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100pt Program
Contact information
Coordinator
Semester 1
Dr Alexandra Dane and Dr Sybil Nolan
Semester 2
Dr Alexandra Dane
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/15-master-of-publishing-and-communications
Structure
100 credit points
100 point program
Duration: 1 year full-time/ up to 2 years part-time
Coursework Only Option
- two compulsory subjects (25 points)
- elective subjects (75 points)
or
Minor Thesis Option
- two compulsory subjects (25 points)
- PUBL90022 Publishing and Communications Thesis Part 1 and PUBL90023 Publishing and Communication Thesis Part 2 (37.5 points total)
- PUBL90024 Advanced Research Methods (12.5 points) OR ARTS90032 Research Principles and Practices Graduate (12.5 points)
- elective subjects (25 points)
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 THESIS: PUBL90022 Publishing and Communications Thesis Part 1 and PUBL90023 Publishing and Communications Thesis Part 2, and PUBL90024 Advanced Research Methods OR ARTS90032 Research Principles and Practices Graduate (50 points total)
Purpose: An opportunity to integrate knowledge and research skills to address a research question
Capstone Stream 2 WORK INTEGRATED LEARNING (WIL): MULT90019 Internship II (Semester Long, 25 points) or Grattan Street Press option 1, PUBL90025 Grattan Street Press (Extended) (25 points) or Grattan Street Press option 2, PUBL90015 Grattan Street Press and PUBL90026 Publishing and Writing Summer School (25 points total).
Purpose: An experiential-learning opportunity to apply knowledge and research skills to solve problems that arise in professional contexts, and develop an integrated understanding of theory and practice
Capstone Stream 3 INDUSTRY PROJECT: PUBL90020 Advanced Book Publishing (25 points)
Purpose: An opportunity to apply knowledge, methodologies and production skills through a sustained project.
Capstone Stream 4 ADVANCED EDITING: PUBL90021 Editing Masterclass and, PUBL90015 Grattan Street Press or PUBL90026 Publishing and Writing Summer School (25 points)
Purpose: Multiple opportunities to develop knowledge and skills through sustained projects.
For policies that govern this degree, see Academic Services Policy in the University Melbourne Policy Framework. Students also should also refer to information in the Student Policy Directory.
Subject Options
Compulsory Subjects
25 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PUBL90001 | Structural Editing |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
PUBL90002 | Editorial English |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Minor Thesis Subjects
50 points - minor thesis option
Please note the following: students enrolled in the minor thesis must also enrol in PUBL90024 Advanced Research Methods (or, with coordinator permission, ARTS90032 Research Principles and Practices Graduate)
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ARTS90032 | Research Principles & Practices Graduate |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
PUBL90022 | Publishing and Communications Thesis Pt1 |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
PUBL90023 | Publishing and Communications Thesis Pt2 |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
18.75 |
PUBL90024 | Advanced Research Methods | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
Elective Subjects
75 points - coursework option
25 points - minor thesis option
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MECM90017 | Media Writing: Rhetoric and Practice | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MULT90018 | Internship I (Placement Only) |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MULT90019 | Internship II (Semester Long) |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
MULT90059 | Social Enterprise Incubator | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PUBL90003 | The Contemporary Publishing Industry | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PUBL90004 | Business and Professional Communications |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
June (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
PUBL90005 | Technical Writing and Editing | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PUBL90006 | Writing and Editing for Digital Media |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
PUBL90007 | History of Books and Reading | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PUBL90009 | Advanced Editing for Digital Media | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PUBL90010 | Print Production and Design |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
PUBL90012 | Practicum | No longer available | |
PUBL90013 | Writing and Editing for Magazines | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PUBL90014 | Legal Issues in Arts and Media | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PUBL90015 | Grattan Street Press | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PUBL90016 | International Publishing Project | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
PUBL90019 | Book Markets: Structures and Strategies | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PUBL90020 | Advanced Book Publishing | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
25 |
PUBL90021 | Editing Masterclass | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MECM90037 | Online Community Management | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
PUBL90025 | Grattan Street Press (Extended) | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
PUBL90026 | Publishing and Writing Summer School | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/culture-communication
Last updated: 5 January 2023