Master of Communication (MCommun) - Course List

Information valid for students commencing 2009

Master of Communication

Communication for Social Change

#24, comprising -
#12 for -

Course Code Units Course Title
COMU7000 2 Communication for Social Change
COMU7012 2 Communication and Social Movements
COMU7013 2 Participatory Development Communication
COMU7014 2 Community Media and ICTs in Development and Social Change
COMU7015 2 Communication for Social Change Practicum
SOCY7150 2 Social Planning for Development

with at least one course (#2) from -

Course Code Units Course Title
JOUR7292 2 Journalism and Communication Research
SOCY7049 2 Qualitative Research Practice
SOCY7339 2 Introducing Quantitative Research

and one course from -

Course Code Units Course Title
COMU7002 2 Communication Project

and up to #8 of elective courses approved by the Program Director.

Organisational Communication

#24, comprising -

#8 for -

Course Code Units Course Title
MGTS7329 2 Cross Cultural Management
MGTS7602 2 Communication Management
MGTS7606 2 Business Negotiation
ORGC7610 2 Communication and Organisation

with at least one (#2) course from -

Course Code Units Course Title
RBUS6901 2 Qualitative Business Research Methods
RBUS6902 2 Quantitative Business Research Methods

and one course from -

Course Code Units Course Title
COMU7002 2 Communication Project
COMU7009 6 Thesis

and #6-#12 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
MGTS7215 2 Virtual Organisation Management
MGTS7303 2 Principles of Strategic Management
MGTS7308 2 Small & Social Enterprises [1]
MGTS7601 2 Managing Organisational Behaviour
MKTG7501 2 Marketing
MKTG7503 2 Advanced Consumer Behaviour
MKTG7508 2 Marketing Communication Management

Public Relations & Professional Communic

#24, comprising -

# 8 for -

Course Code Units Course Title
COMU7301 2 Introduction to PR Profession and Practice
COMU7302 2 Issues and Crisis Management
COMU7303 2 Communication Campaigns
WRIT6030 2 Professional Communication

with one course from -

Course Code Units Course Title
COMU7002 2 Communication Project
COMU7009 6 Thesis

and #10-#14 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
EVNT7000 2 Event Management Principles and Practice
EVNT7001 2 International Event Management
EVNT7003 2 Meetings and Conventions Management
JOUR7292 2 Journalism and Communication Research
JOUR7500 2 Communication and Accountability
JOUR7511 2 Principles of Reporting
MGTS7601 2 Managing Organisational Behaviour
MGTS7602 2 Communication Management
MGTS7606 2 Business Negotiation
MGTS7618 2 Leadership and Change Management
MGTS7703 2 Negotiating Skills for Today [1]
MKTG7508 2 Marketing Communication Management

or up to #4 from elective courses approved by the program director

Science Communication

#24, comprising -

#18 for -

Course Code Units Course Title
JOUR7330 2 Introduction to Medical & Science Reporting
WRIT6030 2 Professional Communication
WRIT7000 8 Dissertation [2]
WRIT7200 2 Introduction to Science Communication
WRIT7210 2 Presenting Science
WRIT7220 2 Communicating Controversial Science

Students wishing to complete the dissertation over two semesters of part-time enrolment should use either WRIT7010 or WRIT7020 depending on the semester the dissertation is started in.

and #6 for -

Course Code Units Course Title
WRIT7040 2 Individual Project/Fieldwork

and #4 of electives approved by the program director

OR

#6 of electives approved by the program director

End notes

  • [1] Not offered in 2009.
  • [2] Code for students completing the course in one semester.