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Journalism Thesis Part 1 (JOUR90015)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 18.75On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Overview
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A research topic selected in consultation with the supervisor. Enrolment in the thesis is across two consecutive semesters and students must enrol in the subject in each semester to ensure they are meeting the full 37.5 point requirement for the year-long subject.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this subject should:
- be able to mount a sustained scholarly argument;
- have become familiar with the research and theoretical literature in their chosen field;
- have developed a capacity for engaging with and synthesising critical and analytical debates; and
- be able to devise and test new research methods as required.
Generic skills
Students who successfully compelte this subject should be able to:
- conceptualise and execute a substantial original research project;
- interact productively with a supervisor when reviewing drafts;
- display a high level of writing skills;
- consolidate their skills in research and scholarly citation; and
- plan and manage their time and research resources over an extended project.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Students must be admitted to the
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Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
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Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
Please note: This assessment statement applies to the entire enrolment across parts 1 and 2 of the subject (i.e. JOUR90015 and JOUR90016 together)
- A thesis of 12,000 words written over two consecutive semesters (100%), due at the end of the second semester of study
- Hurdle requirement: students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of supervisory meetings in order to pass the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Andrew Dodd Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 25 hours: Regular meetings with the supervisor over two consecutive semesters of enrolment. Total time commitment 510 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 2019 Census date 31 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 May 2019 Assessment period ends 28 June 2019 - Semester 2
Coordinator Andrew Dodd Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 25 hours: Regular meetings with the supervisor over two consecutive semesters of enrolment. Total time commitment 510 hours Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019
Time commitment details
510 hours total - inclusive of two semesters (Thesis Part 1 and Part 2)
Additional delivery details
This subject continues over two consecutive study periods, with students first enrolling in JOUR90015 Journalism Thesis Part 1 and then subsequently enrolling in JOUR90016 Journalism Thesis Part 2, for a total enrolment of 37.5 credit points. Students will receive an overall result for the subject following completion of the two-subject sequence.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Recommended texts and other resources
- Deacon, David, Michael Pickering, Peter Golding and Graham Murdoch (eds) (1999), Researching Communications: A Practical Guide to Methods on Media and Cultural Analysis, Arnold, London
- Hanson, Anders, Cottle, Simon, Negrine, Ralph and Newbold, Chris (eds) (1998) Mass Communication Research Methods, Macmillan, Basingstoke.
- McQuail, Denis (2010), McQuail’s Mass Communication Theory, Sage, London.
- Bertrand, Ina and Peter Hughes (2005), Media Research Methods: Audiences, Institutions, Texts, Palgrave, Basingstoke
- Subject notes
Please note: Information on this page refers to both Part 1 and Part 2 of this subject (JOUR90015 Journalism Thesis Part 1 and JOUR90016 Journalism Thesis Part 2).
- Links to additional information
Last updated: 3 November 2022