
• WHAT IS A DISCIPLINARY STRAND?
• WHAT IS A PROFESSIONAL STRAND?
• WHAT ARE ELECTIVES?
• HOW DO I STUDY ELECTIVES WITH ANOTHER UNIVERSITY?
• WHAT IS THE TYPICAL PROGRAM OF STUDY?(SINGLE DEGREE)
• CAN I DO A COMBINED DEGREE?
• WHAT IS THE TYPICAL PROGRAM OF STUDY?(w. International Studies)
• WHAT IS THE TYPICAL PROGRAM OF STUDY?(w. Law)
• HOW MANY HOURS PER WEEK WILL I BE IN CLASS?
• IS THERE AN OPTION FOR PART TIME STUDY?
• HOW DO I APPLY IF I'M A CURRENT SCHOOL LEAVER?
• HOW DO I APPLY IF I'M A NON-CURRENT SCHOOL LEAVER?
• WHAT SUBJECTS SHOULD I HAVE DONE AT SCHOOL IF I WANT TO DO COMMUNICATIONS?
• HOW MUCH EXPERIENCE WITH COMPUTERS MUST I HAVE?
• IS THERE WORK EXPERIENCE AVAILABLE IN THE COURSE?
• I ALREADY WORK IN THE INDUSTRY, CAN I COUNT THAT EXPERIENCE AS PART OF MY COURSE?
• CAN I DO HONOURS?
• WHAT KIND OF FACILITIES DOES UTS HAVE FOR COMMUNICATIONS COURSES?
• DOES UTS HAVE ANY PUBLICATIONS THAT I CAN SUBMIT WORK TO?
• ARE THERE ANY OTHER WAYS TO GET INTO COMMUNICATIONS AT UTS?
• CAN I TRANSFER FROM ONE COMMUNICATIONS DEGREE INTO ANOTHER?
• WHAT ABOUT SCHEMES FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS?
• CAN I STUDY LANGUAGES?
• CAN I GO OVERSEAS?
• WHERE ARE THE COURSES TAUGHT?
• HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED?
• WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION?

WHAT COURSES ARE OFFERED?

There are nineteen courses available in the undergraduate Humanities and Social Sciences program at UTS. These include six individual Communication courses (taken over three years full-time):

• Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Information Management) - continuing students only
• Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Journalism)
• Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Media Arts and Production)
• Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Public Communication)
• Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Social Inquiry)
• Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Writing and Cultural Studies)

Each of the six courses can be combined with International Studies (eg. BA in Communication (Information Management) and BA in International Studies); and also with Law (eg. BA in Communication (Information Management)/Bachelor of Laws). There is also a one-year Honours degree, which is further outlined below.

Source: www.hss.uts.edu.au

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HOW HIGH ARE THE CUT-OFFS?

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HOW ARE THE COURSES STRUCTURED?

Each of the Communication courses is made up of three components:

• Disciplinary Strand
• Professional Strand
• Elective subjects

Source: www.hss.uts.edu.au

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WHAT IS A DISCIPLINARY STRAND?

There are three Disciplinary Strands in the undergraduate program, and each course focuses on subjects from a particular Disciplinary Strand. The subjects in these strands allow students to explore significant social and cultural issues and provide the foundations for a theoretically informed and critical approach to contemporary issues and ideas. While the course you enrol in will determine which Disciplinary subjects make up your core studies, you can use your ELECTIVES to undertake subjects from ANY of the Disciplinary Strands, depending on your interests. The Disciplinary Strands are:

• Communication & Information Studies will give you a comprehensive knowledge of significant
  issues relating to communication and information, as well as a theoretically informed and critical approach to dealing with these issues as a professional. You will study the major debates in the field and be able to apply this knowledge in analysing particular situations. You will also be knowledgeable about information and communication policies and the effects of technology and internationalisation. Students in the Information Management, Journalism and Public Communication courses focus on subjects in this strand as part of their major.
• Cultural Studies will introduce you to the broad field of contemporary cultural studies, where you will investigate new and alternative materials and methodologies, especially in culturally complex late-capitalist societies like Australia. You will learn to relate theory to practice as a problem-solving method in cultural and social domains, especially as these are represented through the media. You will have the capacity to understand various contemporary critical methodologies such as deconstruction, reading for ideology, textual analysis, discourse analysis, audience ethnography, empirical fieldwork, archival analysis, historical materialism and the analysis of subjectivity. Students in the Media Arts and Production and Writing and Cultural Studies courses focus on subjects from this strand as part of their major.
• Social, Political & Historical Studies will allow you to explore Australian and world politics, globalisation and internationalisation, local communities and broader structures, belief systems and ideologies, through the disciplinary and cross-disciplinary lenses provided by history, sociology, politics, anthropology, philosophy and international studies. Students in the Social Inquiry course focus on subjects from this strand as part of their major.

