Hey,
The bloke who was in my micro tut in Sem 1 done that degree . I do Com/Eco. In regards to Eco, I find it enjoyable. I didn't do eco in yr 12 (school didnt offer it), i did bus studies and got band 6 - so obviously i was a 'business type' of person. It can be as hard as you want it to be; if you want HD you need to put in the marks etc. It is very flexible type of degree; if you arent into the whole maths, you can do "arts" type eco which is more essay writing. There are a lot of choices of subjects, so you can do alot of marketing economic subjects etc. It depends on your interest.
In regards to media production; I wouldn't have a clue
BUT I have been in one of the buildings for an economics tut last semester and they seemed well resourced...
The Applied Eco degree @ UC was rated best by The GOod Guides last year, so it is well received by employers, students etc....
Worst case if u hate it is you can transfer out after Sem 1/2..
Any questions - ask or email (c.m.elliott@student.canberra.edu.au)