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Mt Lawley - Delivery Mode:
On-campus
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Mt Lawley - Study Mode:
Full-time
Part-time - Delivery Mode:
On-campus - Duration:
2 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Faculty:
Education and Arts - School:
Communications and Arts - Code:
I24 - CRICOS:
061782D
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Master of Communications
Area of Specialisation In Photomedia
Equips students to produce photographic images to professional standards in a range of contexts, for a range of uses.
Students will also demonstrate critical skills and understanding of the roles photographic images perform in specific cultural and communication contexts. These skills and understandings will be creatively integrated in the completion of a substantial inquiry.
Related careers
Photographer, Photo Editor
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 Communications (Photomedia) equips graduates to produce photographic images to professional standards in a range of contexts, for a range of uses. Graduates will also demonstrate critical skills and understanding of the roles photographic images perform in specific cultural/communication contexts. These skills and understandings will be creatively integrated in the completion of a substantial inquiry.
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMM4122 | Introduction to Research | 15 | |
| Plus 90 credit points (6 units) from the following: | |||
| IMM4121 | Digital Photomedia | 15 | |
| PHO4102 | Photomedia Aesthetics and Histories | 15 | |
| PHO4103 | Studio Work | 15 | |
| PHO4105 | Photo Work | 15 | |
| PHO4113 | Discourses and Culture | 15 | |
| PHO4201 | Images and Narratives | 15 | |
| PHO4202 | Images and Pleasures | 15 | |
| PHO4211 | Photojournalism and Editorial Practice | 15 | |
| PHO4221 | Advanced Digital Photomedia | 15 | |
| PHO4305 | Studio Applications for Advertising | 15 | |
| PHO4316 | Landscape: Space and Place | 15 | |
| PHO4320 | International photojournalism and documentary photography | * | 30 |
* PLEASE NOTE: PHO4320 is run in Bangladesh. This unit is subject to quota, by application and invitation only. Please contact the unit coordinator for more information.
This major can also be studied in the following courses: