Digital Communication and Culture
Semester 2, 2020 unit of study availability
Some Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences units of study originally intended to run in Semester 2, 2020 are no longer available.
A full and up-to-date list of units of study available in Semester 2, 2020 from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, can be found on this webpage.
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Digital Communication and Culture |
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Master of Digital Communication and Culture |
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| Students complete 72 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 24 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) 42 credit points from elective units of study. | |||
| (i) with the permission of the Degree Coordinator a maximum of 12 credit points can be taken as elective units outside those listed in the table, including: | |||
| (ii) a maximum of 6 credit points from units of study offered by other faculties. | |||
Graduate Diploma in Digital Communication and Culture |
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| Students complete 48 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 24 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) 24 credit points from elective units of study. | |||
| (i) with the permission of the Degree Coordinator a maximum of 6 credit points can be taken as elective units outside those listed in the table. | |||
Graduate Certificate in Digital Communication and Culture |
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| Students complete 24 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 12 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) 12 credit points from elective units of study. | |||
Core |
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| ARIN6902 Internet Cultures and Governance |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ARIN6904 Mobile Media and Games |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ARIN6905 New Media Audiences |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ARIN6903 Digital Media and Society |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Capstone |
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| MECO6904 Dissertation Part 1 |
6 | P 24 credit points from Digital Communication & Cultures or Media Practice or Health Communication or Strategic Public Relations or Publishing degree tables C MECO6939 N MECO6928 or MECO6935 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MECO6905 Dissertation Part 2 |
6 | P 48 credit points, including MECO6904 from Digital Communication & Cultures or Media Practice or Health Communication or Strategic Public Relations or Publishing degree tables N MECO6928 or MECO6935 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MECO6928 Media and Communication Internship |
6 | P 48 credit points from Digital Communication & Cultures or Media Practice or Health Communication or Strategic Public Relations or Publishing degree tables N MECO6904 or MECO6905 or MECO6935 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive December Intensive June Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MECO6935 Professional Project |
6 | P 48 credit points from Digital Communication & Cultures or Media Practice or Health Communication or Strategic Public Relations or Publishing degree tables N MECO6904 or MECO6905 or MECO6928 or MECO6939 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MECO6932 Advanced Media Project |
6 | P 48 credit points including MECO6900 and (MECO6924 or MECO6925 or MECO6941) N MECO6928 or MECO6904 or MECO6905 or MECO6935 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Open to Masters' students only |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Elective |
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| ARHT6930 Film Theory: Art, Industry, Culture |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CISS6022 Cybersecurity |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ENGL6970 Reading Magazines |
6 | Intensive February Semester 2 |
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| GCST5909 Key Thinkers for Cultural Studies |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GCST6901 Cultural Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| IDEA9103 Design Programming |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| IDEA9105 Interface Design |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| IDEA9106 Design Thinking |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| INFO5990 Professional Practice in IT |
6 | A Students enrolled in INFO5990 are assumed to have previously completed a Bachelor's degree in some area of IT, or have completed a Graduate Diploma in some area of IT, or have many years experience as a practising IT professional. The main focus of the subject is to provide students with the necessary tools, basic skills, experience and adequate knowledge so they develop an awareness and an understanding of the responsibilities and issues associated with professional conduct and practice in the information technology sector. This unit is for MIT, MITM, MIT/MITM students only. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| INFO5992 Understanding IT Innovations |
6 | P 24 credit points of units at 5000-level or above N PMGT5875 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| INFO6007 Project Management in IT |
6 | A Students enrolled in INFO6007 are assumed to have previously completed a Bachelor's degree in some area of IT, or have completed a Graduate Diploma in some area of IT, or have three years experience as a practising IT professional. Recent work experience, or recent postgraduate education, in software project management, software process improvement, or software quality assurance is an advantage. N PMGT5871 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LNGS7006 Cross-Cultural Communication |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MECO6900 News Writing |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| MECO6902 Legal and Ethical Issues in Media Practice |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| MECO6908 Strategy Selection in Corporate PR |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| MECO6916 Editing and Proofreading |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| MECO6925 Online Journalism |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| MECO6926 International Media Practice |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| MECO6929 Chinese Media Studies in Global Contexts |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| MECO6930 Publication Design |
6 | Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| MECO6934 Social Issues Marketing |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MECO6936 Social Media Communication |
6 | Semester 1a Semester 2a |
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| MECO6938 The Interview |
6 | Semester 1a |
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| MECO6939 Research Methods |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| MECO6940 Theoretical Traditions and Innovations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| MECO6941 Podcasting |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MECO6942 Managing Social Media Communities |
6 | Intensive January Intensive July |
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| MFDI9303 Digital Effects for Film and Video |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| MFDI9313 Digital Editing for Film and Video |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| MUSM7036 Museums and the Digital |
6 | Semester 2b |
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| SCLG6902 Ethics of Social Research This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | N SCLG3003 |
Semester 1 |
| USSC6920 US Media: Politics, Culture, Technology |
6 | Intensive July |
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| WMST6903 Gender, Media and Consumer Societies |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| FASS7001 Academic English for Postgraduates |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| FASS7002 Critical Thinking and Persuasive Writing |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| WRIT6000 Professional Writing |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| WRIT6001 Professional Editing |
6 | Semester 1 |
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