Digital Communication and Culture
Unit of study table
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Master of Digital Communication and Culture |
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| Students complete 72 credit points, including: |
| (a) 30 credit points of core units of study; and |
| (b) a minimum of 24 and a maximum of 36 credit points of selective units of study; and |
| (c) a maximum of 12 credit points of 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 eligible postgraduate units of study, provided the candidate meets all other degree requirements. |
| (d) a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12 credit points of capstone units of study |
Graduate Diploma in Digital Communication and Culture |
| Students complete 48 credit points, including: |
| (a) 24 credit points of core units of study; and |
| (b) a maximum of 24 credit points from selective and 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 eligible postgraduate units of study, provided the candidate meets all other degree requirements. |
Graduate Certificate in Digital Communication and Culture |
| Students complete 24 credit points, including: |
| (a) 12 credit points of core units of study; and |
| (b) a maximum of 12 credit points from selective and elective units of study. |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Core |
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| ARIN6902 Digital Policy and Governance |
6 | |
| ARIN6903 Digital Media and Society |
6 | |
| ARIN6904 Games and Mixed Realities |
6 | |
| ARIN6905 Digital Audiences and Creators |
6 | |
| ARIN6906 Emerging Technologies and Issues |
6 | |
Capstone |
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| 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 |
| MECO6932 Advanced Video/TV 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 MECO6900 and MECO6924 N MECO6928 or MECO6904 or MECO6905 or MECO6935 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 |
Selectives |
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| FILM6930 Film Theory: Art, Industry, Culture |
6 | |
| IDEA9103 Creative Coding |
6 | |
| IDEA9105 Interface Design |
6 | |
| IDEA9106 Design Thinking |
6 | |
| INFO5992 Understanding IT Innovations |
6 | P 18 credit points of units at 5000-level or above N INFO4444 or PMGT5875 or OINF5992 |
| MECO6900 News Writing |
6 | |
| MECO6912 Political Public Relations |
6 | |
| MECO6925 Online Journalism |
6 | |
| MECO6930 Publication Design |
6 | |
| MECO6934 Social Issues Marketing |
6 | |
| MECO6936 Social Media Communication |
6 | |
| MECO6937 Multiplatform Publishing |
6 | |
| MECO6939 Research Methods |
6 | C MECO6904 |
| MECO6940 Theoretical Traditions and Innovations |
6 | C MECO6904 |
| MECO6941 Podcasting |
6 | |
| MFDI9303 Digital Effects for Film and Video |
6 | |
| MFDI9313 Digital Editing for Film and Video |
6 | |
| MUSM7036 Museums and the Digital |
6 | |
| USSC6919 Hollywood vs. Netflix |
6 | |
| USSC6920 US Media: Politics, Culture, Technology |
6 | |
| WRIT6000 Professional Writing |
6 | |
| WRIT6001 Professional Editing |
6 | |
Electives |
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| ARHT6964 Art and the Moving Image |
6 | |
| INFO5990 Professional Practice in IT |
6 | A Students enrolled in INFO5990 are assumed to have previously completed a Bachelor's degree in some area of IT, or have completed a Graduate Diploma in some area of IT, or have many years experience as a practising IT professional N INFO1111 or OINF5990 The main focus of the subject is to provide students with the necessary tools, basic skills, experience and adequate knowledge so they develop an awareness and an understanding of the responsibilities and issues associated with professional conduct and practice in the information technology sector. This unit is for MIT, MITM, MIT/MITM students only. |
| INFO6007 Project Management in IT |
6 | A Students enrolled in INFO6007 are assumed to have previously completed a Bachelor's degree in some area of IT, or have completed a Graduate Diploma in some area of IT, or have three years experience as a practising IT professional. Recent work experience, or recent postgraduate education, in software project management, software process improvement, or software quality assurance is an advantage N PMGT5871 or INFO3333 |
| LNGS7006 Cross-Cultural Communication |
6 | |
| MECO6902 Legal and Ethical Issues in Media Practice |
6 | |
| MECO6908 Strategy Selection in Corporate PR |
6 | |
| MECO6916 Editing and Proofreading |
6 | |
| MECO6920 Reading Magazines |
6 | N ENGL6970 |
| MECO6926 International Media Practice |
6 | |
| MECO6929 Chinese Media Studies in Global Contexts |
6 | |
| MECO6942 Managing Social Media Communities |
6 | |
| WMST6903 Gender, Media and Consumer Societies |
6 | |
