Publishing
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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Publishing |
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Master of Publishing |
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| Students complete 72 credit points comprising: | |||
| (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 Degree Coordinator a maximum of 12 credit points can be taken as elective units from 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 Publishing |
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| Students complete 48 credit points of units of study, comprising: | |||
| (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 Degree Coordinator a maximum of 6 credit points can be taken as elective units from the Table, | |||
Graduate Certificate in Publishing |
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| Students complete 24 credit points, comprising: | |||
| (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. | |||
Core |
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| MECO6914 Making Magazines |
6 | P MECO6930 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MECO6916 Editing and Proofreading |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| MECO6917 Book Publishing Business |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MECO6930 Publication Design |
6 | Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| MECO6937 Producing Books in the Digital Age |
6 | P MECO6930 |
Semester 1 |
| ENGL6970 Reading Magazines |
6 | Intensive February Semester 2 |
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Elective |
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| MECO6900 News Writing |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| MECO6901 Media Relations |
6 | 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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| MECO6909 Crisis Communication |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| MECO6915 Writing Features: Narrative Journalism |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MECO6924 Television and Video Journalism |
6 | C MECO6900 |
Semester 1 |
| MECO6925 Online Journalism |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| MECO6927 Organisational Communication |
6 | 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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| MECO6943 Book Marketing and Sales |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| MECO6944 Manuscript Acquisition and Development |
6 | P MECO6916 |
Semester 2 |
| MECO6945 Creative Non-Fiction Workshop |
6 | N ENGL6984 |
Semester 1 |
| ARIN6902 Internet Cultures and Governance |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ENGL6917 Literary Culture: Sydney |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ENGL6936 Writers at Work |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ENGL6984 Creative Non-Fiction Workshop This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
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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| GCST6905 Gender in Cultural Theory |
6 | 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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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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |