This unique combination of skills will set you up for success in the media and communication industry. Flinders has a long-standing reputation of excellence in the creative arts and media, and you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with students from all around the university to build your network, knowledge and skills within collaboration projects. These desirable and transferrable skills will allow you to build long-lasting networks, expertise and connections that will enhance your career. 

Our teaching staff have real experience in the industry, and most still practise within the media and communication industry while also teaching at Flinders. This means we offer the most up-to-date and relevant education within the field. Our staff have worked locally and internationally in journalism, film and television, and crisis communication. 

A key skill for any industry, in particular for media and communication, is collaboration and teamwork. In Flinders media and communication degrees, you’ll work with students across the university, and in some cases from all over the world at other universities, in physical and virtual teams on collaborative projects. This will broaden your network and teach you the transferrable skills that are vital in the workplace.

Our dedicated Work Integrated Learning team will help match you with an industry partner who can elevate your career. You'll gain real-world experience in the sector you are interested in and build networks within the closely connected South Australian media and communications community. This valuable practical experience will boost your career and give you the confidence, knowledge and connections to broaden your professional network.

You will benefit from our strong connections to industry leaders that will provide you with practical, real-world industry experience. Our students and graduates are strongly supported throughout their studies and beyond, and you’ll have access to an exclusive network of Flinders alumni that will continue long into your career.  
 
Some of our industry partners include: international creative studio Technicolor, advertising agencies Showpony and BAD, leading entertainment business Nova Entertainment, television station Channel 44, Tourism Council of SA, visual effects studio CDW Studios, production house Kojo and the Media Resource Centre, and internationally-acclaimed events the Adelaide Fringe and Adelaide Film Festival.

During your degree, you’ll have access to state-of-the-art facilities, such as The Void, SA’s largest motion-capture and virtual production studio. You’ll also have access to purpose-built studio spaces, editing suites and sound studios. 

Content is vital to any industry. Understanding how to talk to different audiences and what content they will consume is an essential, transferrable skill. You’ll learn how to create content for digital, social and traditional platforms and, most importantly, how to create the right content for those platforms.

The only guarantee with technology is that it will continue to change. The combination of media and technology, and understanding how we communicate between the two is vital to any industry. You’ll gain the skills to understand how we consume and use media, as well as understanding and anticipating the arrival of new technologies.

Flinders is ranked no.1 in SA in Communications for overall educational experience, skills development, student support and teaching quality*, no.1 in SA in Communications for overall experience^,  and five stars in Communications for learning resources, overall educational experience, skills development, student support and teaching quality*. By studying media and communication at Flinders, you’ll set yourself up for success in an environment that is designed to help you thrive.

* The Good Universities Guide 2022 (undergraduate), public SA-founded universities only)
^ QILT Student Experience Survey 2019 & 2020 (undergraduate) public SA-founded universities only