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200pt Program
Master of JournalismCourse Entry PointYear: 2019
200pt Program
Contact information
Coordinator
Assoc Prof. Andrew Dodd
Email: adodd@unimelb.edu.au
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Currently enrolled students:
- Contact Stop 1
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
- Further information: http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/
- Contact: 'Make an enquiry' at http://graduate.arts.unimelb.edu.au/degrees/19-master-of-journalism
Overview
The program is designed for students who are interested in pursuing careers in journalism and journalism-related fields, and for journalists and other professional practitioners working in the contemporary media industry who wish to develop additional advanced skills and knowledge.
The program teaches the full range of journalism skills and critically engages with the professional conventions of journalism, with ethical and legal issues that impact on journalism, and with contemporary questions such as how new media technologies influence journalism practices. Students will:
- learn real-world skills from leading industry practitioners;
- engage with important and challenging issues facing the Australian and global media industries;
- gain a theoretical and practical grounding in issues such as civics, governance, citizenship, and leadership;
- investigate key concepts that frame recent developments in fields such as media law, management theory, globalisation, health policy, and climate change; and
- undertake an internship with an external organisation, and gain valuable practical experience and extend their professional networks.
Last updated: 18 December 2020
Structure
200 credit points
200 point program
Duration: 2 years full-time / 4 years part-time
Coursework Only Option:
- one compulsory subject (25 points)
- core subjects (minimum of 75 points)
- elective subjects (maximum of 100 points)
or
Minor Thesis Option:
- one compulsory subject (25 points)
- core subjects (minimum of 75 points)
- JOUR90015 Journalism Thesis Part 1 and JOUR90016 Journalism Thesis Part 2 (37.5 points total)
- elective subjects (maximum of 62.5 points)
Please note:
- The thesis option requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.
- The Journalism Project option requries three consecutive semesters of enrolment.
Capstone Requirement:
All students are required to complete the Capstone Requirement for the program (at least 25 points). Students must complete one capstone option:
Capstone Stream 1: JOUR90015 Journalism Thesis Part 1 and JOUR90016 Journalism Thesis Part 2 (37.5 points total)
Purpose: An opportunity to integrate knowledge and research skills to address a specific Journalism research by planning and executing a substantial research-based project.
Capstone Stream 2: JOUR90017 Journalism Project Part 1, JOUR90018 Journalism Project Part 2 and JOUR90019 Journalism Project Part 3 (37.5 points total)
Purpose: An opportunity to complete a substantial professionally focussed project under industry standard supervision. This might be a book, portfolio of articles or other substantial journalistic project.
Capstone Stream 3: JOUR90010 Newsroom-Applied Professional Practice (12.5 points) and JOUR90003 Journalism Internship (12.5 points)
Purpose: An opportunity to complete a professionally focussed project under industry standard supervision, aimed at publication in The Citizen, and participating in the newsroom experience and also completing a 20 day placement in the industry.
For policies that govern this degree, see Academic Services Policy in the University Melbourne Policy Framework.
Subject Options
Compulsory Subjects
25 Points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
JOUR90001 | Researching/Writing Stories |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
Core Subjects
minimum 75 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
JOUR90004 | New Media: Harnessing Digital Disruption | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
JOUR90005 | Audio Journalism | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
JOUR90006 | Dilemmas in Journalism: Law and Ethics | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
JOUR90008 | Video Journalism | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
JOUR90009 | Advanced Non Fiction Writing | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
JOUR90010 | Newsroom-Applied Professional Practice |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
JOUR90013 | Investigative Journalism | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
JOUR90021 | International Traditions in Journalism | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
JOUR90022 | Photojournalism | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
JOUR90023 | International Business Journalism | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Minor Thesis Option
37.5 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
JOUR90015 | Journalism Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
JOUR90016 | Journalism Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
Elective Subjects
maximum 100 points - coursework only option
maximum 62.5 points - minor thesis option
Please note:
- The elective subjects are listed below, grouped by topic
- There is no restriction on the number of electives you can take from a particular group
- Languages: Students may enrol in up to 25 points of language study in the following areas: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Spanish
Media/Journalism
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
JOUR90003 | Journalism Internship |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
JOUR90007 | Special Study in Journalism | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
JOUR90011 | Data Journalism | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
JOUR90017 | Journalism Project Part 1 |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
JOUR90018 | Journalism Project Part 2 |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
JOUR90019 | Journalism Project Part 3 |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MECM40003 | Researching Audiences and Reception | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MECM40007 | Change in Journalism | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MECM90009 | Global Crisis Reporting | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MECM90019 | Social Media and Change | July (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
PUBL90003 | The Contemporary Publishing Industry | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PUBL90005 | Technical Writing and Editing | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PUBL90006 | Writing and Editing for Digital Media |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
PUBL90009 | Advanced Editing for Digital Media | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PUBL90010 | Print Production and Design | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PUBL90013 | Writing and Editing for Magazines | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
PUBL90014 | Legal Issues in Media and Publishing | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PUBL90019 | Print Markets: Structures and Strategies | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Understanding Australia and the World
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ASIA90001 | Human Rights in Southeast Asia | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90015 | Terror, Law and War | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CRIM90017 | Violence, Trauma and Reconciliation | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90009 | Development Theories |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
DEVT90039 | Civil Society, NGOs and the State | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90042 | Fieldwork in Complex and Hostile Places | Not available in 2019 | 25 |
HPSC90012 | Trust, Communication and Expertise | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
INTS90007 | Rising China in the Globalised World | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISLM90007 | Contemporary Middle East & Central Asia | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISLM90008 | Islam and Politics | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISLM90015 | Understanding the Gulf States | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
MULT90059 | Social Enterprise Incubator |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
POLS40002 | Australian Politics:Democracy & Justice | No longer available | |
POLS40016 | Asia-Pacific: Zone of Conflict or Peace? | No longer available | |
POLS90012 | Trade Policy Politics & Governance | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POLS90017 | Europe and Asia: Competing Hegemons? | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
The Environment and Climate Change
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ENST90004 | Climate Change Politics and Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90005 | Environmental Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC90001 | Global Environment and Sustainability | No longer available | |
HPSC90010 | Environment and Knowledge | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Health
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POPH90206 | Health Policy | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Business and Economics
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MGMT90011 | Managing Stakeholders | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90015 | Managing People |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MGMT90025 | People and Change |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MKTG90003 | Public Relations Management | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MKTG90004 | Marketing Management |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/culture-communication
Last updated: 18 December 2020