Source: www.hss.uts.edu.au

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WHAT IS A PROFESSIONAL STRAND?

There are six Professional Strands in the undergraduate program, each one relating to a specific Communication course. The subjects in these strands introduce you to contemporary professional and industry practices. You will develop skills in your area of professional study as you explore and debate the challenges, problems and issues relevant to practice in the communication and media industries.

The Professional Strands are:

• Information Management subjects equip you with a wide-range of information-handling knowledge and skills for practice in a variety of social, organisational and technological contexts. The strand is structured so that you are introduced to a broad spectrum of information practice, from which you may choose to specialise.
  
• Journalism subjects develop professional skills across all media, and critically engages with the intellectual, ethical and political foundations of journalism. Students learn the practice of journalism through relevant, real-world assignments, and have opportunities to publish their work and develop their professional portfolio.
  
  Journalism includes streams in print, radio, television and online journalism as well as investigative, political and specialist reporting subjects. The emphasis is on developing journalists who are innovative, reflective and have a strong understanding of the role of journalism and the contexts in which it is practised in Australia and internationally.
  
• Media Arts and Production subjects will provide you with technical and conceptual skills that
  span the areas of film/video, multimedia and sound/radio. A strong theoretical program emphasising the aesthetics, poetics and politics of media production is integrated with broad-based and detailed technical instruction, collaboration and teamwork, encouragement of innovation, intensity and experimentation, and the development of professional practice.
  
  Media Arts and Production students have access to advanced production equipment and facilities for film, video, sound and new media production. These include a purpose built sound and radio facility, AVID editing/post production suites for film and video, and computing facilities with relevant new media software such as Flash, Photoshop and After Effects.
  
  Students are able to access equipment from the Media Store, including video cameras, sound recorders, 16 mm cameras, portable lighting and other accessories.
  
• Public Communication subjects will develop your expertise for practice in the diverse and expanding field of public communication. You may focus on public relations or advertising, or both, as well as emerging areas for professional communicators. You will develop critical, theoretical and analytical abilities along with the capabilities required for a beginning professional. Graduates are equipped for productive careers as responsible, ethical and creative communication professionals.
  
• Social Inquiry subjects cover the broad-ranging practices of the social sciences, and the development of the communicating professional. They allow you to develop skills and understanding in a range of research approaches, within a context of applying theory to the investigation of social questions. You will build a portfolio of relevant experiences, in qualitative and quantitative approaches to research, historical research methods, research in politics, policy and advocacy, and the development of new media communication skills. Specific attention is paid to cross-cultural perspectives. A major focus of the program supports students in real-world situations, undertaking projects and placements (including parliamentary placements) with organisations in the community. Outcomes include career preparation for research positions, policy and advocacy roles, and work in areas of public history and social change.
  
• Writing subjects will equip you with a highly developed ability to write creatively and use innovative approaches to generic forms - along with skills in workshopping, editing, textual analysis, and knowledge of literary and cultural industries. You will cultivate an intellectual vision as you explore the process of writing, alert not only to elements of form, genre, critical stances and the relationship of language, form and content, but also to the subtle moves that bring a work to life. Since writing is fundamental to all areas of study, you will develop skills that can be applied in other disciplines and professional practices and provide a foundation for a continuing engagement with creative work and cultural issues.

While the course you enrol in will determine which Professional subjects make up your core studies, you can use your ELECTIVES to undertake subjects from other Professional Strands, depending on your interests. Note that Media Arts and Production and Journalism professional subjects are restricted to students in these areas.

Source: www.hss.uts.edu.au


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WHAT IS AN ELECTIVE?

