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Overview

The media reflects our world—and also influences and shapes our understanding of it. In this course you will be introduced to key media principles and writing practices that will empower you to inform, persuade, and entertain. The course will cover a range of genres and roles in both the public… For more content click the Read More button below.

The media reflects our world—and also influences and shapes our understanding of it. In this course you will be introduced to key media principles and writing practices that will empower you to inform, persuade, and entertain. The course will cover a range of genres and roles in both the public relations and advertising and journalism and communications fields. You will learn the fundamentals of the media release, copywriting, blogging, posting, journalistic prose, and news story structure.

You will develop a portfolio of skills useful across media and communications. So that material is newsworthy, you will learn how to structure and edit content and to develop angles that will engage readers. You will also learn about balance, bias, and ethics. Accordingly, this course will help you to think critically about the social, economic, and political role of your work.

Conditions for Enrolment

Prerequisite: Enrolment in a postgraduate Journalism & Communication, PR & Advertising, Environmental Management, Law, or Law, Media & Journalism program

Delivery

Multimodal - Standard (usually weekly or fortnightly)

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Course Outline

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Fees

Type	Amount
Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)	$1893
Domestic Students	$3570
International Students	$5040

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Postgraduate

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Term 1

Campus

Sydney

Academic Calendar

Field of Education

100705 Written Communication

Writing for Media

MDIA5001

6 Units of Credit