Bachelor of Mass Communication (Entertainment and Journalism) (IF27)

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Major Details

Course duration (full-time):	3 years
Total credit points:	288
Standard credit points/full-time semester:	48
Course coordinator:	Program Director, School of Communication; askqut@qut.edu.au; +61 7 3138 2000
Discipline coordinator:	AskQUT
Course contact:	+61 7 3138 2000, askqut@qut.edu.au
Delivery:	Gardens Point, Kelvin Grove
CRICOS code:	037542J
Faculty:	Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice

Scholarships

Discontinuation

The last intake into IF27 was 2018. From 2019 this course has been replaced by KC40 Bachelor of Communication. Continuing IF27 students may contact askqut@qut.edu.au if they have any concerns.

Course information

You are required to complete two majors as part of this course. Please note that these majors will appear on your academic transcript but not on your parchment. Your parchment will reflect your course title 'Bachelor of Mass Communication'.

Study costs

Domestic students may need to pay the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).

More information about study costs and paying fees.

Study overseas

Study overseas while gaining credit towards your QUT creative industries degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners. Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in a creative or non-creative discipline area, depending on how they match with your QUT course. Saving your electives for exchange will allow you the most flexibility. For more information, visit student exchange.

Pathways to further study

On successful completion of this course, you will be eligible to apply for entry into the Master of Teaching (Secondary) or Master of Philosophy, provided you meet the entry requirements.

Note: Entry to graduate-entry teacher education courses usually requires that you have studied a range of units in a different subject area to the main focus of your degree. This forms the basis of your second teaching area. Check the entry requirements for specific teaching courses.

Professional recognition

Depending on the choice of majors, graduates of the Bachelor of Mass Communication may satisfy the academic requirements for membership of the Communications Council and the Society of Business Communicators (SBC).

Course Structures

To successfully complete this course, you must complete:

IF27 core units (6 units)
Two IF27 Majors (6 units each) (these majors appear on your academic record but not on your parchment)
Complementary Studies options (6 units) comprising either a Minor PLUS 24cp of Unit Options; or 72cp of Unit Options

NOTE: A maximum of 48cps of the following units can be taken throughout your course: KKB341, KKB342, KKB343, KKB344, KKB345, KKB346, KKB347, KKB350, KKB351, KKB352.

Curriculum changes for 2022

There are a number of changes to Creative Industries units and study areas which may affect your enrolment. Please review your revised study plan progression carefully.

Study Plan Progressions

Overview - general course structure

IF27 CORE UNITS - 6 units required

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMB201 Equivalents: AMX201	Marketing and Audience Analytics	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer Online Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer	Prerequisites: 48 credit points of completed studies Antirequisites: MGB220
BSB126 Equivalents: BSD126, BSX126, CTB126	Marketing	Last offered in 2022	Antirequisites: BSB116
CCB203 Equivalents: KCB103, KCD103, KCB213	Strategic Speech Communication	Last offered in 2023	It is recommended CYB101 Introduction to Communication is completed prior to CCB203
CCB204 Equivalents: KCB205	Communication Planning and Practice	Last offered in 2023	Prerequisites: CYB101 or KCB101 or KJB102
CYB101	Introduction to Communication	Last offered in 2023
SELECT	Either AMB220 or AMB263 (Students completing the Advertising Major must select AMB220):
AMB220 Equivalents: AMX220, AMB111	Advertising Works	Last offered in 2021	Prerequisites: BSB126 or BSB106 Antirequisites: COB308
AMB263 Equivalents: AMB260, AMX263, AMB163	Introduction to Public Relations	Last offered in 2021
* From 2019, KJB102 Introduction to Journalism, Media and Communication has been replaced by CYB101. Students who have completed KJB101 can still count it towards the IF27 core units.

MAJOR CORE UNITS - 12 units required - Select two of the following 6-unit majors

Advertising Major

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
INSTRUCTIONS: Students completing the Advertising Major must complete AMB220 as one of their IF27 Core Units or as a Complementary Studies Unit Option.
AMB200 Equivalents: AMX200, CTB200	Understanding how Consumers Think, Feel, and (Mis)Behave	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: 48 Credit Points of Study
AMB318 Equivalents: AMB221, AMX318, AMB223	Create Advertising	Last offered in 2021	Prerequisites: AMB220 or COB308
AMB319 Equivalents: AMB222, AMX319, AMB224	Consumers and Media Channels	Last offered in 2021	Prerequisites: AMB220
AMB320 Equivalents: AMX320, AMB299	Advertising Management	Last offered in 2021	Prerequisites: AMB220
AMB330 Equivalents: AMX330	Digital Optimisation	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: 144 credit points of completed studies.
AMB339 Equivalents: AMB321, AMX339	Advertising Campaigns	Last offered in 2021	Prerequisites: AMB320, AMB330 and a further 48 credit points of units in the Advertising Major.

Journalism Major

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CJB101 Equivalents: KJB120	Foundations of Journalism	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
CJB103 Equivalents: KJB121	Journalistic Inquiry	Last offered in 2023	Prerequisites: CJB101 or KJB120
CJB201 Equivalents: KJB224	Feature Writing	Last offered in 2024
DFB207 Equivalents: DFB404, KFB205	Fashion and Style Journalism	Last offered in 2022	Prerequisites: DFB102 or CJB201 or KFB103 or KJB224
KJB280	International Journalism	Last offered in 2020	Prerequisites: KJB224 or CJB201
KJB337	Investigative Reporting	Last offered in 2020	Prerequisites: CJB101 or KJB120
* From 2019, KJB101 Computational Journalism has been replaced by DFB207. Students who have completed KJB101 can still count it towards this major.

Media and Communication Major

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CCB102 Equivalents: KJB103, KCB304, KJB211	Multi-Media Design	Last offered in 2023
CCB202 Equivalents: KCB206, KCB201	Social Media, Self and Society	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1, Summer
CYB103 Equivalents: KCB101	Communication Theory and Practice	Last offered in 2023
CYB104 Equivalents: CYD104	Managing Social Media	Last offered in 2023
CYB105 Equivalents: KCB301	Understanding Audiences	Last offered in 2023
SELECT	One unit from the Media and Communication unit options list (CCB201, CWB301 or CWB201):
CCB201 Equivalents: KCB104	Australian Media	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: Completion of 48 credit points of study
CWB201 Equivalents: KWB213, KWB106	Corporate Writing and Editing	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2
CWB301 Equivalents: KCB302	Political Communication	Last offered in 2023	Prerequisites: Completion of 72 credit points of study
* From 2019, KCB203 Consumption Matters: Consumer Cultures and Identity has been replaced by a choice between CWB301/KCB302, KWB213/CWB201, or CCB201. Students who have completed KCB203 can still count it towards this major.
* From 2018, KCB106 Media in a Globalised Word has been replaced by CYB104. Students who have completed KCB106 can still count it towards this major.

Public Relations Major

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMB263 Equivalents: AMB260, AMX263, AMB163	Introduction to Public Relations	Last offered in 2021
AMB264 Equivalents: AMX264, AMB164	Media Relations and Publicity	Last offered in 2021
AMB372 Equivalents: AMX372, AMB299	Public Relations Planning	Last offered in 2021	Prerequisites: AMB263 AND AMB264
AMB374 Equivalents: AMX374 or AMB277 AMX374 or AMB277	Global Public Relations Cases		Prerequisites: (AMB163 or AMB263) and (AMB164 or AMB264)
AMB379 Equivalents: AMB361, AMX379	Public Relations Campaigns	Last offered in 2021	Prerequisites: 144 credit points of undergraduate study plus 48 credit points of the undergraduate Public Relations Major, must be completed prior to enrolling in this unit
Students who have completed AMB263 Introduction to Public Relations as part of the IF27 Core Units will need to choose two of the following three units. Students who have NOT completed AMB263 as part of their IF27 Core Units will need to choose one of the following three units:
AMB202 Equivalents: AMX202, AMB299	Integrated Marketing Communication	Last offered in 2021	Prerequisites: 84 Credit Points of Study Antirequisites: COB207, MIB309
AMB310 Equivalents: AMX310	Real World Internships and Projects	Last offered in 2020	Prerequisites: 192 credit points of completed study Other Requisites: Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 or higher; and undertaking a major in advertising, international business, marketing, or public relations. Knowledge and skills in major area of study appropriate to an undergraduate student in final two semesters of study is assumed knowledge
AMB330 Equivalents: AMX330	Digital Optimisation	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: 144 credit points of completed studies.
Students will be able to count AMB230 towards this major if they have completed in 2013 or earlier.

