Media Practice
Contact
Dr Fiona Giles
Phone: + 61 2 9351 6772
Email: fiona.giles@sydney.edu.au
See also: Health Communication, Publishing, and Strategic Public Relations
Requirements
Graduate Certificate in Media Practice
4 units of study = 24 credit points
Graduate Diploma in Media Practice
6 units of study = 36 credit points
Master of Media Practice
8 units of study = 48 credit points
A Bachelor's degree. Candidates who do not hold a Bachelor's degree may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Media Practice, if deemed by the faculty to have equivalent professional experience, usually a minimum of 3 years recent, full-time employment in the industry. These applicants must provide a CV and employer references in support of their application.
Units of study
Cores
- MECO6900 News Writing
- MECO6901 Dealing with the Media
- MECO6902 Legal and Ethical Issues in Media Practice
- MECO6926 International Media Practice
Electives
- MECO6904 Dissertation Part 1*
- MECO6905 Dissertation Part 2*
- MECO6906 Literary Journalism: History and Theory
- MECO6908 Strategy Selection in Corporate PR
- MECO6909 PR Management and Conflict Resolution
- MECO6912 Political Public Relations
- MECO6913 Public Opinion, Policy and Public Sphere
- MECO6914 Making Magazines
- MECO6915 Writing Features: Narrative Journalism
- MECO6924 Broadcast Journalism
- MECO6925 Online Journalism
- MECO6927 Organisational Communication
- MECO6929 Chinese Media Studies in Global Contexts
- ARIN6902 Internet Cultures and Governance
- ARIN 6903 Exploring Digital Cultures
- ARIN6914 Remixable Media
- ARTS7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates
- ASNS6905 Asian Popular Culture
- ASNS6908 Media Industries in East Asia
- LNGS7006 Cross-cultural Communication
- LNGS7274 Media Discourse
- PACS6914 Conflict-Resolving Media
- WMST6903 Gender, Media and Consumer Societies
Core units of study: Master candidates complete 4 core units of study; Graduate Diploma candidates complete 3 cores; Graduate Certificate candidates complete 2 cores.
*Department permission required. Available to Master of Media Practice candidates only.
Course rules
Master of Media Practice
These resolutions must be read in conjunction with applicable University By-laws, Rules and policies including (but not limited to) the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (the 'Coursework Rule'), the Resolutions of the Faculty, the University of Sydney (Student Appeals against Academic Decisions) Rule 2006 (as amended) and the Academic Board policies on Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism.
Course Resolutions
1 Course codes
| Code | Course title |
|---|---|
| DG010 | Graduate Certificate in Media Practice |
| DF017 | Graduate Diploma in Media Practice |
| DC037 | Master of Media Practice |
2 Attendance pattern
0.
The attendance pattern for these courses is full time or part time according to candidate choice.
3 Master's type
0.
The master's degree in these resolutions is an advanced learning master's course, as defined by the Coursework Rule.
4 Embedded courses in this sequence
(2)
A candidate for the graduate certificate or graduate diploma may apply to progress to a longer course in this sequence, providing the candidate meets the admission requirements for that course. Only the longest award completed will be conferred.
5 Admission to candidature
(1)
Available places will be offered to qualified applicants based on merit, according to the following admissions criteria. In exceptional circumstances the Dean may admit applicants without these qualifications but whose evidence of experience and achievement is deemed by the Dean to be equivalent.
(a)
a bachelor's degree with a minimum credit (65%) average, from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification; or
(b)
completion of the Graduate Certificate in Media Practice with a minimum credit (65%) average, or an equivalent qualification.
(a)
a bachelor's degree with a minimum credit (65%) average, from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification; or
(b)
completion of the embedded Graduate Diploma in Media Practice with a minimum credit (65%) average, or an equivalent qualification.
6 Requirements for award
(1)
The units of study that may be taken for these courses are set out in the Postgraduate Table of Units of Study for the Media Practice subject area.
(2)
Candidates for the Graduate Certificate in Media Practice are required to complete 24 credit points, including:
(3)
Candidates for the Graduate Diploma in Media Practice are required to complete 36 credit points, including:
(4)
Candidates for the Master of Media Practice are required to complete 48 credit points including:
7 Credit transfer policy
0.
A maximum of one unit of study may be credited towards the Graduate Certificate in Media Practice and only if:
(b)
the study was through the University's Summer or Winter Schools or Centre for Continuing Education; and
(c)
it is for a unit of study being offered to candidates for the Graduate Certificate in Media Practice.
8 Course transfer
0.
A candidate for the master's degree or graduate diploma may elect to discontinue study and graduate with a shorter award from this sequence, with the approval of the Dean, and provided the requirements of the shorter award have been met.
9 Transitional provisions
(2)
Candidates who commenced prior to 1 January 2011 will complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement, provided that requirements are completed by 1 January 2016. The Faculty may specify a later date for completion or specify alternative requirements for completion of candidatures that extend beyond this time.