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Publishing

Unit of study table

This page was first published on 15 November 2023 and was last amended on 6 March 2024.
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Master of Publishing

Students complete 72 credit points comprising:
(a) a minimum of 24 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) a maximum of 42 credit points from elective units of study
(i) with the permission of the relevant delegate a maximum of 12 credit points can be taken as elective units from the table, including:
(ii) a maximum of 6 credit points from units of study offered by other faculties.
(c) at least 6 credit points of capstone units of study

Graduate Diploma in Publishing

Students complete 48 credit points of units of study, comprising:
(a) a minimum of 24 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) a maximum of 24 credit points from elective units of study
(i) with the permission of the relevant delegate a maximum of 6 credit points can be taken as elective units from the table,

Graduate Certificate in Publishing

Students complete 24 credit points, comprising:
(a) a minimum of 12 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) a maximum of 12 credit points from elective units of study.

 

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Core

MECO6914
Contemporary Magazine Publishing
6 P MECO6930
MECO6916
Editing and Proofreading
6  
MECO6917
Book Publishing Business
6  
MECO6930
Publication Design
6  
MECO6937
Multiplatform Publishing
6 P MECO6930
MECO6920
Reading Magazines
6 N ENGL6970

Electives

MECO6900
News Writing
6  
MECO6901
Media Relations
6  
MECO6902
Legal and Ethical Issues in Media Practice
6  
MECO6915
Writing Feature Stories
6  
MECO6925
Online Journalism

6  
MECO6927
Leadership Communication
6  
MECO6936
Social Media Communication
6  
MECO6939
Research Methods
6 C MECO6904
MECO6940
Theoretical Traditions and Innovations
6 C MECO6904
MECO6941
Podcasting
6  
MECO6943
Book Marketing and Sales
6  
MECO6944
Manuscript Acquisition and Development
6 P MECO6916
ARIN6902
Digital Policy and Governance
6  
ARIN6906
Emerging Technologies and Issues
6  
ENGL6917
Literary Culture: Sydney
6  
ENGL6936
Writers at Work
6  
INFS6032
Agile Project Methods
6  
IDEA9105
Interface Design
6  
MKTG6001
Marketing Research
6  
MKTG6998
Social Media Analysis
6 N MKTG6999
WRIT6000
Professional Writing

6  
WRIT6001
Professional Editing

6  

Capstone

MECO6904
Dissertation Part 1
6 P 24 credit points from Digital Communication and Culture or Media Practice or Health Communication or Strategic Public Relations or Publishing degree tables.
N MECO6928 or MECO6932 or MECO6935 or MECO6947
MECO6905
Dissertation Part 2
6 P MECO6904
N MECO6928 or MECO6932 or MECO6935 or MECO6947
MECO6928
Media and Communication Internship
6 P 48 credit points including 18 credit points of core units from Digital Communication and Culture or Media Practice or Health Communication or Strategic Public Relations or Publishing degree tables
N MECO6904 or MECO6905 or MECO6932 or MECO6935 or MECO6947
In addition to the prerequisites, students must: 1) achieve strong credit marks (70+) in at least 18 credit points of core units in order to meet host organisation expectations around skill-sets; 2) achieve a pass result on a pass/fail diagnostic skills test that assesses workplace readiness.
MECO6935
Professional Project
6 P 48 credit points from Digital Communication and Culture or Media Practice or Health Communication or Strategic Public Relations or Publishing degree tables
N MECO6904 or MECO6905 or MECO6928 or MECO6932 or MECO6947
MECO6946
Industry Research Project
6 P 48 credit points from Digital Communication and Culture or Media Practice or Health Communication or Strategic Public Relations or Publishing degree tables and (MECO6904 or MECO6905 or MECO6928 or MECO6932 or MECO6935 or MECO6947)
MECO6947
Advanced Audio Project
6 P 48 credit points from Digital Communication and Culture or Media Practice or Health Communication or Strategic Public Relations or Publishing degree tables, including MECO6941
N MECO6904 or MECO6905 or MECO6928 or MECO6932 or MECO6935

Post-publication amendments

Date
Original publication
Post-publication amendment
6/3/2024 Supplementary text for MECO6927 published as:
"This unit will be offered in online and intensive modes."
Supplementary text for MECO6927 removed.