Master of Communication (MCommun) - Course List

Information valid for students commencing 2017

Students enrolled in the GCCommun complete:

8 units from the Course List below, consisting of:
4 units from Part B; and
4 units from Part A, B, C or D;
Note: Students are encouraged to seek advice from the Program Convenor about course selection prior to enrolling. Students undertaking Part A courses are advised to enrol in Semester 2 first.

Students enrolled in the #24 MCommun complete:

24 units from the Course List below, consisting of:
8 units from Part B (which may be taken in a field); and
8 units from Part C; and
8 units from Part B, C and/or D

Students enrolled in the #32 MCommun complete:

32 units from the Course List below, consisting of:
8 units from Part A; and
8 units from Part B (which may be taken in a field); and
8 units from Part C; and
8 units from Part B, C and/or D
Note: Students are encouraged to seek advice from the Program Convenor about course selection prior to enrolling. Students undertaking Part A courses are advised to enrol in Semester 2 first.

Part A

Course Code Units Course Title
COMU7101 2 Communication Theory and Practice
COMU7102 2 Communication for Social Change: Foundations
COMU7103 2 PR and Professional Practice: Foundations
[ WRIT6001 2 Academic English & Thesis Writing for International Students
[ or
[ WRIT7030 2 Professional Communication

or other courses approved by the Program Convenor

Part B

To complete a field in either Communication for Social Change or Public Relations & Professional Communication, students must have a minimum of 8 units from Part B in an approved sequence.

Communication for Social Change

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

Public Relations & Professional Communication

Course Code Units Course Title
COMU7301 2 Communication Practice and Campaigns
COMU7302 2 Issues and Crisis Management
COMU7304 2 Digital Media Theory and Practice
COMU7500 2 Communication and Accountability

Part C

6 units for:

Course Code Units Course Title
COMU7016 2 Participatory Media Production
COMU7311 2 Intercultural Communication
COMU7292 2 Communication Research Methods

And 2 or 6 units from:

Course Code Units Course Title
[ COMU7002 2 Communication Project
[ or
[ WRIT7100 6 Dissertation

Note: WRIT7110 or WRIT7120 can be taken in lieu of WRIT7100

Part D

Course Code Units Course Title
COMU7015 2 Practicum
WRIT7200 2 Introduction to Science Communication
COMU7777 2 Media, Communication and the Environment
PHIL7111 2 Critical Reasoning (Graduate)

or other courses approved by the Program Convenor

These may include courses in the following areas:

Community and Development

Course Code Units Course Title
SOCY7120 2 Introduction to Development: Theories and Practice
POLS7302 2 Politics of Development
SOSC7133 2 Community Cultural Development

Advertising, Marketing and Event Management

Course Code Units Course Title
ADVT7508 2 Fundamentals of Advertising
EVNT7051 2 Event Planning & Project Management
MKTG7501 2 Fundamentals of Marketing

Organisational Communication

Course Code Units Course Title
MGTS7601 2 Managing Organisational Behaviour
MGTS7310 2 Business Negotiation
ORGC7610 2 Communication and Organisation

Methods

Course Code Units Course Title
POLS7701 2 Research Methods
SOCY7329 2 Advanced Issues in Qualitative Inquiry
SOCY7339 2 Introducing Quantitative Research