Bachelor of Communication in Digital and Social Media Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation
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Transdisciplinary digital communication
The Bachelor of Communication in Digital and Social Media Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation is designed for aspiring professionals eager to master digital and social media communication with a transdisciplinary approach.
What sets this course apart is its focus on the practical application of social media as a communication tool and its integration of UX/UI design, social media management, and data visualisation. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of digital media's role in society and develop strategies for user engagement, app prototyping, and effective online communication.
Become a skilled practitioner in the dynamic field of digital media, equipped with technological literacy, cultural awareness, and innovative problem-solving abilities.
Part of the Faculty of Design and Society.
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Bachelor of Communication in Digital and Social Media Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation
CODE
UTS: C10359 (version 5)
CRICOS: 088069G
UAC: 609495 (Autumn Session)
LOWEST SELECTION RANK question_mark This refers to the lowest selection rank to which an offer was made for a recent school leaver in the Autumn 2025 intake.
89.6
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DURATION
4 years full time
INTAKE question_mark These are dates to consider when applying for your course, including when applications open and close.
Autumn Session 2026\ Autumn Session 2027
COURSE FEES question_mark This indicative tuition fee is an estimate for the entire course, based on full-time study each year. Fees are reviewed annually and may change.
Indicative total tuition fee for government-supported domestic students\ $91,455.00
LOCATION question_mark Our classes are held at our City Campus, or specialist off-campus locations. Some of our courses are delivered via online (distance) learning.
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What you’ll study
Learning occurs through applied exercises, real-world projects, and case studies, ensuring you acquire hands-on experience. You will build a professional portfolio, enhancing your employability in a vast job market.
The course also fosters creative intelligence, preparing you to tackle complex challenges and innovate within a global context. You will learn to think critically, work across disciplines, and anticipate future trends.
Adding a second major from available options broadens your skill set, preparing you for diverse roles such as social media manager, UX/UI designer, digital marketer, and more. Graduates emerge as creative thinkers and strategists, ready to address complex societal issues and excel in their careers.
Subjects at a glance
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Core subjects
| Subject Code | Subject Name |
|---|---|
| 52600 | Communication and Society |
| 52601 | Communication and Technology |
| 52602 | Communication and Work Futures |
| 52680 | Digital Media Industries |
| 52681 | Understanding Digital Audiences |
| 52682 | Digital Media Metrics |
| 52683 | User Experience Research |
| 52684 | Digital Activism |
| 52685 | Creative Coding |
| 52686 | Design and Prototyping |
| 52687 | Digital Innovation and Social Change |
| 81511 | Problems to Possibilities |
| 81512 | Creative Practice and Methods |
| 81513 | Past, Present, Future of Innovation |
| 81514 | Creativity and Complexity |
| 81515 | Leading Innovation |
| 81516 | Initiatives and Entrepreneurship |
| 81521 | Envisioning Futures |
| 81531 | Industry Innovation Project |
| 81532 | Creative Intelligence Capstone |
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Course description
This course is designed for aspiring professionals eager to master digital and social media communication. Choose this course to become a skilled practitioner in the dynamic field of digital media, equipped with technological literacy, cultural awareness, and innovative problem-solving abilities.
What sets this course apart is its focus on the practical application of social media as a communication tool and its integration of UX/UI design, social media management, and data visualisation. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of digital media's role in society and develop strategies for user engagement, app prototyping, and effective online communication.
Learning occurs through applied exercises, real-world projects, and case studies, ensuring you acquire hands-on experience. You will build a professional portfolio, enhancing your employability in a vast job market.
The course also fosters creative intelligence, preparing you to tackle complex challenges and innovate within a global context. You will learn to think critically, work across disciplines, and anticipate future trends.
Adding a second stream from available options broadens your skill set, preparing you for diverse roles such as social media manager, UX/UI designer, digital marketer, and more. Graduates emerge as creative thinkers and strategists, ready to address complex societal issues and excel in their careers.
The Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation (BCII) enhances your discipline-specific studies with a powerful, future-focused edge. Designed as a transdisciplinary degree, the BCII brings together students from a wide range of fields to develop advanced skills in critical and creative thinking, innovation, complexity, collaboration, entrepreneurship, and future scenario planning. From day one, you’ll work on real-world challenges alongside industry partners, applying high-level conceptual thinking and practical problem-solving across diverse professional contexts. This unique approach boosts your employability and prepares you for leadership roles in an ever-changing world.
Through case study analysis and applied learning, the Bachelor of Communication (Digital and Social Media) offers a comprehensive understanding of digital and social media as both a social phenomenon and future career pathway. Students focus on practical exercises to develop user engagement strategies, create prototypes for app development, and understand the intricacies of social media communication. By the end of the course, students will have built a sizeable portfolio of work to show to employers and assist their entry into a large job market.