Electives are subjects selected by you, and each Communication course allows 32 credit points of electives (usually four subjects).You can choose elective subjects from other Disciplinary or Professional Strands, from other faculties at UTS, even from other universities. Some students use their electives to complete a selection of subjects required by one of the other degrees. For example, a student enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Information Management) might take elective subjects in public communication, or a student enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Social Inquiry) might take elective subjects in cultural studies. You may wish to undertake language study. Or you may even find a subject at another university that isn't offered at UTS. The elective subjects are there for you to broaden your field of study or tailor your course to suit your interests and career aspirations.

Communications students should be aware that many subjects from other faculties or universities are 6 credit point subjects and not 8 credit points as offered by the UTS Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. As it is not possible to graduate with any credit point shortfall enrolling into 6cp electives will normally require you to complete one or more additional subjects.

Note: The Faculty of Information Technology offers a sequence of subjects in Information Technology (36 credit points) which enables Information Management students to apply for Associate Membership of the Australian Computer Society. Students who complete this elective sequence graduate with 148 credit points.

Source: www.hss.uts.edu.au


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HOW DO I STUDY ELECTIVES WITH ANOTHER UNIVERSITY?

Students who wish to study one or more subjects at another institution and have those subjects credited to their UTS course must complete an Application for Concurrent Study form. Subjects successfully completed are added to the student record at UTS as a subject exemption. No mark is recorded and the subjects do not contribute to the calculation of level of award. Further information is on the application form, available online at:
http://www.sau.uts.edu.au/forms/CONC_0806a.pdf

Once you have received written approval from UTS you must then apply to the institution at which you wish to study. Some of the applications are given here:
http://www.arts.usyd.edu.au/future_students/undergrad/xstudy.shtml
http://www.science.usyd.edu.au/fstudent/undergrad/course/cross.shtml
http://www.econ.usyd.edu.au/2456.html
http://www.uws.edu.au/students/stuadmin/admissions/otheradmission/cinon
http://www.unsw.edu.au/futureStudents/nonAward/sad/fsnacrossinst.html
http://www.reg.mq.edu.au/Undergrad/admissions/crossinstitution/

Source: www.hss.uts.edu.au


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WHAT IS THE TYPICAL PROGRAM OF STUDY?(SINGLE DEGREE)

In your first year you will study eight subjects over two semesters:

• 
  Six of these subjects are taken by students from ALL of the Communication courses. These six introductory subjects include two subjects from each of the Disciplinary Strands, giving you a feel for the different areas of study.
• You will also take two introductory subjects from the Professional Strand in your particular course - one each semester.

In your second and third years you will study six subjects per year:

• two from the Disciplinary Strand required by your course,
• two from your Professional Strand and;
• two Elective subjects.

Source: www.hss.uts.edu.au


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CAN I DO A COMBINED DEGREE?

You can combine the BA in Communications with a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies or with a Bachelor of Laws. These are both 5 year degrees in which you complete the Communications course, plus either International Studies - in which you learn another language and culture, and spend your fourth year studying at an institution overseas; or Law, through which you can graduate as a fully qualified lawyer if you complete the Practical Legal Training component in your final year.

Source: www.hss.uts.edu.au

If you wish to do a degree combination not outlined above then you also have the option of tailoring your own degree combination through Macquarie University. These are called Concurrent Degrees and are not established degrees under the Bachelor Degree Rules and do not appear as approved degree combinations in the Undergraduate Studies Handbook or in the Universities Admissions Centre Guide.

Examples of combinations include BA in Communications [from UTS] with a BA in Psychology [from MQ] or BCom in Actuarial Studies [from MQ].

You will NOT be undertaking a concurrent degree combination if you undertake:

• An established combined degree
• An additional Bachelor degree after having completing one. If you have qualified or are about to qualify for your first degree and wish to undertake a second bachelor degree following completion of your first, you will not be undertaking concurrent degrees.

Applying

• Application

You should apply through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). Applications through the UAC for Semester 1, 2007 will open in August. To lodge an application visit UAC or purchase the 2007 UAC Guide from your local newsagency and complete the enclosed application. You should lodge this application with the Universities Admissions Centre. Please note that you will also need to lodge the section of the Macquarie Concurrent Degree form titled “Notification of UAC application for Concurrent Bachelor Degree” with the Undergraduate Studies Section.

