Media and Communication (Creative and professional writing), Bachelor

La Trobe's Bachelor of Media and Communication equips students with the skills to craft compelling stories across various media platforms. Graduates emerge with a professional portfolio, practical industry experience, and specialized expertise to navigate the evolving media and communication sector. Offering majors in journalism, sports media, media industries, creative and professional writing, or marketing, the program allows for personalized study paths tailored to individual career goals.Students engage in real-world reporting through Upstart and Upstart Live, utilizing state-of-the-art facilities including a three-camera television studio, professional radio spaces, audio recording studios, and digital editing suites. Under the guidance of seasoned instructors, participants experience live broadcasting as presenters, producers, and vision switchers. The curriculum also delves into the ethical and legal challenges facing journalists, examining emerging issues from advancing technologies while drawing on insights from diverse media experts.

The Creative and Professional Writing major allows you to hone your writing skills in multiple genres and forms. If you have a passion for telling stories and using language to change the way we see the world, then this major gives you the opportunity to experiment with the short story, extended fiction, creative non-fiction and script-writing. As well as crafting your own pieces, you will learn about the links between creative practice and literary studies and discover how your own writing relates to or challenges literary traditions. You will practice reading as a writer, paying close attention to the strategies other writers use to create mood and meaning. 

Over the course of the major, you will develop editing skills in dedicated classes with a focus on current practice in the publishing industry and in peer-feedback workshops. Supported by accomplished and published writers, you will finish your degree with a writing portfolio and valuable writing experience. Through this major you will gain skills highly valued within and beyond the university – to write cogently, to adapt style for different circumstances and audiences, to engage critically with language, and to tell compelling stories.