Health Communication
Unit of study table
Master of Health Communication |
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| Students complete 72 credit points, including: | ||
| (a) 24 credit points of core units of study; and | ||
| (b) a minimum of 24 and a maximum of 42 credit points of selective units of study; and | ||
| (i) with the permission of the relevant delegate a maximum of 6 credit points can be taken as selective units from eligible postgraduate units of study, provided the candidate meets all other degree requirements, anywhere in the university. | ||
| (c) a maximum of 18 credit points of elective units of study | ||
| (d) a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12 credit points of capstone units of study | ||
Graduate Diploma in Health Communication |
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| Students complete 48 credit points, including: | ||
| (a) 24 credit points of core units of study; and | ||
| (b) 24 credit points of selective units of study | ||
| (i) with the permission of the relevant delegate a maximum of 6 credit points can be taken as selective units from eligible postgraduate units of study, provided the candidate meets all other degree requirements. | ||
Graduate Certificate in Health Communication |
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| Students complete 24 credit points, including: | ||
| (a) a minimum of 12 credit points of core units of study; and | ||
| (b) a maximum of 12 credit points of selective units of study. | ||
Unit of study |
Credit points |
A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
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Core |
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| MECO6909 Crisis Communication |
6 | |
| MECO6919 Health Communication |
6 | |
| MECO6927 Leadership Communication |
6 | |
| MECO6934 Social Issues Marketing |
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 |
| 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) |
Selectives |
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| ARIN6905 Digital Audiences and Creators |
6 | |
| HPOL5000 Health Policy and Health Economics |
6 | N PUBH5032 |
| MECO6936 Social Media Communication |
6 | |
| MECO6941 Podcasting |
6 | |
| PUBH5033 Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
6 | |
| PUBH5430 Public Health Advocacy |
6 | |
| SEXH5410 Sexual and Reproductive Health Promotion |
6 | |
| WRIT6001 Professional Editing |
6 | |
Electives |
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| ARIN6902 Digital Policy and Governance |
6 | |
| ARIN6903 Digital Media and Society |
6 | |
| BETH5203 Public Health Ethics |
6 | N BETH5206 |
| GLOH5112 Global Communicable Disease Control |
6 | |
| GLOH5115 Women's and Children's Health |
6 | N MIPH5115 |
| HPOL5003 Analysing Health Policy |
6 | |
| MECO6900 News Writing |
6 | |
| MECO6939 Research Methods |
6 | C MECO6904 |
| MECO6940 Theoretical Traditions and Innovations |
6 | C MECO6904 |
| MECO6942 Managing Social Media Communities |
6 | |
| PUBH5010 Epidemiology Methods and Uses |
6 | N BSTA5011 |
| PUBH5551 Climate Change and Public Health |
6 | |
| SCWK6910 Working with Communities |
6 | |
