hey, is there anyone who does media & comms at Unimelb, or RMIT? I want to go to RMIT as they seem a lot more hands on, but my parents are really bugging me to go to Unimelb. Anyone who knows what it's actually like to study @ either of them please tell me.
Also anyone who studies media & comms at any other place, tell me why you chose that particular uni, not Unimelb or RMIT. Thank u!
media and communications/journalism uni course
kayyyy hi! i (sorta) do media and comms at uni, but i major in journalism at monash (1st year).
it is quite similar to media and comms besides some core units relating to the media which you need to take. i think monash has state of the art facilities- broadcasting studio, audio equipment, cameras, etc. the course is structured so you can gain practical work and build a portfolio.
monash also has mojonews, a student run news portal which i am newly apart of, and also helps in building a portfolio.
unimelb in relation to media and comms isn't the best from what ive heard, thus my decision to study at monash. rmit also has a good course too, i think this is something you should also decide at open days in august.
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FH Hii I'm also interested in studying media and comms, so i was just wondering at monash is the focus more on the broadcasting and video + audio parts of journalism or more the writing aspect? This is probably super vague sorryyy 
I'm most interested in investigative journalism, but mostly the writing part. Do u know if monash teaches much about the writing process, including research skills, and the interview part of journalism as well?
Also it's ok if u don't know the answers!! I'll definitely be going to the open days later this year so I'll make sure to check out monash and rmit as options and ask them about it there 
frog_of_spades hi! investigative journalism is super cool, and also the field of journalism i am interested in!!
i think it's important to remember in this day and age that direct written forms of journalism aren't as popular as they were 2 decades ago, due to the likes of social media, streaming media online (spotify, youtube), making the news more accessible. and monash definitely takes this into account with their course, as there is not so much a focus on audio/broadcasting journalism, but units tend to lean towards those forms. this isn't a discouragement by any means, as you should keep in mind that prior to the broadcast or audio being recorded, there needs to be written. written will always be important, and that will never change. what is important that you also diversify your skillset, thus broadcasting and audio journalism, as well as documentaries etc being offered at monash.
i would assume written skills are taught. i am apart of mojo news (student run news at monash) and there is an emphasis on writing skills and interviewing skills from the outset, so even as a first year student who is yet to practice journalism in their classes, i get to do so outside of the class environment.
hope that helps a little bit, and sorry for the yap
FH Hii thank u for replying and giving some insight into this major! This helps a lot.
I get what you mean about taking into account modern media and delivery of news etc, so it's cool to hear that monash has a focus on that, and the mojonews club also sounds really fun!