 I could not think of a better time to be a communicator or a journalist than today. The new media world is inescapable. The traditional role of journalism has changed almost beyond recognition. You have to look at it in a new way or you will be left behind. This degree is tailor made for the evolution of the new media. All over the world there's a hunger and thirst for people who can tell stories. Communication, media and journalism is everywhere. The types of careers that graduates of this program will enter are absolutely limitless. I've been in the industry now for 15 years and it's definitely changed. I think it's now essential to have skills in both journalism and communication. Long gone are the jobs of just traditional radio journalists. It now requires you to be also a social media journalist being able to tweet the breaking stories, being able to share content and sometimes even video content. The new professionals will have to be able to move around. It's about the story and communicating that in a fresh, attractive and innovative way. The reason that Griffith University is the number one ranked university for communications is because we really put a lot of effort into making sure that our students are partnering with their communication leaders. The partners that we partner with, the opportunities that we create specifically to make sure they graduate with the skills that they need. The lecturers and tutors were industry professionals so they had a really good grasp on what it was going to take to be in the industry. They actually brought case studies in with them so it was really cool to see what it actually took to be in that industry. I teach digital audio media production. What we do is we turn the classroom into an actual newsroom. It's about getting that industry experience bringing it into the classroom so they feel like they've got the skills that they need to get a job. Every student that's enrolled in our degree will have an opportunity to do an industry internship, several of them if they choose to do so. Students will develop a professional portfolio over the three years of their degree program. Students will have an opportunity also to travel. We've had students go to Mumbai, to Vanuatu and the Pacific. I was in my third year of study. I did an internship for Quicksilver Pro and from that internship made a bunch of networks. The opportunity that it opened up was huge. I think the industry is thriving. There's new jobs popping up all the time. Ones that probably haven't even been thought of yet will be out there for when you graduate and definitely doing this degree will make sure that you are ready. What this degree will give students is exactly what they need and this has been tailored to create the new communicators. This degree will set them up for success.