Queensland University of Technology
Bachelor of Communication (Screen Industries)
Ranked number 33 in the world and number 1 in Queensland for media and communication studies at university, gain the latest skills used in communications roles to help you harness the power of new and emerging platforms (QS World Rankings, 2025).
Highlights
- Study at Queensland’s number 1 ranked university for communication and media studies (QS World Rankings, 2025).
- Explore the evolving screen industries through a major that combines media theory, cultural insight and practical production skills.
- Gain real-world experience through industry placements and learn from Australia’s top news, media, and communication researchers.
- Graduate workforce-ready, with QUT communication graduates in high demand across news organisations, advertising agencies, government roles, and leading global brands.
Why choose this course?
Offering an interdisciplinary pathway into the commercial screen sector, this major blends media analysis, cultural insight and production literacy. The screen industries are undergoing rapid transformation, presenting professionals with fresh opportunities and challenges to create compelling media experiences across emerging platforms. This major is thoughtfully designed to address digital disruption, offering students the interdisciplinary knowledge and practical skills needed to succeed in this fast-changing field.
Real-world learning
Have the option to gain industry experience through internships and work placements in a multitude of organisations. Students have completed placements with Network Ten, Brisbane Festival, Hyperplex Cinemas and plenty more.
You will learn from teaching staff who both work in the field and are at the cutting-edge of research in media and communication. If a modern trend emerges in communications, you’ll understand what it means, and how it fits into the broader fabric of the media landscape.
Learn how to inspire action, make change and influence decisions. You will build the critical thinking skills to develop ethical and socially responsible communication strategies that shape industries, communities and cultures for a more just and inclusive world.
Visit the student and graduate blog to find out more about what it’s like to study communication and where a QUT degree can take you.
Course Fee
$17,200