Entertainment Major

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMB207 Equivalents: AMX207	Entertainment Marketing in a Digital World	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: 48 credit points of completed studies
CDB202 Equivalents: KXB201	Entertainment Cultures	Last offered in 2023	Prerequisites: CYB106 or completion of 96 credit points of study
CYB102 Equivalents: KXB101	Introduction to Media and Entertainment Industries	Last offered in 2023
CYB106 Equivalents: KXB102	Global Media and Entertainment Industries	Last offered in 2023	Prerequisites: CYB102 or KXB101 Awareness of basic industry structures, operations, and professional practices is assumed knowledge.
LWS008	Entertainment Law		Prerequisites: LWS009 or BSB111 or LWB145 or LLB101 Antirequisites: LWS011
LWS009	Introduction to Law	Last offered in 2024	Students who have studied any Australian Bachelor of Laws Unit are not permitted to do this unit.

Study plan progression: commenced in 2018

Year 1, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
BSB126 Equivalents: BSD126, BSX126, CTB126	Marketing	Last offered in 2022	Antirequisites: BSB116
KJB101	Computational Journalism	Last offered in 2018
KJB102 Equivalents: KCB110	Introduction to Journalism, Media and Communication	Last offered in 2018
KXB101	Introduction to Entertainment	Last offered in 2018

Year 1, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KCB103 Equivalents: KCD103	Strategic Speech Communication	Last offered in 2018
KJB120	Newswriting	Last offered in 2018
KXB102	Global Entertainment	Last offered in 2018
SELECT	Either AMB220 or AMB263:
AMB220 Equivalents: AMX220, AMB111	Advertising Works	Last offered in 2021	Prerequisites: BSB126 or BSB106 Antirequisites: COB308
AMB263 Equivalents: AMB260, AMX263, AMB163	Introduction to Public Relations	Last offered in 2021
Note: Students considering studying overseas in Year 2 Semester 2 must apply by 1 November.

Year 2, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In
KCB205	Professional Communication	Last offered in 2019
KXB201	Entertainment Practice: Balancing Creativity and Business	Last offered in 2019
SELECT	A Complementary Studies unit
SELECT	A Complementary Studies unit

Year 2, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMB201 Equivalents: AMX201	Marketing and Audience Analytics	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer Online Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer	Prerequisites: 48 credit points of completed studies Antirequisites: MGB220
CJB103 Equivalents: KJB121	Journalistic Inquiry	Last offered in 2023	Prerequisites: CJB101 or KJB120
LWS009	Introduction to Law	Last offered in 2024	Students who have studied any Australian Bachelor of Laws Unit are not permitted to do this unit.
SELECT	A Complementary Studies unit

Year 3, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CJB201 Equivalents: KJB224	Feature Writing	Last offered in 2024
LWS008	Entertainment Law		Prerequisites: LWS009 or BSB111 or LWB145 or LLB101 Antirequisites: LWS011
SELECT	A Complementary Studies unit
SELECT	A Complementary Studies unit

Year 3, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
AMB207 Equivalents: AMX207	Entertainment Marketing in a Digital World	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: 48 credit points of completed studies
KJB280	International Journalism	Last offered in 2020	Prerequisites: KJB224 or CJB201
KJB337	Investigative Reporting	Last offered in 2020	Prerequisites: CJB101 or KJB120
SELECT	A Complementary Studies unit

Unit Lists

Mass Communication curriculum changes

There are a number of changes to units and study areas which may affect your enrolment as outlined below.

IF27 core

2018 or earlier	Change	From 2019
KCB103 Strategic Speech Communication	Equivalent to	CCB203 Strategic Speech Communication
KCB205 Professional Communication	Equivalent to	CCB204 Communication Planning and Practice
KJB102 Introduction to Journalism, Media and Communication	Substitute with	CYB101 Introduction to Communication
AMB220 Advertising Works	Replaced by	AMB111 Advertising Works
AMB263 Introduction to Public Relations	Replaced by	AMB163 Introduction to Public Relations

Advertising

2021 or earlier	Change	From 2022
AMB318 Create Advertising	Replaced by	AMB223 Create Advertising
AMB319 Consumers and Media Channels	Replaced by	AMB224 Consumers and Media Channels
AMB320 Advertising Management	Replaced by	AMB299 Marketing Communication
AMB339 Advertising Campaigns	Replaced by	AMB399 Capstone Experience

Public Relations

2021 or earlier	Change	From 2022
AMB202 Integrated Marketing Communication	Replaced by	AMB299 Marketing Communication
AMB263 Introduction to Public Relations	Replaced by	AMB163 Introduction to Public Relations
AMB264 Media Relations and Publicity	Replaced by	AMB164 Media Relations and Publicity
AMB310 Real World Internships and Projects	Replaced by	Seek Faculty Advice.
AMB372 Public Relations Planning	Replaced by	AMB299 Marketing Communication
AMB379 Public Relations Campaigns	Replaced by	AMB399 Capstone Experience

Entertainment

2019 or earlier	Change	From 2020
KXB201 Entertainment Practice: Balancing Creativity and Business	Equivalent to	CDB202 Entertainment Cultures

2018 or earlier	Change	From 2019
KXB101 Introduction to Entertainment	Equivalent to	CYB102 Introduction to Media and Entertainment Industries
KXB102 Global Entertainment	Equivalent to	CYB106 Global Media and Entertainment Industries

Journalism

2020 or earlier	Change	From 2021
KJB280 International Journalism	Substitute with	CJB301 International Newsdesk
KJB337 Investigative Reporting	Substitute with	Choice of 12 credit points chosen from: CJB103 Visual Journalism CJB202 Production Journalism

2019 or earlier	Change	From 2020
CJB201 Feature Writing	Equivalent to	KJB224 Feature Writing

2018 or earlier	Change	From 2019
KJB101 Computational Journalism	Substitute with	DFB207 Fashion and Style Journalism
KJB120 Newswriting	Equivalent to	CJB101 Newswriting
KJB121 Journalistic Inquiry	Equivalent to	CJB103 Journalistic Inquiry

Media and Communication

2019 or earlier	Change	From 2020
KCB206 Social Media, Self and Society	Equivalent to	CCB202 Social Media, Self and Society

2018 or earlier	Change	From 2019
KCB101 Media and Communication Texts	Equivalent to	CYB103 Communication Theory and Practice
KCB203 Consumption Matters: Consumer Cultures and Identity	Substitute with	Choice of 12 credit points chosen from: CCB201 Australian Media CWB301/KCB302 Political Communication CWB201/KWB213 Corporate Writing and Editing
KCB301 Media Audiences	Equivalent to	CYB105 Understanding Audiences
KJB103 Media Design and Layout	Equivalent to	CCB102 Multi-Media Design

2017 or earlier	Change	From 2018
KCB106 Media in a Globalised World	Substitute with	CYB104 Managing Social Media

The above information is subject to change.

Creative Industries Minor Options

Important Enrolment Information:

Minors offered by other faculties can be accessed through 'University Wide Minor Options' and 'Language Minor Options'. Some minors to consider include: Advertising, Entrepreneurship, Integrated Marketing Communication, International Business, Law, Management, Marketing, Tourism and Entertainment Marketing, and Public Relations.
Bachelor of Design students will not be permitted to commence a second major or minor until they have completed a minimum of 72 credit points.
You must complete 48 credit points (normally four 12 credit point subjects) from the specified units to achieve a minor.
Any unit(s) that appear in these minors and are also mandatory elsewhere in your course can not contribute towards the completion of these minors. Any unit(s) that appear in multiple study areas can only contribute towards the completion of one of these study areas.

