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Graduate Diploma in Publishing and Communications (Advanced) (GDA-PUBCOM) // Course structure

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Course structure

The Graduate Diploma in Publishing and Communications (Advanced) requires:

  • two compulsory subjects (25 points)
  • minimum of four elective subjects (50 points)
  • maximum of two additional subjects (25 points)

 

Total 100 points

 

For policies that govern this degree, see Academic Services Policy in the University Melbourne Policy Framework.

Subject options

Compulsory Subjects

25 points

Code Name Study period Credit Points
PUBL90001 Structural Editing
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PUBL90002 Introduction to Copyediting
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Elective Subjects

minimum 50 points

Code Name Study period Credit Points
MULT90019 Internship II (Semester Long)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25
PUBL90003 The Contemporary Publishing Industry
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PUBL90004 Business and Professional Communications
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PUBL90006 Writing and Editing for Digital Media
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PUBL90010 Print Production and Design
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PUBL90014 Legal Issues in Arts and Media
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PUBL90015 Grattan Street Press
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PUBL90016 International Publishing Project Not available in 2026 12.5
PUBL90019 Book Markets: Structures and Strategies
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
PUBL90027 The International Publishing Industry Not available in 2026 12.5

Additional Elective Subjects

maximum 25 points

Code Name Study period Credit Points
MECM90046 Researching Audiences and Reception
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
MECM90048 AI and Communication Science
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
JOUR90029 Change in Journalism
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Last updated: 6 November 2025