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Journalism Thesis Part 1 (JOUR90015) // Dates and times

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Dates & times

  • Semester 1
    CoordinatorCaroline James-Garrod
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hoursTotal 25 hours: Regular meetings with the supervisor over two consecutive semesters of enrolment.
    Total time commitment510 hours
    Teaching period 3 March 2025 to 1 June 2025
    Last self-enrol date14 March 2025
    Census date31 March 2025
    Last date to withdraw without fail 9 May 2025
    Assessment period ends27 June 2025

    Semester 1 contact information

    caroline.jamesgarrod@unimelb.edu.au

  • Semester 2
    CoordinatorJeff Sparrow
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hoursTotal 25 hours: Regular meetings with the supervisor over two consecutive semesters of enrolment.
    Total time commitment510 hours
    Teaching period28 July 2025 to 26 October 2025
    Last self-enrol date 8 August 2025
    Census date 1 September 2025
    Last date to withdraw without fail26 September 2025
    Assessment period ends21 November 2025

    Semester 2 contact information

    jeffrey.sparrow@unimelb.edu.au

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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  • 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    Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.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: 6 November 2025