Digital Communication and Culture
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| 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) 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 outside those listed in the table, including: | |||
| (ii) a maximum of 6 credit points from units of study offered by other faculties. | |||
| (c) a minimum of 6 credit points of capstone units of study | |||
Graduate Diploma in Digital Communication and Culture |
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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 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) 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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| ARIN6902 Internet Cultures and Governance |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ARIN6904 Games and Mixed Realities |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ARIN6905 Digital Audiences and Communities |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ARIN6903 Digital Media and Society |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ARIN6906 Emerging Technologies and Issues |
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 In addition to the prerequisites, students must: 1) achieve strong credit marks (70+) in their 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 |
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 |
| MECO6946 Industry Research 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 or MECO6932 |
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 | Intensive November |
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| ENGL6970 Reading Magazines |
6 | Intensive April |
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| GCST5210 Transforming Everyday Life |
6 | 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 This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| MECO6926 International Media Practice |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Semester 1 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MECO6929 Chinese Media Studies in Global Contexts |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MECO6930 Publication Design |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Semester 1 |
Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MECO6934 Social Issues Marketing |
6 |
This unit will be offered in intensive and online modes. |
Intensive October Semester 2 |
| MECO6936 Social Media Communication |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 1a Semester 2 Semester 2a |
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| MECO6938 The Interview |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1a |
| MECO6939 Research Methods |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| MECO6940 Theoretical Traditions and Innovations |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| MECO6941 Podcasting |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MECO6942 Managing Social Media Communities |
6 | Intensive February 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 2021 |
6 | N SCLG3003 |
Semester 1 |
| USSC6919 Hollywood vs. Netflix |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| USSC6920 US Media: Politics, Culture, Technology |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| WMST6903 Gender, Media and Consumer Societies |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| 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. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| 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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