Length
In order to complete your concurrent degrees you will need to take at least 5 years of full time study.

When to start your concurrent degree
The best time to start a concurrent degree is at the commencement of the second year of your first degree. By this time you have some idea of the demands of university study and can make an informed decision about taking on another degree.

Source: http://www.reg.mq.edu.au/Undergrad/admissions/concurrentdegrees/

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WHAT IS THE TYPICAL PROGRAM OF STUDY?(w. International Studies)

In your first year you will study eight subjects over two semesters:

• 
  Six of these subjects are taken by students from ALL of the Communication courses. These six introductory subjects include two subjects from each of the Disciplinary Strands, giving you a feel for the different areas of study.
• You will also take two introductory subjects from the Professional Strand in your particular course - one each semester.

In your second and third years you will study six subjects per year:

• Comparative Social Change in the first semester of your second year,
• a Language & Culture subject in your chosen language during every semester of your second and third years,
• two subjects from your Disciplinary Strand in second year,
• two subjects from your Professional Strand in third year,
• a Contemporary Society subject studying your chosen country in the second semester of your third year and;
• two electives, one in second year and one in third year.

In your fourth year, you will go overseas to study at a university in the country which you choose to major in.

In your fifth year, you will study:

• two subjects from your Disciplinary Strand,
• two subjects from your Professional Strand and;
• two Electives.

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WHAT IS THE TYPICAL PROGRAM OF STUDY?(w. Law)

In first semester you shall study:

• a subject in your Professional Strand and;
• three Disciplinary subjects which are shared by all other students of the Humanities faculty.

In second semester you shall study:

• a subject in your Professional Strand,
• a subject from your Disciplinary Strand,
• Legal Research and;
• Legal Processes & History

In your second year you shall study:

• four core Law subjects,
• a subject from your Disciplinary Strand and;
• a subject from your Professional Strand

In your third and fourth years, you shall study:

• four core Law subjects,
• a subject of Law options,
• a subject from your Disciplinary Strand and;
• a subject from your Professional Strand.

In your fifth year you shall study:

• one humanities elective subject in first semester,
• one subject from your Professional Strand in first semester,
• one Law option in first semester and;
• five core Law subjects in second semester.

Source: www.hss.uts.edu.au


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HOW MANY HOURS PER WEEK WILL I SPEND IN CLASS?

You will usually attend classes for three hours per week per subject, which includes lectures and tutorials. For students in the individual Communication courses, this means approximately 11 hours per week in first year and 9 hours per week in second and third years. For students in the combined degrees, it may reach around 17 hours per week in later years. Of course, you will need to allocate extra hours each week for each subject to allow for reading, tutorial preparation, follow-up from lectures and assessment tasks

Source: www.hss.uts.edu.au


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IS THERE AN OPTION FOR PART TIME STUDY?

Single degee courses are offered full-time over three years and combined degree courses over five years. The maximum time allowed to complete a course shall not be greater than 50% in excess of normal completion time laid down for that course (max 4.5 years for single degrees and 7.5 for doubles). It is possible to study part-time some semesters but you will not complete the full course within the required time limit studying part-time every semester.

Source: www.hss.uts.edu.au

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HOW DO I APPLY IF I'M A CURRENT SCHOOL LEAVER?

Current School Leavers are selected for undergraduate courses in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences based on their UAI score only. If you are a CSL, you must apply through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) by the appropriate closing date. UAC Guides are available in newsagencies and online at UAC from around August each year.

Source: www.hss.uts.edu.au

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HOW DO I APPLY IF I'M A NON-CURRENT SCHOOL LEAVER?(CSLX)

Non-Current School Leavers are selected for undergraduate courses in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences based on a combination of academic merit and a personal statement. If you are a CSLX, you must apply through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC), and you must also submit a personal statement online to UTS. The Personal Statement Guide is available at our website. The UAC application form is in the UAC Guide, which is available at newsagencies and online at UAC from around August each year. The UAC Application and the UTS online Personal Statement have the same closing date and should be submitted at the same time.

Source: www.hss.uts.edu.au

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WHAT SUBJECTS SHOULD I HAVE DONE AT SCHOOL IF I WANT TO DO COMMUNICATIONS?