Digital Media Analytics Minor (KCBXMNR-DIGMEDA)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CCB105 Equivalents: CCB200	Digital Platforms	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
CCB205 Equivalents: CCB302	Digital Media Analytics	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: 72cp of completed study
Select 24cp from the Digital Media Analytics minor core options list:
CCB202 Equivalents: KCB206, KCB201	Social Media, Self and Society	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1, Summer
CJB205	Data-Driven Storytelling and Verification	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: CYB116
CYB115 Equivalents: CYB105	Understanding Audiences	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2
CYB116	Understanding the Internet and Data	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
BSB131 Equivalents: BSB123, BSD131	Applied Business Analytics	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer Online Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer

Fashion Communication (DEBXMNR-FASHCOM)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Description: This minor will provide you with diverse knowledge and understanding how the dissemination of fashion is communicated globally.
SELECT	48cp from the Fashion Communication Unit Options List
DFB102 Equivalents: KFB103	Introduction to Fashion Communication	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
DFB104 Equivalents: DFB203, KFB104	Fashion Sustainability	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2
DFB204 Equivalents: DFB406	Fashion Product Development	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Introductory fashion visualisation skills are assumed knowledge.
DFB209 Equivalents: DFB303, KFB109	Global Fashion History	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
DYB122 Equivalents: DFB105, DFB302, DNB103, DEB103	Design Visualisations	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2

Graphic Design (DEBXMNR-GRPHDES)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Description: This minor aims to prepare you with skills and knowledge in the area of visual design and communication for a range of print and electronic media contexts. It will provide you with a foundation in the conceptual and theoretical aspects of visual communication, graphic design and print media, and the technical skills required to apply them in studio projects.
SELECT	48cp from the Graphic Design Unit Options List
DVB101 Equivalents: DXB102, KIB101	Visual Communication Design	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Summer Online Semester 1, Summer	It is assumed that you are computer literate - which means you know how to use a typical computer (Mac and/or Windows), and can use standard desktop applications such as a word processor, email and web browser
DVB102 Equivalents: DXB202, KIB120, KVB204	Image Design and Production	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Basic visual communication skills, basic Photoshop and Illustrator skills are assumed knowledge
DVB201 Equivalents: DXB302, KIB231, KIB335	Typographic Design	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: DVB101 or DXB102 Basic visual communication skills, basic Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign skills are assumed knowledge
DVB203 Equivalents: DXB402, KIB207	Theories and Methods of Visual Communication	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: DVB101 or DXB102 Experience with basic visual communication and image design approaches is assumed knowledge
DVB302 Equivalents: DXB502, KIB340	Data Visualisation and Information Design	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: Completion of 36 credit points of Visual Communication or Interaction units (DVB% or DXB%) Antirequisites: CCN104, CCN205 Experience with basic visual communication and image design approaches is assumed knowledge

Indigenous Knowledges (KKBXMNR-INDIGKN)

Code	Title	Offered In
KKB190 Equivalents: OUB100	Yatdjuligin - Cultural Safety in Indigenous Australian Context	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
KKB191 Equivalents: OUB110, EDB039	Am I black enough? Indigenous Australian Representations	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KKB192 Equivalents: OUB120	Smash the Act - Indigenous Australian Politics	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KKB193 Equivalents: OUB130, EDB040	Indigenous Knowledge: Research Ethics and Protocols	Kelvin Grove Semester 2

Industrial Design Studies (DEBXMNR-INDDESN - version 2)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Description: This minor will introduce you to industrial design practices and knowledge and may complement your own discipline and allow you to work more effectively with industrial designers in professional practice.
SELECT	12cp from the Spatial Foundations Unit Options
DYB121	Introducing Design Fabrication	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
DYB123	Emerging Design Technology	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2
DYB124 Equivalents: DEB202, DED202	Design Consequences	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2
SELECT	36cp from the Industrial Design Studies Unit Options
DNB110	ID Studio 1: User Centred Design	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
DNB111	ID Studio 2: Aesthetics and Visualisation	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
DNB210	ID Studio 3: Interaction and Experience	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: DNB110 or DNB101
DNB211 Equivalents: DNB304, DNB303, DNB302	ID Studio 4: Manufacturing Technology	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: DNB110 or DNB101. DNB110 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as DNB211
DNB212 Equivalents: DNB404	ID Studio 5: Applied Technology	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: DNB211 or DNB304
DYB122 Equivalents: DFB105, DFB302, DNB103, DEB103	Design Visualisations	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2

Interaction Design (DEBXMNR-INTERDN)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Description: This minor aims to provide you with a foundational understanding of the design concepts and principles of interaction design and practical skills and methods needed by a contemporary designer of digital and physical interactive products, including an introduction to user-centred design, user experience design, creative coding, web design and prototyping as well as tangible and experiential media.
SELECT	Select 48cp from the Interaction Design Unit Options
DXB110 Equivalents: DXB201	Principles of Interaction and UX Design	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1	It is assumed that you are computer literate - which means you know how to use a typical computer (Mac and/or Windows), and can use standard desktop applications such as a word processor, email and web browser
DXB111 Equivalents: DXB203, KIB103	Introduction to Web Design	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2	It is assumed that you are computer literate - which means you know how to use a typical computer (Mac and/or Windows), you can use standard desktop applications such as a word processor and web browser and you can install and update software
DXB210	Critical Experience Design	Online Semester 1 Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: DXB110 or DXB201 Foundational knowledge of interaction design principles and practices is assumed knowledge
DXB211 Equivalents: DXB303, KIB205	Creative Coding	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: 36cp of previous study It is assumed that you are computer literate - which means you know how to use a typical computer (Mac and/or Windows), and can use standard desktop applications such as a word processor, email and web browser
DXB212 Equivalents: DXB501, KIB314	Tangible Media	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: DXB211 or DXB303 A basic knowledge of the principles of computer programming, and computational processes and techniques is assumed knowledge

Media and Society Minor (KCBXMNR-MEDSOC)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CCB106 Equivalents: CWB112	Popular Culture	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
CCB206 Equivalents: CYB106	Global Media and Culture	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2
Select 24cp from the Media and Society minor core options list:
CCB201 Equivalents: KCB104	Australian Media	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: Completion of 48 credit points of study
CCB202 Equivalents: KCB206, KCB201	Social Media, Self and Society	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1, Summer
CYB113	Living in a Media World	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
CYB114 Equivalents: CYB102	Understanding Media Industries	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
CYB115 Equivalents: CYB105	Understanding Audiences	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2

News and Factual Media Minor (KCBXMNR-NEWSFAX)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CJB101 Equivalents: KJB120	Foundations of Journalism	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
CJB105	Shortform News Production	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: CJB101
Select 24cp from the News and Factual Media core options list:
CJB204 Equivalents: KJB239	Social Justice and Journalism Ethics	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: ((CJB101 or KJB120) and LWS011) or (CJB101 and LLB101). LWS011 or LLB101 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as CJB204.
CJB205	Data-Driven Storytelling and Verification	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: CYB116
CYB114 Equivalents: CYB102	Understanding Media Industries	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
CYB116	Understanding the Internet and Data	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
LWS011 Equivalents: KKB175, KKB275	Journalism Law	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Antirequisites: LWS008

Scenography (KKFAMNR-SCENEGR)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Description: This minor will provide you with the practical and theoretical skills associated with the creation of scenography for theatre and live performance. You will investigate some of the theatrical and cultural shifts throughout history that underpin current approaches to design for theatre, dance, opera and contemporary live performance. Your study will include practical investigation into the step-by-step theatre design process, including textual analysis and communication of design concepts, and realised performance projects.
Note: This minor is only available to students from Creative Industries single degrees and IF27 students.
SELECT	48cp from the Scenography Unit Options List
KRB130 Equivalents: KRB121	Set and Spatial Design	Available for enrolment in 2026
KRB131	Lighting Design for Creative Arts	Available for enrolment in 2026	Some discipline specific knowledge is preferred for students to best understand how light can be used within their area.
KRB220	Scenography 3: Into the 21st Century	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KRB120
KRB221	Scenography 4: Intermedial Theatre	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: KRB121 and KRB220

Social Media Strategy Minor (KCBXMNR-SOCMEDS)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CCB105 Equivalents: CCB200	Digital Platforms	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
CCB304	Social Media Strategy	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: 96cp of completed study
Select 24cp from the Social Media Strategy minor core options list:
CCB202 Equivalents: KCB206, KCB201	Social Media, Self and Society	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1, Summer
CCB205 Equivalents: CCB302	Digital Media Analytics	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: 72cp of completed study
CYB116	Understanding the Internet and Data	Kelvin Grove Semester 2

Strategic Communication for the Professions Minor (KCBXMNR-STRPROF)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Description: Strategic Communication is a versatile minor that equips you with the skills to communicate effectively in a variety of organisational and professional settings. The minor prepares you to conceive, prepare, and deliver functional communication forms, like briefings and reports, and more persuasive messages, like strategic speech writing and delivery. You learn how to use communication to influence opinion, adapt messages for different audiences, and critically evaluate the effectiveness of different communication tools, platforms, and approaches. The minor is a great complement to any study plan as communication skills and strategic thinking are highly sought after by employers in any industry.
SELECT	12cp from the Introduction to Strategic Communication for the Professions unit option list
CYB111	Communication and Collaboration	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
CYB112 Equivalents: CWB101	Communication and Composition	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
SELECT	36cp from the Strategic Communication for the Professions unit option list
CWB111 Equivalents: KWB114	Scientific and Technical Writing	Gardens Point Semester 2 Online Semester 2	SA in Senior English or equivalent is assumed knowledge.
CWB200 Equivalents: CWB103	Interpersonal and Intercultural Negotiation	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
CWB201 Equivalents: KWB213, KWB106	Corporate Writing and Editing	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2
CWB203 Equivalents: CCB203	Strategic Speech	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
CWB204	Persuasive Communication	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1

PHASING OUT STUDY AREA(S): continuing students only
The following study areas have been discontinued. Students who have already commenced one of these minors will be permitted to complete it.

