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Area of Specialisation Availability:
- Location:
Mt Lawley - Delivery Mode:
On-campus
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Mt Lawley - Study Mode:
Full-time
Part-time - Delivery Mode:
On-campus - Duration:
1.5 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Faculty:
Education and Arts - School:
Communications and Arts - Code:
G77 - CRICOS:
039440K
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Master of Professional Communications
Area of Specialisation In Journalism
Enables students to enhance their familiarity with both the theoretical and practical side of journalism.
Students can build on their knowledge base to specialise with their project in an area of their choice, such as professional education, sports journalism, media ethics or any other field relating to the practice or effects of journalism.
Related careers
Editor, Sports Journalist, Reporter, Communications Officer, Radio Journalist, Press Secretary, Writer, Journalist
Area of Specialisation structure
This unitset structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
The Master of Professional Communications (Journalism) enables graduates to enhance their familiarity with both the theoretical and practical side of journalism. Students can build on their knowledge base to specialise with their project in an area of their choice, such as professional education, sports journalism, media ethics or any other field relating to the practice or effects of journalism.
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMM4122 | Introduction to Research | 15 | |
| CMM4137 | Project Preparation | 15 | |
| CMM5220 | Communications Project 1 | 20 | |
| CMM5221 | Communications Project 2 | 20 | |
| Plus 90 credit points (6 units) from the following: | |||
| JOU4113 | Health Journalism | 15 | |
| JOU4011 | Introduction to Journalism | 15 | |
| JOU4103 | Media Law and Ethics | 15 | |
| JOU4106 | Sports Journalism | 15 | |
| JOU4107 | Political Journalism | 15 | |
| JOU4108 | Science Journalism | 15 | |
| JOU4109 | Business Journalism | 15 | |
| JOU4110 | Freelance Journalism | 15 | |
| JOU4114 | Radio Newsroom | 15 | |
| JOU4205 | Newsroom Journalism | 15 | |
| Plus 20 credit points (1 unit) from the following: | |||
| CMM5110 | Globalisation, Cultural Diversity and Innovation | 20 | |
| CMM5111 | Convergences | 20 | |
| PRN5110 | Perception Management | 20 | |
| VIS5110 | Visual Communication | 20 | |
This major can also be studied in the following courses: