Master of Communication (MCommun) - Course List

Information valid for students commencing 2014

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
COMU7016 2 Participatory Media Production

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
COMU7009 6 Thesis

and up to #8 of elective courses approved by the program director

Organisational Communication

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#8 for -

Course Code Units Course Title
MGTS7329 2 Cross Cultural Management
MGTS7602 2 Communication Management
MGTS7310 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 I

and one course from -

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

and #8-12 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
COMU7000 2 Communication for Social Change
COMU7302 2 Issues and Crisis Management
COMU7303 2 Communication Campaigns
MGTS7215 2 Virtual Organisation Management
MGTS7303 2 Principles of Strategic Management
MGTS7308 2 Social Enterprises and Not for Profits
MGTS7601 2 Managing Organisational Behaviour
MKTG7501 2 Fundamentals of Marketing
MKTG7503 2 Consumer & Buyer Behaviour
ADVT7508 2 Fundamentals of Advertising
WRIT6030 2 Professional Communication

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

Public Relations & Professional Communic

#24 comprising -

#10 for -

Course Code Units Course Title
COMU7301 2 Introduction to PR Profession and Practice
COMU7302 2 Issues and Crisis Management
COMU7303 2 Communication Campaigns
JOUR7500 2 Communication and Accountability
PHIL7111 2 Critical Reasoning (Graduate)

and #2 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
JOUR7292 2 Journalism and Communication Research

with one course from -

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

and #6-10 from -

Course Code Units Course Title
COMU7777 2 Media, Communication and the Environment
MGTS7601 2 Managing Organisational Behaviour
MGTS7602 2 Communication Management
MGTS7310 2 Business Negotiation
MGTS7618 2 Change Leadership
ADVT7508 2 Fundamentals of Advertising
[ WRIT6001 2 Academic English & Thesis Writing for International Students
[ or
[ WRIT6030 2 Professional Communication

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

Science Communication

#24 comprising -

#10 for -

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

#8 for

Course Code Units Course Title
WRIT7000 8 Dissertation

Students wishing to complete the dissertation over two semesters of part-time enrolment should enrol in 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