Media and Communications

Intended learning outcomes

Students who complete the Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) in this area of specialisation should be able to:

• complete either the equivalent of fourth year honours with a research component or the equivalent of the first year of the Master of Global Media Communication;
• demonstrate the knowledge and capacities required to work in industry, government and advocacy;
• understand the fundamental principles for making critical and ethical judgments regarding professional practice;
• evaluate the dynamic processes of change operating in contemporary media and communication industries;
• develop strategy, write policy and communicate through written and oral presentations in academic, policy and cross-cultural forums;
• combine the perspectives of industry, public sector and civil society professionals with the research skills and methodologies of professional media and communication; and
• demonstrate advanced skills in research, analysis and interpretation with particular emphasis on questions of globalisation/localisation, identity, citizenship and democracy.