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Study Plan - Semester 2 (mid-year) commencement

This Bachelor of Design and Communication Study Plan is for students commencing in Semester 2, 2014.

Year 1

Year 1

Semester 2
CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
COR109 Second Language Acquisition and Learning
CMN102 Second Language Teaching Methodologies
DES105 Designing an Education Research Proposal

PLUS select either 1 course from:

CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
CMN116 Leadership for Learning Communities
CMN130 Assessment: Principles and Practices
CMN140 Interlanguage Phonology

OR select 1 elective course from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).

Semester 1
CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
DES101 Language, Culture and Second Language Learning

PLUS select either 1 course from:

CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
CMN120 Professional Education Project

OR select 1 elective course from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).

If you have already successfully completed either CMN116 , CMN130 or CMN140 do not enrol in CMN120 and choose an elective course.

PLUS select either:

CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
DES102 Professional Education Project

OR select 1 elective course from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).

PLUS select 1 advanced (200/300 coded) required course from the one of the following steams for a major:

Graphic Design, 3D Design, e-Media Design.

Year 2

Year 2

Semester 2
CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
CMN213 Communicating Education Project Outcomes

PLUS select 1 course from:

CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
DES103 Communication and Thought
DES104 Communication Theory and Practice
DES106 Introduction to Design

PLUS select either 1 courses from:

CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
DES103 Introduction to Creative Writing
DES104 Introduction to Journalism
DES106 Introduction to Creative Advertising

OR select 1 elective course from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).

If you have already successfully completed DES102 do not enrol in two courses from DES103 , DES104 or DES106  and choose an elective course.

PLUS select 1 advanced (200/300 coded) required course from the one of the following steams for a major:

Graphic Design, 3D Design, e-Media Design.

Semester 1

Select 2 advanced (200/300 coded) required course from the one of the following steams for a major:

Graphic Design, 3D Design, e-Media Design.

PLUS select 1 advanced CMN (200/300 coded) course from:

CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
CMN214 Visual Literacy: Design Principles and Practice
CMN216 Public Relations: Contemporary Perspectives
CMN226 Ways of Seeing: Understanding Images
CMN227 Editing for the Communications Professional
CMN228 Digital Photographic Practice
CMN235 Visual Worlds: An Introduction to Art and Design History
CMN237 Typography
CMN248 Digital Photographic Practice

PLUS select 1 advanced (200/300 coded) elective course from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).

Year 3

Year 3

Semester 2

Select 2 advanced (200/300 coded) required courses from the one of the following steams for a major:

Graphic Design, 3D Design, e-Media Design.

PLUS select 2 advanced CMN (200/300 coded) courses from:

CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
CMN222 Visual Worlds: An Introduction to Art and Design History
CMN224 Typography
CMN228 Investigative and Data Journalism
CMN231 Crisis and Issues Management
CMN237 Advertising: Copy and Image
CMN240 News Rounds
CMN249 The Writer and the Law
CMN256 News Writing and Reporting
Semester 1

Select 2 advanced CMN (200/300 coded) courses from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN214 Online Journalism
CMN216 Creative Advertising
CMN226 Multimedia Advertising
CMN227 Advertising Campaigns
CMN228 The Writer and the Law
CMN235 Communication Campaign Planning
CMN237 Online Journalism
CMN248 Feature Writing

PLUS select 2 advanced (200/300 coded) elective course from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).