Carve out your own path to media success

Media organisations need people with the creative vision and business acumen to help them navigate challenges and reach ever-greater heights of success. Developed to respond to industry demand, Media Business focuses on cultivating the necessary management skills for contemporary media leadership.

With a basis in ethical and effective practice, you’ll learn to balance financial, legal and people management needs, developing an acute, sought-after skill set. You’ll graduate ready to lead the way to business success in film, television, advertising, music, games, online content and more.

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    Internationally ranked

    Top 150 worldwide

    for Communication and Media. 

    QS Subject Rankings 2026

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    Subject ranking

    Top 10

    We’re among the top 10 in Australia for Communication and Media.

    QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025

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    Graduate outcomes

    5 stars

    Our undergraduate Communications programs received five stars for graduate starting salary. 

    Good Universities Guide 2024

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Why study Media Business?

  • Develop an understanding of how power, influence, economics, and legal obligations affect media processes and content creation, and the necessary management skills to be an effective communicator and business leader
  • Based in fundamentals of business-practice, including two subjects housed within UTS Business School
  • Learn transferable skills that apply broadly, with key specifications for the media industry
  • Participate in real projects, testing your business acumen across different stages of the production process, and within different types of media
  • Develop a portfolio of work to show to potential employers– Creative Entrepreneurship allows you to apply your skills in a working environment
  • Diverse career outcomes such as business careers within music companies, television and film production companies, advertising agencies, games companies, online and web platforms
  • Acquire the skills for roles within business development, strategic planning, promotion, policy, and consultancy.

Related study areas

For those who have a passion for visual arts, drawing and storytelling, Animation courses at UTS give you the knowledge and hands-on experience required to create animation work that communicates clear and powerful ideas, helping you stand out in a global industry.

A leading provider of Communications programs for over 30 years, UTS has a global reputation for its dynamic, innovative and interdisciplinary academic programs in social science, communication and media.

The future is digital, so get ahead with a degree designed for the world of tomorrow. At UTS, we blend hands-on learning with practical, to-the-minute theory, making sure you get the skills you need to work as a digital and social media professional.

If you have an interest in storytelling, news and growing truth, UTS’s Journalism degrees are for you. Learn from industry experts and understand the role of journalism as key to democracy and societies around the world.

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