Architectural Studies (DEBXMNR-ARCSTUD - version 2): discontinued end 2023

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Description: This minor will introduce you to architectural practices and knowledge and may complement your own discipline and allow you to work more effectively with architects in professional practice.
SELECT	48cp from the Architectural Studies Unit Options List
ABB101 Equivalents: DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101 or ABD101	Design 1: Space and Scale	Gardens Point Semester 1
ABB102 Equivalents: DAB102, DLB102, DTB102, ADB102	Design 2: Site and Context	Gardens Point Semester 2
ABB213 Equivalents: DAB200	Modern Architecture	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: ABB105 or DYB112 or ABB108 or DYB114 or UXB130
ABB214 Equivalents: DAB211	Environmental Principles of Architectural Design	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: (ABB102 or DAB102 or DLB102 or DTB102) and (ABB105 or DYB112)
ABB104	Create and Represent: Presentation	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2
ABB105 Equivalents: ABD105, DYB112	Spatial Materiality	Gardens Point Summer 2, Semester 1
ABB106 Equivalents: DYB113, ABD106	Create and Represent: Documentation	Gardens Point Semester 2
ABB108 Equivalents: DYB114, UXB130, ABD108	Spatial Histories	Gardens Point Semester 2
*Note: DAB101, DAB102, DAB200, DAB211, DYB111, DYB112, DYB113 and DYB114 are permitted to count towards this minor if completed in 2023 or earlier.

Art and Design History (KKBXMNR-ARTDESH): discontinued end 2024

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Description: This minor introduces you to the essential principles of visual and textual literacy. You will develop the fundamental skills of learning, discussing and writing about the history and theory of visual art, architecture and design and understand the historical and contextual frameworks of creative practice in these fields.
SELECT	48cp from the Art and Design History Unit Options List
ABB213 Equivalents: DAB200	Modern Architecture	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: ABB105 or DYB112 or ABB108 or DYB114 or UXB130
ABB108 Equivalents: DYB114, UXB130, ABD108	Spatial Histories	Gardens Point Semester 2
DYB124 Equivalents: DEB202, DED202	Design Consequences	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2
KVB216 Equivalents: KVB214, KVB211	Post 1945 Art	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KVB223	Post 1989 Art	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
KYB110	Art, Text and Context	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2
KZB120	Australian Voices	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
*Note: KVB102 and KVB113 are permitted to count towards this minor if completed in 2024 or earlier.

CGI (KKBXMNR-CGENI): discontinued end 2024

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Description: This introduces you to the theories and production methods associated with 3D computer generated imagery and animation. It will provide you with a theoretical understanding and practical ability to create CGI Assets, Worlds and Creatures while also building your understanding of CGI production processes and problem solving.
SELECT	48cp from the CGI Unit Options List
KNB105 Equivalents: KNB135	Core Concepts in Animation Practice	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KNB110 Equivalents: KNB137	Virtual Art Department: 3D Assets and Virtual Worlds	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
KNB217	Digital Creatures	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KNB137 or KNB212 Introductory 3D skills and concepts is assumed knowledge.
KNB227 Equivalents: KNB222, KIB226, KIB316	CGI Technologies	Last offered in 2024	Prerequisites: KNB137 or KNB212 A firm understanding and ability with 3D production processes is assumed knowledge. This includes but is not limited to modelling, UV mapping, texture creation, rigging, and 3D file and data management.
*Note: KNB127 and KNB137 are permitted to count towards this minor if completed in 2024 or earlier.

Character Animation (KKBXMNR-CHARANI): discontinued end 2024

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Description: In this minor you will be introduced to the methods, principles and processes employed in creating 3D animation for action and character acting in a narrative context. You will gain an understanding of contemporary animation production technologies underpinned by the historical context of the medium.
SELECT	48cp from the Character Animation Unit Options List
KNB100 Equivalents: KNB125	Introduction to Animation Studies	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KNB105 Equivalents: KNB135	Core Concepts in Animation Practice	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KNB215	Animation Performance	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KNB135 or KNB211 Fundamental knowledge and skills in the process of animating within 3D software is assumed knowledge.
KNB225	Advanced Animation Performance	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: KNB215 or KNB211
*Note: KNB125 and KNB135 are permitted to count towards this minor if completed in 2024 or earlier.

Communication for the Professions (KKBXMNR-COMNPRF): discontinued end 2023

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Description: This minor provides you with an overview of the skills and knowledge needed for professional communication practitioners.
SELECT	48cp from the Communication for the Professions Unit Options List
CWB111 Equivalents: KWB114	Scientific and Technical Writing	Gardens Point Semester 2 Online Semester 2	SA in Senior English or equivalent is assumed knowledge.
CWB200 Equivalents: CWB103	Interpersonal and Intercultural Negotiation	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
CWB201 Equivalents: KWB213, KWB106	Corporate Writing and Editing	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2
CWB203 Equivalents: CCB203	Strategic Speech	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
CWB204	Persuasive Communication	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
CYB112 Equivalents: CWB101	Communication and Composition	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
CYB115 Equivalents: CYB105	Understanding Audiences	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2
*Note: CWB102 is permitted to count towards this minor if completed in 2024 or earlier.
*Note: CCB102, CCB203, CCB204, CWB301 and CYB101 are permitted to count towards this minor if completed in 2023 or earlier.

Creative Writing (KKBXMNR-CRWRTG): discontinued end 2024

Code	Title	Offered In
Description: This minor aims to prepare you with practical skills and technical competence in the area of creative writing across a number of forms and genres.
SELECT	48cp from the Creative Writing Unit Options List
CCB106 Equivalents: CWB112	Popular Culture	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
KWB104	Writing Fiction	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
KWB113 Equivalents: KWB101	Introduction to Creative Writing	Online Semester 1 Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KWB116 Equivalents: KWB107	Writing Creative Non-Fiction	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KWB211	Creative Writing: Style and Technique	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KWB212	Poetry and Poetics	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
KWB214 Equivalents: KWB313	The Artful Life: From Memoir to Fiction	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
*Note: CWB112 is permitted to count towards this minor if completed in 2023 or earlier.

Dance (KKBXMNR-DANCE): discontinued end 2024

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Description: This minor provides the opportunity to approach dance as a subject for critical, analytical and contextual study.
SELECT	48cp from the Dance Unit Options List
KDB112 Equivalents: KDB120	Exploring Dance Technique	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	A level of physical condition appropriate to the unit content and to safe dance practices is required.
KDB115 Equivalents: KDB223	Screen Dance		A level of physical condition appropriate to the unit content and to safe dance practices is required.
KDB206	Dance in Contemporary Culture	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
KDB210 Equivalents: KDB209	Dance Composition	Last offered in 2024	A level of physical condition appropriate to the unit content and to safe dance practices is required.
KDB222 Equivalents: KDB108	World Dance	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	A level of physical condition appropriate to the unit content and to safe dance practices is required.
KYB201 Equivalents: KTB108, KTB209, KTB212	Socially Engaged Arts Practice	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
*Note: KDB113 and KDB122 are permitted to count towards this minor if completed in 2024 or earlier.

