Media and Communications
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Media and Communications |
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Media and Communications stream |
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| Achievement of the stream in Media and Communications requires: | |||
| (i) A 96 credit point program in Media and Communications. | |||
Media and Communications program |
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This program is only available to students enrolled in the Media and Communications stream |
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| Achievement of the program in Media and Communications requires 96 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 48 credit points of major in Media Studies | |||
| (ii) 12 credit points of 1000-level program core units | |||
| (iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level program core unit | |||
| (iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level program core unit | |||
| (v) Students with a WAM of 70 or above can choose to complete the Honours track, which requires 48 credit points of 4000-level core units of study | |||
| (vi) All other students must complete 24 credit points of 4000-level program core units of study. | |||
Media Studies major |
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| This major is only available to students in the combined Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Law degree and students who are eligible to exit the Media and Communications program after 3 years of study (144 credit points). | |||
| A major in Media Studies requires 48 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level major core units | |||
| (ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level major core units | |||
| (iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level major selective units | |||
| (iv) 12 credit points of 3000-level major core units | |||
| (v) 6 credit points of 3000-level Interdisciplinary Project units | |||
1000 level units of study |
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Major core |
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| MECO1001 Introduction to Media Studies |
6 |
Available to BA/B Advanced Studies (Media and Communications), BA/BLaw and Digital Cultures major students only |
Semester 1 |
| MECO1002 Digital Media and Communications Landscapes |
6 |
Available to BA/B Advanced Studies (Media and Communications), BA/BLaw and Digital Cultures major students only |
Semester 2 |
Program Core |
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| MECO1003 Principles of Media Writing |
6 | N MECO2002 Available to BA/B Advanced Studies (Media and Communications) students only |
Semester 2 |
| MECO1004 Introduction to Media Production |
6 |
Available to BA/B Advanced Studies (Media and Communications) students only |
Semester 1 |
2000 level units of study |
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Major core |
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| MECO2601 Media Production: Audio Design and Podcasting |
6 | P 18 credit points at 1000 level in Media and Communications including MECO1004 N MECO2001 Available to BA/B Advanced Studies (Media and Communications), BA/BLaw students only |
Semester 1 |
| MECO2602 Media Production: Video |
6 | P 18 credit points at 1000 level in Media and Communications including MECO1004 Available to BA/B Advanced Studies (Media and Communications), BA/BLaw students only |
Semester 2 |
Major selective |
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| ARIN2620 Everyday Digital Media |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Digital Cultures or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Media Studies or 18 credit points at 1000-level in any of Anthropology, Art History, Computer Science, Design Computing, English, Gender Studies, Cultural Studies, History, Information Systems, Information Technology, Linguistics, Philosophy, Psychology or Sociology N ARIN2200 |
Semester 1 |
| ARIN2610 Internet Transformations |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Digital Cultures or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Media Studies or 18 credit points at 1000-level in any of Anthropology, Art History, Computer Science, Design Computing, English, Gender Studies, Cultural Studies, History, Information Systems, Information Technology, Linguistics, Philosophy, Psychology or Sociology N ARIN2100 |
Semester 2 |
Program Core |
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| MECO2603 Public Relations |
6 | P 18 credit points at 1000 level in Media and Communications N MECO2003 Available to BA/B Advanced Studies (Media and Communications) students only |
Semester 2 |
3000 level units of study |
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Major core |
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| MECO3603 Media, Law and Ethics |
6 | P 18 credit points at 2000 level in Media Studies or 6 Senior credit points in Media and Communications N MECO3003 Available to BA/B Advanced Studies (Media and Communications), BA/BLaw students only |
Semester 1 |
| MECO3605 Issues in Global and Digital Media |
6 | P 18 credit points at 2000 level in Media and Communications or 6 Senior credit points in Media and Communications N MECO3005 Available to BA/B Advanced Studies (Media and Communications), BA/BLaw students only |
Semester 2 |
Interdisciplinary project unit of study |
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| MECO3998 Industry and Community Project |
6 | P Interdisciplinary Impact in any major |
Intensive December Intensive February Intensive January Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MECO3999 Interdisciplinary Impact |
6 | P 18 credit points at 2000 level in Media Studies N Interdisciplinary Impact in another major |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Program core |
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| MECO3606 Media Production: Advanced Media Writing |
6 | P 18 credit points at 2000 level in Media and Communications and MECO1003 or 6 senior credit points in Media and Communications N MECO3006 Available to BA/B Advanced Studies (Media and Communications) students only |
Semester 1 |
Honours |
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| Honours in Media and Communications requires 48 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of Honours seminar units | |||
| (iii) 36 credit points of Honours thesis units | |||
Honours seminar units of study |
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| MECO4113 Theoretical Traditions and Innovations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| MECO4114 Research Methods |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Honours thesis units of study |
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| MECO4111 Media and Communications Honours Thesis 1 |
12 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| MECO4112 Media and Communications Honours Thesis 2 |
24 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Units available for existing Media and Communications students only |
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| MECO3602 Online Media |
6 | P MECO2601 and MECO3606 N MECO3002 Available to BA (Media and Comm), BA (Media and Comm/BLaws) students only |
Semester 2 |
| MECO3609 Critical Practice in Media |
6 | P 36 Senior credit points from Media and Communications Available to BA (Media and Comm), BA (Media and Comm/BLaws) students only |
Semester 2 |
| MECO3671 Media and Communications Internship |
6 | P 30 Senior credit points in Media and Communications including MECO3603 N MECO3701 or MECO3702 Available to BA (Media and Comm), BA (Media and Comm/BLaws) students only. Students may not enrol in MECO3671 prior to the second semester of their 3rd year. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MECO3673 Research Practices |
6 | P 18 Senior credit points in Media and Communications |
Semester 1 |