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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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Semester 2
Overview
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A research topic selected in consultation with the subject coordinator. 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
- Be able to devise and test new research methods as required.
Generic skills
Students who successfully complete 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
- 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.
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: 1. Attendance hurdle requirement: Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of supervision meetings in order to qualify to have their written work assessed. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: 2. Late Penalty and Assessment hurdle requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task and will not be accepted after 20 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval. | Throughout the semester | 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 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 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
- Semester 2
Coordinator Jeff Sparrow 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 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
510 hours total - inclusive of two semesters (Thesis Part 1 and Part 2)
What do these dates mean
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- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
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).
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of International Journalism Course Master of Journalism - Links to additional information
Last updated: 31 January 2024