Design and Visual Storytelling for Animation (KKBXMNR-DESVSAN): discontinued end 2024

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Description: This will introduce you to story development, design and pre-visualisation techniques for visual storytelling productions such as animated films. You will develop essential motion design and editing skills required for pre-production process. While focused on animation, the core principles and skills being taught apply to games and live action film development as well.
SELECT	48cp from the Design and Visual Storytelling for Animation Unit Options List
KNB105 Equivalents: KNB135	Core Concepts in Animation Practice	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KNB110 Equivalents: KNB137	Virtual Art Department: 3D Assets and Virtual Worlds	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
KNB216	Visual Storytelling: Cinematic Pre-Visualisation	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KNB136 or KNB112
KNB226	Visual Storytelling: Animation Pre-Production	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: KNB216 or KNB122
*Note: KNB126 and KNB136 are permitted to count towards this minor if completed in 2024 or earlier.

Digital Media and Audience Research (KKBXMNR-DIGIAUD): discontinued end 2023

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Description: This minor develops your foundational knowledge and skills necessary to do critical research (industry or academic) on digital media platforms and audiences.
SELECT	48cp from the Digital Media and Research Unit Options List
BSB131 Equivalents: BSB123, BSD131	Applied Business Analytics	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer Online Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer
CCB105 Equivalents: CCB200	Digital Platforms	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
CCB202 Equivalents: KCB206, KCB201	Social Media, Self and Society	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1, Summer
CCB205 Equivalents: CCB302	Digital Media Analytics	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: 72cp of completed study
CYB115 Equivalents: CYB105	Understanding Audiences	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2
*Note: CCB200, CCB301, CCB302, CYB105 are permitted to count towards this minor if completed in 2023 or earlier.

Digital Media Management (KKBXMNR-DIGIMAN): discontinued end 2023

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Description: This minor provides you with the opportunity to acquire basic practical skills in digital media management, including content creation and design.
SELECT	48cp from the Digital Media Management Unit Options List
CCB105 Equivalents: CCB200	Digital Platforms	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
CCB202 Equivalents: KCB206, KCB201	Social Media, Self and Society	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1, Summer
CYB116	Understanding the Internet and Data	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
DVB101 Equivalents: DXB102, KIB101	Visual Communication Design	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Summer Online Semester 1, Summer	It is assumed that you are computer literate - which means you know how to use a typical computer (Mac and/or Windows), and can use standard desktop applications such as a word processor, email and web browser
DVB102 Equivalents: DXB202, KIB120, KVB204	Image Design and Production	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Basic visual communication skills, basic Photoshop and Illustrator skills are assumed knowledge
DXB111 Equivalents: DXB203, KIB103	Introduction to Web Design	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2	It is assumed that you are computer literate - which means you know how to use a typical computer (Mac and/or Windows), you can use standard desktop applications such as a word processor and web browser and you can install and update software
*Note: CCB102, CCB200, CYB104 are permitted to count towards this minor if completed in 2023 or earlier.

Drama (KKBXMNR-DRAMA): discontinued end 2024

Code	Title	Offered In
Description: This minor provides you with the introductory knowledge, theory, and performing skills that underpin performance-making across popular and contemporary genres.
SELECT	48cp from the Drama Unit Options List
KTB112	Drama: Theory and Performance	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KTB113 Equivalents: KTB217	Storytelling and Performance	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KTB115 Equivalents: KTB226	Devising Drama	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
KTB218	Curating Drama Experiences	Available for enrolment in 2026
KTB219 Equivalents: KTB227	Directing	Available for enrolment in 2026
KTB225 Equivalents: KTB302, KTB204	Radical Theatre Forms	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
*Note: KTB110, KTB111, KTB120, KTB121 and KTB217 are permitted to count towards this minor if completed in 2024 or earlier.

Entertainment (KKBXMNR-ENTMENT - version 4): discontinued end 2023

Code	Title	Offered In
Description: This minor provides you with an understanding of content producing industries, like film and television, at a time when methods of production, distribution, and consumption are undergoing tremendous change.
SELECT	48cp from the Entertainment Unit Options List
CCB106 Equivalents: CWB112	Popular Culture	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
CCB206 Equivalents: CYB106	Global Media and Culture	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2
CYB113	Living in a Media World	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
CYB114 Equivalents: CYB102	Understanding Media Industries	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
CYB115 Equivalents: CYB105	Understanding Audiences	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2
*Note: CDB101,CDB202, CYB102, CYB105, CYB106 are permitted to count towards this minor if completed in 2023 or earlier.

Fashion Communication (KKBXMNR-FASHION): discontinued end 2018

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Description: This minor will provide you with diverse knowledge and understanding how the dissemination of fashion is communicated globally.
SELECT	48cp from the Fashion Communication Unit Options List
DFB102 Equivalents: KFB103	Introduction to Fashion Communication	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
DFB104 Equivalents: DFB203, KFB104	Fashion Sustainability	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2
DFB204 Equivalents: DFB406	Fashion Product Development	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Introductory fashion visualisation skills are assumed knowledge.
DFB209 Equivalents: DFB303, KFB109	Global Fashion History	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
DYB122 Equivalents: DFB105, DFB302, DNB103, DEB103	Design Visualisations	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2

Interiors (DEBXMNR-INTERIO): discontinued end 2023

Code	Title	Offered In
Description: This minor will introduce you to interior design practices and knowledge and may complement your own discipline and allow you to work more effectively with interior designers in professional practice.
SELECT	48cp from the Interiors Unit Options
ABB101 Equivalents: DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101 or ABD101	Design 1: Space and Scale	Gardens Point Semester 1
ABB102 Equivalents: DAB102, DLB102, DTB102, ADB102	Design 2: Site and Context	Gardens Point Semester 2
ABB104	Create and Represent: Presentation	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2
ABB106 Equivalents: DYB113, ABD106	Create and Represent: Documentation	Gardens Point Semester 2
*Note: DTB101, DTB102, DTB205, DTB304, DYB111 and DYB113 are permitted to count towards this Minor if completed in 2023 or earlier.

Journalism (KKBXMNR-JOURN): discontinued end 2023

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Description: This minor will introduce you to a range of key journalistic principles, approaches and writing styles.
SELECT	48cp from the Journalism Unit Options
CJB101 Equivalents: KJB120	Foundations of Journalism	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
CJB105	Shortform News Production	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: CJB101
CJB205	Data-Driven Storytelling and Verification	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: CYB116
CYB114 Equivalents: CYB102	Understanding Media Industries	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
CYB115 Equivalents: CYB105	Understanding Audiences	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2
LWS011 Equivalents: KKB175, KKB275	Journalism Law	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Antirequisites: LWS008
*Note:CJB201 and CJB202 are permitted to count towards this minor if completed in 2024 or earlier.
*Note:CJB102 and CJB103 are permitted to count towards this minor if completed in 2023 or earlier.

Landscape Design (DEBXMNR-LNDDES): discontinued end 2023

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Description: This minor will introduce you to landscape design knowledge and may complement your own discipline.
SELECT	48cp from the Landscape Design Unit Options List
ABB101 Equivalents: DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101 or ABD101	Design 1: Space and Scale	Gardens Point Semester 1
ABB102 Equivalents: DAB102, DLB102, DTB102, ADB102	Design 2: Site and Context	Gardens Point Semester 2
ABB103 Equivalents: DYB111 or ABD103	Create and Represent: Process	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2
ABB104	Create and Represent: Presentation	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2
ABB241 Equivalents: DLB204	Landscape Design 3: Planting Design	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: (ABB101 or DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101) and (ABB103 or ABB104 or ABB106 or DYB111 or DYB113)
ABB242 Equivalents: DLB202	Landscape Design 4: People and Place	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: (ABB101 or DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101) and (ABB103 or ABB104 or ABB106 or DYB111 or DYB113)
*Note: DLB101, DLB102, DLB202, DLB204 and DYB111 are permitted to count towards this minor if completed in 2023 or earlier
*Note: DLB211 is permitted to count towards this minor if completed in 2020 or earlier.

