Bachelor of Communication (Advertising)

2025 Deakin University Handbook

Year

2025 course information

Award granted Bachelor of Communication (Advertising)
Deakin course codeA334
Faculty

Faculty of Arts and Education

Campus

Offered at Burwood (Melbourne), Online

For students who commenced prior to 2023 only

Duration3 years full-time or part-time equivalent
CRICOS course code095289C Burwood (Melbourne)

The final intake to this course was in Trimester 3 2022.

Students should contact a Student Adviser in Student Central for course and enrolment information.

Further course structure information can be found in the handbook archive.

Course sub-headings

Course Learning Outcomes

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes Course Learning Outcomes
Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities Apply knowledge of advertising principles, planning processes and creative practice to the evaluation of brand messaging and develop engaging, research-driven and ethically sound multi-channel advertising media content.
Communication Articulate knowledge of advertising industry conditions and apply visual, spoken and textual communication skills to achieve effective advertising outcomes across various cultural and organisational contexts.
Digital literacy Evaluate and apply the software, hardware and digital content that is used to research, produce, disseminate and consume advertising-related media.
Critical thinking Identify and critically analyse contemporary advertising and media platforms as a means of building the adaptability required to develop creative brand content applicable to various sociocultural and organisational contexts.
Problem solving Apply theories and principles of advertising strategy, consumer behaviour, client management and creative process in response to real world client briefs and standard and complex communication problems.
Self-management Maintain professional practice and future career development using self-directed learning skills that encourage reflective practice consistent with a selected specialisation in the areas of communication strategy, advertising management and creative practice.
Teamwork Contribute positively to collaborative projects, demonstrate the ability to plan and strategise in the context of team driven campaigns, including the ability to display initiative, provide considered feedback and be flexible in the context of project delivery.
Global citizenship Engage with and critically evaluate research materials on ethical and intercultural communication and apply reflective practice principles to model the responsibilities expected of advertising practitioners who work within diverse social, cultural and regulatory frameworks.

Approved at Faculty Board September 2019

Course structure

Level 1

ACC100Gutenberg to Zuckerberg: Communication in Everyday Life

ALA101Advertising Principles and Practices

ALA102Creative Brand Communication

Level 2

ACC213Dilemmas, Defamation, Deception and Disinformation

ALA201Art Direction and Visualisation

ALA202Copywriting and Ideation

ALA203Integrated Brand Communication

Level 3

ALA302Transmedia Storytelling for Brands

ALA304Creative Advertising Campaigns

ACC302Advertising: Desire, Consumption and the Attention Economy [replaces ALA303]

AWL300Internship [replaces ACC320]

AWL302Your Professional Story [replaces ACC321]

ACC320 Communication Internship A: Placement [No longer available for enrolment, replacement unit AWL300]

ACC321 Communication Internship B: Career Development [No longer available for enrolment, replacement unit AWL302]

ALA303 International Advertising Campaigns [No longer available for enrolment, replacement unit ACC302]

Course Electives

Complete three 1 credit point units from the following course electives (List A):

ADT103UX Fundamentals [replaces ACG103]

ALJ111Introduction to Journalism

ALJ112News Reporting

ALM101Making Social Media

ALM102Making Video

ALR103Introduction to Public Relations

ALR104Strategic Communication and Writing

Either

IND101Introduction to Aboriginal Studies

Or

IND102Aboriginal Australian Stories and Songlines

Complete three 1 credit point units from the following course electives (List B):

ADT202Web and Interface Design [replaces ADV201]

MIS203Managing Information in the Digital Age

ACC302Advertising: Desire, Consumption and the Attention Economy

ALJ216Feature Writing

ALJ221Video Journalism

ALM201Gamified Media

ALM202Quantified Media

ALM216Social Media Strategy [replaces ACC303]

ALR376Ethics, Persuasion and Society

Either

IND203Caring for Country

Or

IND301Politics of Resistance in Indigenous Australia

ACC303 Communication Research Practices [No longer available for enrolment, replacement unit ALM216]

Electives

Complete 6 electives, of which at least 2 must be 2nd or 3rd level

We suggest students complete at least 4 credit points in a subject area different to their degree, preferably a linked sequence of study in the same area. This choice can include units from any degree in the University but is best chosen from the subject areas in the Bachelor of Arts. We also recommend students complete at least 2 more credit points from the core electives listed.

Fees and charges

Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study, and their study discipline or your study load.

Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.

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