Study English, Writing, Media and Communications with the online education expert

English has a long tradition of excellence at UNE, having been taught since the University was founded in 1938. As an English student you will immerse yourself in novels, plays, poetry, fiction and non-fiction with a wide range of origins, including from American, Australian, British and Indigenous cultures. You can also study texts from key historical periods, such as the Renaissance and the Victorian era, plus Contemporary Literature, as well as gaining an understanding of important cultural, theoretical, and social concerns, in Critical Theory, Australian Literature and Children’s Literature.

You will learn the secrets of great literature, how it shapes society and how society affects it. You will also learn skills in practical writing, research and how to write to persuade, inform and delight, with an eye to your future career.

The Bachelor of Media and Communications, and the related majors within the Bachelor of Arts, offer a balance of academic and vocationally relevant education. They provide a flexible approach to media and communications, covering digital media and internet studies; the changing role of film, television and print media; and studies in writing, editing and publishing.

You can explore units on new media and Australian and international film/television including features and documentary, news media and advertising. Other units include rhetoric and persuasion, popular culture, children’s media and writing in different genres, including non-fiction, and media-based and professional writing.

Our writing programs explore varied forms and practices of writing. Building on the foundations of academic writing, they will help you develop knowledge of media-based, creative and professional genres, and give you the ability to apply that knowledge in your own writing.

Areas of study include an introduction to writing in academic and popular genres, and more advanced work in creative and critical writing, professional communication, writing short fiction and non-fiction, digital, social media, media-based writing (e.g. writing for the web) and publishing and editing. By examining the fundamental principles and techniques of good writing, our programs foster the ability to write successfully in different styles relating to different contexts and changing communications technology.

UNE offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in English, Writing, Media and Communications. Most are available to be studied online and can be started in one of our three entry periods: February, June, and October.

Please see course details for individual course rules and admissions criteria. Note some degrees have mandatory intensive schools which require attendance on campus.

*Course list is subject to change.

How does online study work?

Intensive Schools

Why study the Pathways Enabling Course?

• Prepare for university without paying course fees
• Gain admission to university
• Flexible online study
• Develop valuable skills and knowledge
• Complete study that can count towards your degree
• Start in any three teaching periods