Landscape Architecture Studies (DEBXMNR-LNDARCH): discontinued end 2018

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Description: This minor will introduce you to landscape architecture practices and knowledge and may complement your own discipline and allow you to work more effectively with landscape architects in professional practice.
SELECT	48cp from the Landscape Architecture Studies Unit Options List
ABB101 Equivalents: DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101 or ABD101	Design 1: Space and Scale	Gardens Point Semester 1
ABB102 Equivalents: DAB102, DLB102, DTB102, ADB102	Design 2: Site and Context	Gardens Point Semester 2
ABB103 Equivalents: DYB111 or ABD103	Create and Represent: Process	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2
ABB104	Create and Represent: Presentation	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2
ABB106 Equivalents: DYB113, ABD106	Create and Represent: Documentation	Gardens Point Semester 2
ABB108 Equivalents: DYB114, UXB130, ABD108	Spatial Histories	Gardens Point Semester 2
ABB241 Equivalents: DLB204	Landscape Design 3: Planting Design	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: (ABB101 or DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101) and (ABB103 or ABB104 or ABB106 or DYB111 or DYB113)
ABB242 Equivalents: DLB202	Landscape Design 4: People and Place	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: (ABB101 or DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101) and (ABB103 or ABB104 or ABB106 or DYB111 or DYB113)
ABB247 Equivalents: DLB201	Landform, Technology and Techniques	Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: (ABB101 or DAB101 or DLB101 or DTB101) and ABB106
ABB248 Equivalents: DLB302	Landscape Materiality and Constructs	Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: ABB247 or DLB201
*Note: DLB101, DLB102, DLB201, DLB202, DLB204, DLB301, DLB302, DYB111 and DYB114 are permitted to count towards this minor if completed in 2023 or earlier.
*Note: DLB211, DLB400 and DLB525 are permitted to count towards this minor if completed in 2020 or earlier.

Music (KKBXMNR-MUSIC): discontinued end 2024

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Description: The Music minor aims to impart a broad understanding of music practice in contemporary social, cultural and economic contexts and to provide you with a combination of practical and theoretical technological skills to support a career in music through creative, administrative, and business pathways.
SELECT	48cp from the Music Unit Options List
KMB117	Introduction to Composition and Songwriting	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	An understanding of the fundamentals of melody, harmony and rhythm and the ability to demonstrate these fundamentals with voice and instrument/s.
KMB119	Sound Recording and Audio Production	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KMB127	Music Studies	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Assumed basic knowledge of music fundamentals.
KMB129	Composition and Sound Design in Digital Environments	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Basic sound recording knowledge (such as delivered in KMB119 Sound Recording and Audio Production).
KMB223 Equivalents: KMB252, KMB107	Music and Media	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: Completion of 48 credit points of study Basic knowledge of music software is assumed.
*Note: KMB118 and KMB222 are permitted to count towards this minor if completed in 2024 or earlier.

Screen Studies (KKBXMNR-SCRNSTD): discontinued end 2024

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Description: The screen studies minor will develop critical literacy skills in terms of critical writing, analytical and research skills in relation to screen histories, industries, texts and audiences. The minor will provide students with a deep understanding of feature film, television, documentary and screen media, and the ability to critically analyse, research and interpret the impact, structures and the transformation of screen media and their influence in relation to everyday life and social and cultural contexts.
SELECT	48cp from the Screen Studies Unit Options List
KPB113	Introduction to Screen Studies	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
KPB208 Equivalents: KPB112	Screen Genres	Online Semester 1 Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KPB220 Equivalents: KPB205	Factual Screens	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2
KPB315 Equivalents: KPB206	Global Screen Studies	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB113
KZB120	Australian Voices	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
*Note: KPB120 is permitted to count towards this minor if completed in 2024 or earlier.

Scriptwriting for Interactive Environments (KKBXMNR-SCRWRIT): discontinued end 2024

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Description: The aim of this minor is to provide you with a broad understanding of writing for interactive environments through the combination of units that look at writing for different screen formats.
SELECT	48cp from the Scriptwriting for Interactive Environments Unit Options List
DVB101 Equivalents: DXB102, KIB101	Visual Communication Design	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Summer Online Semester 1, Summer	It is assumed that you are computer literate - which means you know how to use a typical computer (Mac and/or Windows), and can use standard desktop applications such as a word processor, email and web browser
DVB202	Visual Design for Storytelling	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: DVB101 or DXB102
DXB205 Equivalents: DXB304, DXB404	Interactive Narrative Design	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: Completion of 24 credit points of study
KNB105 Equivalents: KNB135	Core Concepts in Animation Practice	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KNB110 Equivalents: KNB137	Virtual Art Department: 3D Assets and Virtual Worlds	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
KNB115	Crafting Motion in 3D	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	A familiarity with the core concepts and principles of 2D animation, such as provided in KNB105.
KPB113	Introduction to Screen Studies	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
KPB116 Equivalents: KWB102	Introduction to Screenwriting	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2
KPB119 Equivalents: KPB117, KPB101	Introduction to Screen Production: Single Camera	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KPB215 Equivalents: KPB207 KPB260 KZB260	Advanced Screenwriting	Online Semester 1 Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB116 or KWB102
*Note: KNB127, KNB136, KNB137 and KPB101 are permitted to count towards this minor if completed in 2024 or earlier.

Visual Arts Practice (KKBXMNR-VISARTS): discontinued end 2024

Code	Title	Offered In
Description: You will develop fundamental skills in 2D, 3D, photo, and time-based media while also building your capacity to develop works of art independently that are informed by research into 20th and 21st century art and ideas. This minor is designed to complement creative activities undertaken in other study areas by building your awareness of media, composition and process.
SELECT	48cp from the Visual Arts Practice Unit Options List
KAB120	Open Studio: Image	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KAB130	Open Studio: Object/Space	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
KVB210	Time-Based Art: Moving Images	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KYB201 Equivalents: KTB108, KTB209, KTB212	Socially Engaged Arts Practice	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KZB104 Equivalents: KVB104	Photomedia	Online Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2
*Note: KVB104, KVB110, and KVB222 are permitted to count towards this minor if completed in 2024 or earlier.

Work Integrated Learning (WIL) (KKBXMNR-WKILRNG)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Description: This minor will allow you to undertake a series of industry-focused units that involve structured work experiences via internships, professional projects or study tours. These units are designed to encourage you to learn within your chosen profession at an industry standard and offer professional experience, guided by academic objectives, for academic credit.
KKB341	Work Integrated Learning 1	Online Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer	Prerequisites: Completion of 168 credit points of study Antirequisites: BEB701, BEB702, KKB343, KKB344 This is a final year (capstone) independent workplace study unit. Students are responsible for finding their own internship. For more information: http://tinyurl.com/WorkIntegratedLearning-CI
KKB342	Work Integrated Learning 2	Online Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer	Prerequisites: KKB341 or KKB343 or UXB301 or BEB701. KKB341 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as KKB342 Antirequisites: BEB702 This is a final year (capstone) independent workplace study unit. Students are responsible for finding their own internship. For more information: http://tinyurl.com/WorkIntegratedLearning-CI
SELECT	Two units from the Work Integrated Learning Unit Options List
*You may select either KKB345, KKB346 or KKB350 provided there is a design-focused project or tour available in the relevant semester. It will not be possible to enrol in KKB346 unless you have completed KKB345 in another study package.
KKB345	Creative Industries Project 1	Online Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer	Prerequisites: Completion of 72 credit points of study relevant to the specific project This is a professional project unit. Enrolment by application only.
KKB346	Creative Industries Project 2	Last offered in 2024	Prerequisites: KKB345 (can be enrolled in the same teaching period) This is a professional project unit. Enrolment by application only. For more information: http://tinyurl.com/WorkIntegratedLearning-CI
KKB350	Creative Industries Study Tour	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: Completion of 72 credit points of study This is an immersive learning unit. Enrolment by application only. For more information: http://tinyurl.com/WorkIntegratedLearning-CI
KKB351	Work Integrated Learning 3	Last offered in 2024	Prerequisites: KKB342 or BEB702. KKB342 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as KKB351 Antirequisites: BEB703 This is a final year (capstone) independent workplace study unit. Students are responsible for finding their own internship. For more information: http://tinyurl.com/WorkIntegratedLearning-CI
KKB352	Work Integrated Learning 4	Last offered in 2024	Prerequisites: KKB351. KKB351 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as KKB352 Antirequisites: BEB704 This is a final year (capstone) independent workplace study unit. Students are responsible for finding their own internship. For more information: http://tinyurl.com/WorkIntegratedLearning-CI
Note: KKB346 Creative Industries Project 2, KKB351 Work Integrated Learning 3, KKB352 Work Integrated Learning 4 are permitted to count towards this study area if completed in 2024 or earlier.