By focusing on the high-level conceptual thinking and problem-solving practices that lead to the development of innovative, creative and entrepreneurial outcomes, students of the combined degree also gain leading edge capabilities that are highly valued in the globalised world, including dealing with critical and creative thinking, invention, complexity, innovation, future scenario building and entrepreneurship, and the ability to work on their own, across and between other disciplines. These creative intelligence competencies enable graduates to navigate across a rapidly accelerating world of change. - ### Important dates
Find out more about application dates relating to this course - ### Year 12 adjustment factor scheme
If you perform highly in your Year 12 subjects, your selection rank may be boosted by the Year 12 subject scheme.
The scheme, which is automatically applied, awards selection rank adjustments to your application based on your marks in subjects that are relevant to the courses you have applied to. - ### ATAR and selection ranks
Your Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) is a score between 0.00 and 99.95. It shows you how you rank compared to all the students in your year group in New South Wales. A selection rank combines your ATAR with any other adjustment points that make up your overall university entrance score. Your selection rank may differ from university to university, depending on the adjustment points granted to you at each institution. - ### Scholarships and prizes
Discover our scholarships for undergraduate, postgraduate and research students. Our scholarships celebrate diversity and academic excellence. Use the scholarship search tool to find the right scholarship for you.
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Scholarships for international students - ### Transdisciplinary Electives at UTS
Employers tell us the skills our graduates acquire from undertaking a Transdisciplinary Elective sets them apart from the crowd. That’s why we have embedded this program into every undergraduate degree.
All you need to do is choose the Elective that inspires you the most.
Transdisciplinary Electives integrate knowledge from multiple disciplines, allowing you to approach complex problems from a range of perspectives.
By combining methods and insights from various disciplines, transdisciplinary learning often leads to breakthrough ideas and creative innovations that may not be possible within the confines of a single discipline.
If you find yourself rapt by the world of innovation – you can pair your core degree with a Diploma in Innovation, graduating with two qualifications in the same timeframe.
In both instances, you’ll work on a real-world challenge presented by an industry partner organisation – partners who often create career pathways for our graduates.
* Excludes students concurrently enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation. - ### Course duration
The course is offered on a four-year, full-time basis. - ### Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.
Admission to the combined degree is on merit according to the admissions policy for the Bachelor of Communication in Digital and Social Media.
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
English language requirements
IELTS Academic: overall 6.5, writing 6.0 TOEFL iBT: overall 79, writing 21 UTS College AE5: Pass Pearson PTE: overall 58, writing 50 Cambridge C1A/C2P: overall 176, writing 169 - ### Domestic course fees
2026 Indicative tuition fees for government-supported domestic students
All offers for domestic undergraduate students are for Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP).This means the Australian Government contributes to your education costs, and you pay the remaining tuition fees, known as the student contribution. If eligible, you can defer payment through HECS-HELP, or you can choose to pay your fees upfront each session.
2026 Tuition Fees
Indicative first-year tuition fee: $17,399.00
Indicative total tuition fee: $91,455.00
Additional Costs
Your tuition fees do not include:
- The Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF), which supports student services and activities. If eligible, you can defer this fee using SA-HELP.
- Textbooks, materials, and other course-related costs.
- Any applicable payment processing fees (e.g., credit card surcharges).
Important Information
- Fees are shown in Australian Dollars (AUD).
- The indicative tuition fees above are based on full-time study (1 year = 48 credit points).
- Your actual fees depend on the year you enrol, your study load and the subjects you choose. Some subjects fall into different student contribution bands.
- You can calculate your student contribution based on the amounts listed in the student contribution table.
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Inherent requirements
Inherent requirements are academic and non-academic requirements that are essential for successfully completing a course at UTS. You can find the inherent requirements for your course via the inherent requirements directory. - ### Important notes
Students who commenced the Bachelor of Communication (Digital and Social Media) Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation in 2025 should refer to the course description in the UTS Handbook 2025.
Students who commenced before 2025 should refer to the course description in the year they commenced: see Handbook Archives (Pre-2025).
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Career options
- check_circle Social Media Manager
- check_circle UX/UI Designer
- check_circle Digital Marketer
- check_circle Digital Content Manager
- check_circle Marketing Manager
- check_circle Communications Manager
Where you’ll study
Our world-class facilities support your future-focused learning and high-impact research. They enable effective partnerships with industry and provide services to our community.
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Direct productions in our Bon Marche Studio.
Collaborate in our media production facilities.
Access high-tech computer labs for specialised work.
Find your perfect library study spot and enjoy the quiet away from the campus bustle.
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Why study Communication at UTS
With a degree in Communications, you'll develop a professional portfolio and learn the skills to adapt in a rapidly evolving field.
We offer innovative and interdisciplinary media, communication and creative production programs that combine theory with practical learning and industry experience.
#1 employment rate
Highest overall employment rate for communication graduates in NSW.
Graduate Outcomes Survey 2019
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