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Journalism Thesis Part 1 (JOUR90015)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 18.75Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Semester 1
Semester 2
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.
For further information on undertaking the Journalism Thesis please use the following link to access the Centre for Advancing Journalism Thesis resource page:
https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/centre-for-advancing-journalism/resources
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
- 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: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Students must be admitted to the Master of Journalism or the Master of International Journalism in order to apply to enrol in this subject.
To be enrolled into the minor thesis, students must be in the final 100 points of their degree, with a weighted average mark of H1 (80%) across their previous 50 points of study (or equivalent) prior to enrollment in the thesis.
Students should view the Journalism Thesis Resource page for further information prior to making an application:
https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/centre-for-advancing-journalism/resources
This subject is a capstone in the Master of Journalism or the Master of International Journalism programs and is not available to Community Access Program (CAP), Inbound Exchange/Study Abroad or Incoming Cross-institutional students.
Corequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ARTS90032 | Research Principles & Practices Graduate |
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
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12.5 |
Non-allowed subjects
JOUR90002 Journalism Thesis
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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A thesis written over two consecutive semesters, due at the end of the second semester of study
| due at the end of the second semester of study | 100% |
Hurdle requirement: Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of supervisory meetings in order to pass the subject. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
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)
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Jeff Sparrow Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours Total 25 hours: Regular meetings with the supervisor over two consecutive semesters of enrolment. Total time commitment 510 hours Teaching period 28 February 2022 to 29 May 2022 Last self-enrol date 11 March 2022 Census date 31 March 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 May 2022 Assessment period ends 24 June 2022 Semester 1 contact information
- Semester 2
Coordinator Jeff Sparrow Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours Total 25 hours: Regular meetings with the supervisor over two consecutive semesters of enrolment. Total time commitment 510 hours Teaching period 25 July 2022 to 23 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 5 August 2022 Census date 31 August 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 September 2022 Assessment period ends 18 November 2022 Semester 2 contact information
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: 31 January 2024
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: 31 January 2024