Program Overview

Combine a Bachelor of Creative Media with a Bachelor of Communication to get the skills and ways of thinking to give you a competitive edge in your career.

Regardless of your chosen areas of study, this combined course will help to transition you from being an independent and innovative creative arts and communications student into a well-rounded professional with a strong understanding of industry. Be mentored by highly experienced creative media and communication academics who will share their industry skills and knowledge with you.

You’ll work with real clients on real campaigns as you build a wide range of skills for professional communication in the digital age, including creating and producing content, managing social media and developing public relations and communications strategies. You’ll be able to mix skills these skills with your chosen creative field and become a double threat in the job market with the ability to communicate effectively, but also produce content (whether that be audio, film, graphic design, games art or photography).

Major: Photography

Photographers create the images that define our world and record our time. Our photography course will see you learn to create powerful and effective images for a range of audiences and genres.

In this course, you’ll learn from industry professionals, developing a thorough understanding of critical photographic design and theory and the changing nature of the creative industries.

You will develop your practical photography skills with hands-on experience working on a wide range of photographic graphic design projects, and build the contemporary network and marketing skills necessary to succeed as a creative producer.

You will also build career skills, such as working to a creative brief, developing a professional approach to client liaison and managing projects.

3 reasons to study Photography at Murdoch

• Get more real-world experience in our on-campus student creative consultancy MESH and work on real projects with real companies.
• Showcase your creative work through local, national or even global competitions putting you in front of industry eyes and allowing you to make connections with potential future employers.
• Develop an entrepreneurial attitude, client consultation skills, critical thinking and the ability to adapt - so you can action your ideas.

What you’ll learn
Build the knowledge and skills you need to meet your career or study goals. Here are some of the things you’ll learn:

• Photographic techniques
• Digital imaging and design
• Studio and lighting
• Visual literacy
• Documentary photography