There are NO prerequisites for Communication courses, only ASSUMED knowledge, which is Year 12 English. Students with a higher level of English behind them may find it easier to cope, however as course entry for Current School Leavers is based on UAI alone, the level of English study taken at high school will not be taken into account. The Law Faculty's assumed knowledge is Advanced English but again, this is assumed only, not a prerequisite. There is a lot of reading, writing and engaging with academic works in the Communication courses, so you should feel confident in your English ability. If you find that you have difficulties after you enrol, you can utilise the study resources available at UTS, such as the BELL Program and the English Language Study Skills Assistance (ELSSA) Centre.

Source: www.hss.uts.edu.au

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HOW MUCH EXPERIENCE WITH COMPUTERS DO I NEED?

You will need to be familiar with computers, and be able to use basic word processing applications. You should also be aware that classes and assessments are increasingly including web-based components, and a lot of research can be carried out online, so you should also be familiar with the Internet, its search functions, and email.

Source: www.hss.uts.edu.au

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IS THERE WORK EXPERIENCE AVAILABLE IN THE COURSE?

All of the Communication courses give you an opportunity to gain industry experience that counts towards your studies, however each course varies in how this is done:

• In the Information Management course, students undertake the subject Professional Information Project in which they plan, carry out and evaluate a major professional information-handling task for a real industry client. They can also choose a second subject as an elective, Professional Initiatives, which is based on independent study and self-directed learning and can include work experience.
• In the Public Communication course, students undertake the subject Public Relations Professional Practice, and/or Advertising Professional Practice , which may take the form of a professional placement in industry or the development of a community awareness campaign that promotes a cultural, social or political issue.
• In the Social Inquiry course, students can elect to undertake the subject Professional Placement, which can be taken as multidisciplinary project work with other students, as individual project work, or through working with organisations. Students who have reached an advanced level of study in Australian politics during the course also have the opportunity to participate in a Parliamentary Internship scheme by applying for the subject Parliamentary Placement as an elective.
• In the Writing & Cultural Studies course, students can elect to undertake the subject Independent Writing Project, which may take the form of a major creative project under supervision, an approved professional attachment or working as a sub-editor for the UTS Writers' Anthology, taking it through all stages of production, including soliciting and selection of manuscripts, editing, working with authors, proofreading, layout and design, desktop production, printing and distribution.
• In the Journalism and Media Arts & Production courses, students can choose to use one of their electives to undertake the subject Professional Attachment, in which they develop a structured industry experience project in the area of their professional study and spend approximately 80 hours over a semester with an organisation. Students in the other Communication courses can also use their electives to do this subject as a further professional development opportunity.

Source: www.hss.uts.edu.au

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I ALREADY WORK IN THE INDUSTRY, CAN I COUNT THAT AS PART OF MY COURSE?

We do not count employed work towards the course. However, if you wish to create a learning contract in your final year which involves you studying in a new area at your workplace, this could be counted as a professional attachment. Also, if a subject has a prerequisite for which you are able to demonstrate the necessary skills and knowledge, you may be able to gain a waiver of the
prerequisite.

Source: www.hss.uts.edu.au

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CAN I DO HONOURS?

Yes. The Honours degree - Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Communication - is a separate one-year course consisting of coursework subjects and a supervised thesis project. It is open to outstanding students from ANY university, provided they meet the selection criteria. UTS students can apply towards the end of their three-year undergraduate degree. An offer of a place depends on a student's grades, their thesis proposal, and the Faculty's capacity to offer them supervision in their nominated area of study.

Source: www.hss.uts.edu.au

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WHAT KIND OF FACILITIES DOES UTS HAVE FOR COMMUNICATIONS COURSES?

At UTS you have access to advanced production equipment and facilities including purpose-built digital sound studios and editing suites, Avid digital editing suites, 16mm film edit rooms, an optical printer, Oxberry animation stands, digital video cameras, 16mm cameras, sound recorders, a radio studio and a three-camera television studio, portable lighting and all necessary accessories. There is also a computer lab with G4 computers and software including PhotoShop, Adobe Premiere, Macromind Director and AfterEffects.

There is also a Journalism Research Room with access to newspapers, computer facilities, government press releases and audio-visual equipment to access and record news broadcasts.

Source: www.hss.uts.edu.au

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DOES UTS HAVE ANY PUBLICATIONS THAT I CAN SUBMIT WORK TO?

