Professional Communication

Contact

Dr Jan Shaw
Phone: +61 2 9351 7413
Email: jan.shaw@sydney.edu.au

Awards and Requirements

Graduate Certificate in Professional Communication

4 units of study = 24 credit points

Graduate Diploma in Professional Communication

6 units of study = 36 credit points

Master of Professional Communication

8 units of study = 48 credit points

Doctor of Arts and Doctor of Social Sciences

See: Research degree requirements

Candidates may choose to structure their course of study on pathways:

1. Communication for Professional Contexts which focuses on communication skills and strategies applicable within professional and workplace contexts – in other words, matters of internal communication.
2. Public Communication with a focus on communication issues which arise when considering an organisational or professional practice in relation to the community at large – in other words, communication which is externally focused.
3. International Communication which considers an organisation or professional practice as a member of the international community.

Units of study

Cores

• ENGL6946 Communication in Professional Contexts A
• ENGL6962 Communication in Professional Contexts B
• ENGL6912 Issues in Mass Communication
• LNGS7002 Language, Society and Power

Electives

Pathway 1 – Communication for Professional Contexts

• ARIN6902 Internet Cultures and Governance
• ARTS7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates
• LNGS7004 Register and Genre in English

Pathway 2 – Public Communication

• ARIN6912 Digital research and publishing
• ARIN6914 Remixable Media
• LNGS7274 Media Discourse
• MECO6915 Writing Features: Narrative Journalism

Pathway 3 – International Communication

• ARIN6901 Network Society
• ASNS6906 Communicating in Asian Contexts
• ASNS6908 Media Industries in East Asia
• LNGS7001 Structure of English
• LNGS7006 Cross-cultural Communication
• LNGS7275 World Englishes
• TRNS7000 Translation Studies A

All pathways

• ARTS7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates
• ENGL6929 Dissertation Part 1*
• ENGL6930 Dissertation Part 2*
• ENGL6907 Essay (English)*

Core units of study: Graduate Certificate candidates should consult the Director to discuss a suitable program of study; Graduate Diploma candidates must complete three core units; Master's candidates must complete four core units.
*Department permission required. Available to Master of Professional Communication candidates only.