Media Practice
Unit of study table
| This page was first published on 15 November 2023 and was last amended on 6 March 2024. View details of the changes below. |
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Master of Media Practice |
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| Students complete 72 credit points, including: | ||
| (a) a minimum of 24 credit points of core units of study; and | ||
| (b) a maximum of 42 credit points from elective units of study | ||
| (i) With the permission of the relevant delegate a maximum of 12 credit points can be taken as elective units from units outside the table, including: | ||
| (ii) a maximum of 6 credit points from units of study offered by other faculties. | ||
| (c) at least 6 credit points of capstone units of study. | ||
Graduate Diploma in Media Practice |
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| Students complete 48 credit points, including: | ||
| (a) a minimum of 24 credit points of core units of study; and | ||
| (b) a maximum of 24 credit points from elective units of study. | ||
| (i) With the permission of the relevant delegate a maximum of 6 credit points can be taken as elective units from units outside the table | ||
Graduate Certificate in Media Practice |
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| Students complete 24 credit points, including: | ||
| (a) a minimum of 12 credit points of core units of study; and | ||
| (b) a maximum of 12 credit points from elective units of study. |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Core |
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| MECO6900 News Writing |
6 | |
| MECO6936 Social Media Communication |
6 | |
| MECO6902 Legal and Ethical Issues in Media Practice |
6 | |
| MECO6926 International Media Practice |
6 | |
Capstone |
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| MECO6904 Dissertation Part 1 |
6 | P 24 credit points from Digital Communication and Culture or Media Practice or Health Communication or Strategic Public Relations or Publishing degree tables. N MECO6928 or MECO6932 or MECO6935 or MECO6947 |
| MECO6905 Dissertation Part 2 |
6 | P MECO6904 N MECO6928 or MECO6932 or MECO6935 or MECO6947 |
| MECO6928 Media and Communication Internship |
6 | P 48 credit points including 18 credit points of core units from Digital Communication and Culture or Media Practice or Health Communication or Strategic Public Relations or Publishing degree tables N MECO6904 or MECO6905 or MECO6932 or MECO6935 or MECO6947 In addition to the prerequisites, students must: 1) achieve strong credit marks (70+) in at least 18 credit points of core units in order to meet host organisation expectations around skill-sets; 2) achieve a pass result on a pass/fail diagnostic skills test that assesses workplace readiness. |
| MECO6932 Advanced Video/TV Project |
6 | P 48 credit points from Digital Communication and Culture or Media Practice or Health Communication or Strategic Public Relations or Publishing degree tables including MECO6900 and MECO6924 N MECO6928 or MECO6904 or MECO6905 or MECO6935 or MECO6947 |
| MECO6935 Professional Project |
6 | P 48 credit points from Digital Communication and Culture or Media Practice or Health Communication or Strategic Public Relations or Publishing degree tables N MECO6904 or MECO6905 or MECO6928 or MECO6932 or MECO6947 |
| MECO6946 Industry Research Project |
6 | P 48 credit points from Digital Communication and Culture or Media Practice or Health Communication or Strategic Public Relations or Publishing degree tables and (MECO6904 or MECO6905 or MECO6928 or MECO6932 or MECO6935 or MECO6947) |
| MECO6947 Advanced Audio Project |
6 | P 48 credit points from Digital Communication and Culture or Media Practice or Health Communication or Strategic Public Relations or Publishing degree tables, including MECO6941 N MECO6904 or MECO6905 or MECO6928 or MECO6932 or MECO6935 |
Electives |
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| MECO6901 Media Relations |
6 | |
| MECO6908 Strategy Selection in Corporate PR |
6 | |
| MECO6909 Crisis Communication |
6 | |
| MECO6911 Financial and Investor Communication |
6 | |
| MECO6912 Political Public Relations |
6 | |
| MECO6913 Public Opinion, Policy and Public Sphere |
6 | |
| MECO6914 Contemporary Magazine Publishing |
6 | P MECO6930 |
| MECO6915 Writing Feature Stories |
6 | |
| MECO6919 Health Communication |
6 | |
| MECO6924 Television and Video Journalism |
6 | C MECO6900 |
| MECO6925 Online Journalism |
6 | |
| MECO6927 Leadership Communication |
6 | |
| MECO6929 Chinese Media Studies in Global Contexts |
6 | |
| MECO6930 Publication Design |
6 | |
| MECO6934 Social Issues Marketing |
6 | |
| MECO6938 The Interview |
6 | |
| MECO6939 Research Methods |
6 | C MECO6904 |
| MECO6940 Theoretical Traditions and Innovations |
6 | C MECO6904 |
| MECO6941 Podcasting |
6 | |
| MECO6942 Managing Social Media Communities |
6 | |
| MFDI9303 Digital Effects for Film and Video |
6 | |
| MFDI9313 Digital Editing for Film and Video |
6 | |
| ARIN6904 Games and Mixed Realities |
6 | |
| ARIN6906 Emerging Technologies and Issues |
6 | |
| ASNS6905 Asian Popular Culture |
6 | |
| ASNS6908 Media Industries in East Asia |
6 | |
| GCST6901 Cultural Policy |
6 | |
| LNGS7006 Cross-Cultural Communication |
6 | |
| LNGS7274 Media Discourse |
6 | |
| PACS6914 Conflict-Resolving Media |
6 | N SCWK6935 |
| WMST6903 Gender, Media and Consumer Societies |
6 | |
| FASS7001 Academic English for Postgraduates |
6 | Where students intend to complete both FASS7001 and FASS7002, they should undertake FASS7001 first then FASS7002. Do not enrol in both in one semester. |
| FASS7002 Critical Thinking and Persuasive Writing |
6 | |
| WRIT6000 Professional Writing |
6 | |
| WRIT6001 Professional Editing |
6 | |
| USSC6920 US Media: Politics, Culture, Technology |
6 | |
| USSC6922 The US in the Indo-Pacific |
6 | |
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