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Specialisation (formal)Year: 2017
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Media and Communications
Overview
The Master of Arts (Media and Communication) Advanced Seminar & Shorter Thesis provides students with an opportunity to undertake advanced study of media and communications by advanced seminars and a shorter thesis. Students will study an advanced course in media and communications theory and method before undertaking supervised research in an approved area.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete the Master of Arts (Advanced Seminar & Shorter Thesis) in this area of specialisation should:
- demonstrate an informed awareness of the changing international and global contexts of media communication and how these are currently being researched and studied;
- demonstrate understanding of major positions of theory and debate informing the study of global media communication and be able to critically engage with these;
- deploy methods and selected methodology in sustained media and communication research;
- demonstrate specialist knowledge in the area of their research and present research findings and argument in a suitably structured and sequenced thesis that conforms to protocols of academic presentation and research practice; and
- demonstrate an adequate understanding of, and commitment to, research ethics in their research practice.
Last updated: 30 January 2024
Structure
Duration: 1.5 years full-time / 3 years part-time
Program Requirements -
- 20,000-22,000 word thesis
- elective advanced seminar subjects (25 points)
Subject Options
Thesis Subject
20,000-22,000 word thesis
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MECM70001 | Shorter Thesis - Media & Communications | Time-based Research (On Campus - Parkville) |
0 |
Elective Subjects
25 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MECM90002 | Global Media Policy & Governance | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MECM90003 | Mobility, Culture and Communication | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MECM90007 | Media Convergence and Digital Culture | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MECM90009 | Global Crisis Reporting | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MECM90015 | Approaches to Computational Media | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MECM90016 | Representation and Advocacy | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MECM90017 | Media Writing: Rhetoric and Practice | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/culture-communication
Last updated: 30 January 2024