Yes. UTS has several student publications such as:

• Swerve, an e-zine that is researched, written and created by Online Journalism 1 students each semester.
• Unscrunched is the new e-zine publishing the work of Writing and Cultural Studies students at UTS. Each edition features pieces written by students for particular subjects. Vol 1 No1 (2006) features six pieces written for the subject 'Ficto-critical writing'.
• The Point has been produced for the people who live and work in the Ultimo-Pyrmont precinct by UTS journalism students, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences.
• Have a look at the latest edition of Southside News, the community newspaper produced by UTS journalism students and distributed throughout Redfern, Surry Hills, Waterloo and Newtown.
• Reportage, an online magazine of the UTS Journalism program put together by staff and student volunteers.
• Book News - Newsletter of the UTS Writers Group. The stories in Book News have been written by undergraduate and postgraduate Journalism students at the University of Technology, Sydney.
• Festival News - Festival News is a newspaper produced each day of the Sydney Writers' Festival by UTS journalism students. Students experience first-hand what it is like to write for and work on a daily newspaper. Students cover live events at the writers festival, come back to the UTS computer labs to write their story, file them and see their stories being read in a paper and online the next day.
• Each year, a selection of student works is published in the UTS Writers’ Anthology which is launched to co-incide with the Sydney Writers Festival and each semester in ‘The Fine Print’ newsletter.
• The UTS Writers' Anthology showcases the best new talent from the UTS Creative Writing degree as well as writing from all university students. The Anthology can include short stories, poetry, scripts and any other kind of creative writing.
• NewsDay - Undergraduate and postgraduate journalism students rotate on various newsroom shifts across two days to produce a newspaper, online magazine, a 30 minute news and current affairs programme and radio news.

Source: www.hss.uts.edu.au

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ARE THERE ANY OTHER WAYS TO GET INTO COMMUNICATIONS AT UTS?

 

[bumhead]

how would i get into this course if i do not meet the required uai?

is there any way through tafe? or other institutions which i can make it in via?

 

[kami]

how would i get into this course if i do not meet the required uai?

is there any way through tafe? or other institutions which i can make it in via?

If you do not get the required UAI you have several options:

• Enter into a similar degree at another university with a lower cut-off, do well and transfer based on your marks at uni.
• If you cannot get into a degree but get higher than 66 UAI you may attempt the Insearch Diploma of Communications which, if you get decent marks, allows you entry into the second year of a communications degree.
• If these are not viable options then attempt a similar TAFE course which has credit arrangements with UTS HSS faculty - Screen for MAP, Social Service for SI, Library (Info. Science) for Info & Media (formerly Info Management) etc.
• A Diploma from a private college such as Macleay (spelling?) which has courses in Journalism and is not based on UAI for entry.
• Attempt your HSC/IB/TPC again (not advised)

The above list is by no means exhaustive however it should cover most main points of access for Australian students.

 

[tanjin]

In the UAC guide book - UTS has listed B Arts in Communication (Information & Media) with no uai. On the site, it says that it's a new course but does not say anything about a required uai. Is there a certain uai that i must achieve in order to gain entry into the course?

 

[kami]

In the UAC guide book - UTS has listed B Arts in Communication (Information & Media) with no uai. On the site, it says that it's a new course but does not say anything about a required uai. Is there a certain uai that i must achieve in order to gain entry into the course?

You MUST achieve 66 to go to UTS but there is no UAI listed because the listings show what the UAIs of the people who got in last year ... since there is no last year then there is no UAI. However you should use the Info Management course as a guide since that is what it is replacing and from what I recall that had a mid 70s UAI.

 

[tanjin]

You MUST achieve 66 to go to UTS but there is no UAI listed because the listings show what the UAIs of the people who got in last year ... since there is no last year then there is no UAI. However you should use the Info Management course as a guide since that is what it is replacing and from what I recall that had a mid 70s UAI.

Thanx

 

[=)lisa]

according to this years UAC guide, Media Arts and Production had a 94.20 UAI cut off last year.

aagh, too high!

 

[jennieTalia]

I'm quite worried about the UAI of Journalism jumping up this year.
Last year it was 95.05. I have managed to achieve 96.2
is it likely to move much higher than my UAI?
thanks