Creative Industries Undergraduate University Wide Unit Options

These unit offerings are current at the time of publication but are subject to change.

Rules for selecting Unit Options:

you must obey any Unit Option rules as set out in your course requirements
you cannot select a unit that forms part of the compulsory units of your course or the compulsory units of your chosen major area
you must have successfully completed any applicable pre/co-requisite units
the offering of these units is subject to sufficient student enrolment numbers and staff availability
some units are subject to quota restrictions

Animation

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KNB100 Equivalents: KNB125	Introduction to Animation Studies	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KNB105 Equivalents: KNB135	Core Concepts in Animation Practice	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KNB110 Equivalents: KNB137	Virtual Art Department: 3D Assets and Virtual Worlds	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
KNB115	Crafting Motion in 3D	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	A familiarity with the core concepts and principles of 2D animation, such as provided in KNB105.
KNB205 Equivalents: KNB217	Digital Creatures and Characters	Available for enrolment in 2026	Content within this unit assumes fundamental knowledge and experience in 3d modelling, texturing and creation of real-time environments.
KNB217	Digital Creatures	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KNB137 or KNB212 Introductory 3D skills and concepts is assumed knowledge.

Communication

Code	Title	Offered In
CYB111	Communication and Collaboration	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
CYB112 Equivalents: CWB101	Communication and Composition	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
CYB113	Living in a Media World	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
CYB114 Equivalents: CYB102	Understanding Media Industries	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
CYB115 Equivalents: CYB105	Understanding Audiences	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2
CYB116	Understanding the Internet and Data	Kelvin Grove Semester 2

Creative Arts

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KYB110	Art, Text and Context	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2
KYB201 Equivalents: KTB108, KTB209, KTB212	Socially Engaged Arts Practice	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KYB210	Art and Social Change	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: 72cp of completed study
KZB104 Equivalents: KVB104	Photomedia	Online Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2
KZB110	Approaches to Contemporary Drawing	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KZB120	Australian Voices	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
KZB210	Creative Placemaking	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: 72cp of completed study
KZB290	Production Management	Available for enrolment in 2026
KZB310	Curatorial Approaches	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: 96cp of completed study
KZB340	Performing in Immersive Environments	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: 96cp of completed study

Creative Industries

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KKB180 Equivalents: KYB102, KKB101, KKD101	Creative Futures	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
KKB345	Creative Industries Project 1	Online Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer	Prerequisites: Completion of 72 credit points of study relevant to the specific project This is a professional project unit. Enrolment by application only.

Creative Writing

Code	Title	Offered In
KWB104	Writing Fiction	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
KWB113 Equivalents: KWB101	Introduction to Creative Writing	Online Semester 1 Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KWB116 Equivalents: KWB107	Writing Creative Non-Fiction	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KWB118	Genre Writing and Storytelling	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2
KWB211	Creative Writing: Style and Technique	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KWB212	Poetry and Poetics	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
KWB214 Equivalents: KWB313	The Artful Life: From Memoir to Fiction	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KZB120	Australian Voices	Kelvin Grove Semester 2

Dance

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KDB107	Fundamentals of Choreography	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	A level of physical condition appropriate to the unit content and to safe dance practices is required.
KDB112 Equivalents: KDB120	Exploring Dance Technique	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	A level of physical condition appropriate to the unit content and to safe dance practices is required.
KDB113 Equivalents: KDB106	Dance Studies	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
KDB115 Equivalents: KDB223	Screen Dance		A level of physical condition appropriate to the unit content and to safe dance practices is required.
KDB118	Iconic Dances, Movements and Makers
KDB122 Equivalents: KDB121	Popular Dance Styles	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	A level of physical condition appropriate to the unit content and to safe dance practices is required.
KDB206	Dance in Contemporary Culture	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
KDB218 Equivalents: KDB215	Performance in Context 1	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KDB122 or KDB111 A level of physical condition appropriate to the unit content and to safe dance practices is required.
KDB219	Sharing Dance	Available for enrolment in 2026	Knowledge of dance technique, approaches to cultural diversity and inclusivity, and how technology may be used to share dance with different audiences are advantageous foundations that are built upon in this unit.
KDB222 Equivalents: KDB108	World Dance	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	A level of physical condition appropriate to the unit content and to safe dance practices is required.
KDB223	Screen Dance	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: KZB340 or KDB210 or KDB209
KDB224	Cultural Assemblies	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: KDB107
KDB318 Equivalents: KDB305	Performance in Context 2	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KDB218 or KDB215 A level of physical condition appropriate to the unit content and to safe dance practices is required.
KDB320	Independent Dance Project	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: KDB318 A level of physical condition appropriate to the unit content and to safe dance practices is required.
KYB201 Equivalents: KTB108, KTB209, KTB212	Socially Engaged Arts Practice	Kelvin Grove Semester 1

Design

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
DYB101 Equivalents: DEB101, KKB102, KKD102, KKB185, KYB101	Impact Lab: Place and Context	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
DYB121	Introducing Design Fabrication	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
DYB122 Equivalents: DFB105, DFB302, DNB103, DEB103	Design Visualisations	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2
DYB123	Emerging Design Technology	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2
DYB124 Equivalents: DEB202, DED202	Design Consequences	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2
DYB222	Design Study Tour	Online Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer	Prerequisites: Completion of 72 credit points of study This is a professional project unit. Enrolment by application only.
DYB223	Design Project Unit	Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: Completion of 72 credit points of study relevant to the specific project This is a professional project unit. Enrolment by application only.

Fashion

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
DFB102 Equivalents: KFB103	Introduction to Fashion Communication	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
DFB104 Equivalents: DFB203, KFB104	Fashion Sustainability	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2
DFB206 Equivalents: DFB402, KFB207	Global Fashion Cultures	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: Completion of 72 credit points of study
DFB208	Fashion Textiles	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
DFB209 Equivalents: DFB303, KFB109	Global Fashion History	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
DFB216 Equivalents: DNB216, DNB315	Wearables	Kelvin Grove Semester 2

Film and Screen

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KPB113	Introduction to Screen Studies	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
KPB116 Equivalents: KWB102	Introduction to Screenwriting	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2
KPB119 Equivalents: KPB117, KPB101	Introduction to Screen Production: Single Camera	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KPB208 Equivalents: KPB112	Screen Genres	Online Semester 1 Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KPB215 Equivalents: KPB207 KPB260 KZB260	Advanced Screenwriting	Online Semester 1 Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB116 or KWB102
KPB216 Equivalents: KPB210, KPB104	Screen Content Production Management	Online Semester 1 Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB121 or KPB110 or KPB122
KPB218 Equivalents: KPB122, KPB105	Narrative Screen Production	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: KPB119 or KPB123
KPB220 Equivalents: KPB205	Factual Screens	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2

Indigenous Knowledges

Code	Title	Offered In
KKB190 Equivalents: OUB100	Yatdjuligin - Cultural Safety in Indigenous Australian Context	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
KKB191 Equivalents: OUB110, EDB039	Am I black enough? Indigenous Australian Representations	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KKB192 Equivalents: OUB120	Smash the Act - Indigenous Australian Politics	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KKB193 Equivalents: OUB130, EDB040	Indigenous Knowledge: Research Ethics and Protocols	Kelvin Grove Semester 2

Industrial Design

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
DNB110	ID Studio 1: User Centred Design	Kelvin Grove Semester 1

Interactive Design

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
DXB110 Equivalents: DXB201	Principles of Interaction and UX Design	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1	It is assumed that you are computer literate - which means you know how to use a typical computer (Mac and/or Windows), and can use standard desktop applications such as a word processor, email and web browser
DXB111 Equivalents: DXB203, KIB103	Introduction to Web Design	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2	It is assumed that you are computer literate - which means you know how to use a typical computer (Mac and/or Windows), you can use standard desktop applications such as a word processor and web browser and you can install and update software
DXB205 Equivalents: DXB304, DXB404	Interactive Narrative Design	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: Completion of 24 credit points of study
DXB210	Critical Experience Design	Online Semester 1 Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: DXB110 or DXB201 Foundational knowledge of interaction design principles and practices is assumed knowledge
DXB211 Equivalents: DXB303, KIB205	Creative Coding	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: 36cp of previous study It is assumed that you are computer literate - which means you know how to use a typical computer (Mac and/or Windows), and can use standard desktop applications such as a word processor, email and web browser
DXB212 Equivalents: DXB501, KIB314	Tangible Media	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: DXB211 or DXB303 A basic knowledge of the principles of computer programming, and computational processes and techniques is assumed knowledge
DXB310	Augmented Interactions	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: Completion of 48 credit points of Interaction units (DXB% units) A basic knowledge of the principles of computer programming, and computational processes and techniques is assumed knowledge

