Program Overview

Our Diploma is equivalent to the 1st year of a La Trobe University degree – only with tailored learning and more support.

Diploma of Media & Communication
The Diploma of Media and Communication offers a range of choices in communications and journalism subjects. Areas of study include broadcast media, journalism, screen and sound studies, strategic communication, writing and further studies across a range of humanities disciplines.

Start to learn the processes and skills required for interviewing while being introduced to strategic communication and the mediums of screen and sound. You'll study subjects and skills that are relevant to all areas of specialisation offered at La Trobe University.

Diploma of Media and Communications students now receive full credit of 8 subjects (120 points) into 2nd year of the Bachelor of Arts (any major). Satisfactory completion of any Year 12 English and Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics is a prerequisite for this Diploma.

Gain direct entry into 2nd year of:

Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy)
In the Philosophy major you will explore fundamental human questions that can help us explore ourselves and our world. If you have ever puzzled over why some actions or scenarios seem right and others seem wrong, or if you would like to explore what makes a belief in gravity more sensible than a belief in Santa Claus, then our Philosophy major is for you. Big and complex questions often have more than one answer, and you will be trained to think rationally, creatively, and fairly. This makes the skills acquired in a Philosophy major broadly applicable, and these are human-skills that are not able to be replaced by machines.

In the Philosophy major you can explore topics such as what human freedom is, whether and how we can know our world (including knowledge of god), how we might resolve disagreement about what should be done, and what it might mean to lead a good life in our changing world.