Digital media is at the heart of modern communication. Work on website, app or video projects throughout your studies, and explore how to make digital media communicate effectively, look awesome and tell a great story.
AUT's digital communication courses offer a mix of media communication, production workflows, strategic thinking, and technological competencies that prepare you for a wide range of careers. You’ll work on various projects to create websites, app proposals, videos, motion graphics and print media that can serve as portfolio pieces.
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This is part of the Bachelor of Communication Studies.
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Our digital communication courses cover how to make digital media communicate effectively. You work on various digital media projects, develop a high level of critical thinking and strategic planning skills for video, audio and other digital media, and manage the production cycle from idea to final product.
This year you take eight core courses that give you an overview of the media world and communication theories.
This year you take four courses related to digital communication, focusing on interactive media production for various platforms including web and mobile.
You work on various digital communication projects, and deliver your work via mobile devices, broadcast media or broadband communication, on time and on budget.
This year you take the first of your core courses to give you an overview of the media world and communication theories, and start to take the first digital communication courses.
You continue to take courses related to communications and the media, and further explore interactive media production for various platforms including web and mobile.
You work on various digital communication projects, and deliver your work via mobile devices, broadcast media or broadband communication, on time and on budget.
*Because of timetabling and the prerequisites required for higher-level courses, you may not be able to take a second major if you start in July and want to complete your degree in three years. If you do a second major, you may need to do an additional semester.
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Majoring in digital communication will prepare you for a wide range of roles, including:
You could also pair digital communications with another major or minor to build a breadth of desirable media production skills for any media or communications role.
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