Journalism

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CJB101 Equivalents: KJB120	Foundations of Journalism	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
CJB105	Shortform News Production	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: CJB101
CJB204 Equivalents: KJB239	Social Justice and Journalism Ethics	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: ((CJB101 or KJB120) and LWS011) or (CJB101 and LLB101). LWS011 or LLB101 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as CJB204.
CJB205	Data-Driven Storytelling and Verification	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: CYB116
CJB303 Equivalents: CWB301	Political Communication	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: Completion of 72 credit points of study

Media and Communication/Digital Media

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CCB105 Equivalents: CCB200	Digital Platforms	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
CCB106 Equivalents: CWB112	Popular Culture	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
CCB201 Equivalents: KCB104	Australian Media	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: Completion of 48 credit points of study
CCB202 Equivalents: KCB206, KCB201	Social Media, Self and Society	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1, Summer
CCB205 Equivalents: CCB302	Digital Media Analytics	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: 72cp of completed study
CCB206 Equivalents: CYB106	Global Media and Culture	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2

Music and Sound

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KMB117	Introduction to Composition and Songwriting	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	An understanding of the fundamentals of melody, harmony and rhythm and the ability to demonstrate these fundamentals with voice and instrument/s.
KMB127	Music Studies	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Assumed basic knowledge of music fundamentals.
KMB129	Composition and Sound Design in Digital Environments	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Basic sound recording knowledge (such as delivered in KMB119 Sound Recording and Audio Production).
KMB217 Equivalents: KMB225	Music Creation 1	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	A moderate understanding of music practices and skill on an instrument, voice or in music production.
KMB223 Equivalents: KMB252, KMB107	Music and Media	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: Completion of 48 credit points of study Basic knowledge of music software is assumed.
KMB227 Equivalents: KMB235	Music Creation 2	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: KMB217 A well-developed understanding of music practices and skill on an instrument, voice or in music production.
KMB236	Music Performance, Theory and Practice	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: KMB117 Students should have previous musical experience at a foundational level.

Professional Communication

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CWB111 Equivalents: KWB114	Scientific and Technical Writing	Gardens Point Semester 2 Online Semester 2	SA in Senior English or equivalent is assumed knowledge.
CWB200 Equivalents: CWB103	Interpersonal and Intercultural Negotiation	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
CWB201 Equivalents: KWB213, KWB106	Corporate Writing and Editing	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2
CWB203 Equivalents: CCB203	Strategic Speech	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
CWB204	Persuasive Communication	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1

Performance Studies (Drama)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KRB120	Scenography 1: Introducing Performance Design	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KRB130 Equivalents: KRB121	Set and Spatial Design	Available for enrolment in 2026
KRB131	Lighting Design for Creative Arts	Available for enrolment in 2026	Some discipline specific knowledge is preferred for students to best understand how light can be used within their area.
KRB220	Scenography 3: Into the 21st Century	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KRB120
KRB230	Digital Scenography	Available for enrolment in 2026	Prerequisites: (KRB130 or KRB131) and 72cp of completed study Discipline-specific knowledge is required for students to best understand how digital technologies can be used for production design purposes in their area.
KTB112	Drama: Theory and Performance	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KTB113 Equivalents: KTB217	Storytelling and Performance	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KTB114 Equivalents: KTB216	Interpreting Dramatic Text	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Antirequisites: KTB105
KTB115 Equivalents: KTB226	Devising Drama	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
KTB218	Curating Drama Experiences	Available for enrolment in 2026
KTB219 Equivalents: KTB227	Directing	Available for enrolment in 2026
KTB225 Equivalents: KTB302, KTB204	Radical Theatre Forms	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
KTB227 Equivalents: KTB213, KTB306	Leadership in Creative Contexts: Directing Creativity	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
KYB201 Equivalents: KTB108, KTB209, KTB212	Socially Engaged Arts Practice	Kelvin Grove Semester 1

Visual Arts

Code	Title	Offered In
KAB110	Open Studio: Experiment	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KAB120	Open Studio: Image	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KAB130	Open Studio: Object/Space	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
KAB140	Open Studio: Time	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
KVB210	Time-Based Art: Moving Images	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KVB216 Equivalents: KVB214, KVB211	Post 1945 Art	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
KVB223	Post 1989 Art	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
KZB104 Equivalents: KVB104	Photomedia	Online Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2
KZB110	Approaches to Contemporary Drawing	Kelvin Grove Semester 1

Visual Communication

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
DVB101 Equivalents: DXB102, KIB101	Visual Communication Design	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Summer Online Semester 1, Summer	It is assumed that you are computer literate - which means you know how to use a typical computer (Mac and/or Windows), and can use standard desktop applications such as a word processor, email and web browser
DVB102 Equivalents: DXB202, KIB120, KVB204	Image Design and Production	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Basic visual communication skills, basic Photoshop and Illustrator skills are assumed knowledge
DVB201 Equivalents: DXB302, KIB231, KIB335	Typographic Design	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: DVB101 or DXB102 Basic visual communication skills, basic Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign skills are assumed knowledge
DVB202	Visual Design for Storytelling	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: DVB101 or DXB102
DVB203 Equivalents: DXB402, KIB207	Theories and Methods of Visual Communication	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: DVB101 or DXB102 Experience with basic visual communication and image design approaches is assumed knowledge
DVB301	Kinetic Image and Text	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: Completion of 36 credit points of Visual Communication units (DVB%) Basic visual communication skills, basic Photoshop and Illustrator skills are assumed knowledge
DVB302 Equivalents: DXB502, KIB340	Data Visualisation and Information Design	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: Completion of 36 credit points of Visual Communication or Interaction units (DVB% or DXB%) Antirequisites: CCN104, CCN205 Experience with basic visual communication and image design approaches is assumed knowledge

Creative Industries Work Integrated Learning Unit Options

A maximum of 48 credit points may be taken from the following units:

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KKB341	Work Integrated Learning 1	Online Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer	Prerequisites: Completion of 168 credit points of study Antirequisites: BEB701, BEB702, KKB343, KKB344 This is a final year (capstone) independent workplace study unit. Students are responsible for finding their own internship. For more information: http://tinyurl.com/WorkIntegratedLearning-CI
KKB342	Work Integrated Learning 2	Online Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer	Prerequisites: KKB341 or KKB343 or UXB301 or BEB701. KKB341 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as KKB342 Antirequisites: BEB702 This is a final year (capstone) independent workplace study unit. Students are responsible for finding their own internship. For more information: http://tinyurl.com/WorkIntegratedLearning-CI
KKB345	Creative Industries Project 1	Online Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer	Prerequisites: Completion of 72 credit points of study relevant to the specific project This is a professional project unit. Enrolment by application only.
KKB350	Creative Industries Study Tour	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: Completion of 72 credit points of study This is an immersive learning unit. Enrolment by application only. For more information: http://tinyurl.com/WorkIntegratedLearning-CI
Note: KKB346 Creative Industries Project 2, KKB351 Work Integrated Learning 3, KKB352 Work Integrated Learning 4 are permitted to count towards this study area if completed in 2024 or earlier.

Language Options

Important Information
Languages are delivered through an Australian-first alliance between QUT, the University of Queensland (UQ) and Griffith University (GU).
Depending on your course, you may be able to include language studies in your degree as a second major (six units), minor (four units), or option units (electives). To determine if you can incorporate language studies in your degree, contact QUT Languages (qut.languages@qut.edu.au).
Available Language Options:
• French (UQ)
• German (UQ)
• Indonesian (UQ)
• Italian (GU)
• Japanese (UQ and GU)
• Korean (UQ)
• Mandarin (QUT)
• Russian (UQ)
• Spanish (UQ and GU)
Mandarin is offered at QUT’s Gardens Point campus. To undertake other languages you will study at either Griffith University or The University of Queensland as a cross-institutional student.
To satisfy requirements of a second major or minor, the same language must be studied and undertaken at the same university.
Students wishing to study a language as a 6 unit major, should enrol in the first language unit in their first semester.
For further information regarding languages, refer to https://www.qut.edu.au/study/languages