Diploma of Arts and Communication (UniLink)

Swinburne University of Technology - Hawthorn

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Overview

Discover an alternative pathway into a Swinburne bachelor degree – study an eight-month UniLink Diploma and get up to eight units' credit towards your degree.

This diploma will prepare you for further study in the arts, media and communications. You’ll develop creative skills and research-based knowledge. Use critical thinking to offer solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. Learn about the ethical principles and cultural competencies that shape modern thinking. Get practical strategies for improving your oral and written communication. And discover how content creation and digital literacy spread messages in a tech-driven world.

On successful completion of the Diploma of Arts and Communication (UniLink), you can move straight into a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Media and Communication, adding no additional time or money to your studies.

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Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in English other than EAL or at least 25 in English as an Additional Language (EAL).

Non-Year 12 prerequisites

As for Year 12 or equivalent.

Majors

Applied communication, Grand challenges - industrial revolution to digital age, Indigenous studies, Introduction to media studies, Media content development, Popular culture.

Potential Career Outcomes

Depending on the bachelor degree you choose and the areas in which you major, graduates may find employment as journalists, librarians, sociologists, community worker, health policy developer, clinical technologist, healthcare consultant, health communication officer, nutritionist, publishers, internet providers, marketers, writers, and in the games industry, particularly in areas focusing on interactive content creation, game design, interface design and rapid prototyping. 

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer76.9580.65
Median rank to receive an offer49.3053.75
Lowest rank to receive an offer37.9544.95

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the Swinburne University of Technology website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

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