Overview
The Master of Journalism and Communication (MJC) provides its graduates with a professionally relevant and academically rigorous education in journalism, media and communication. Students will acquire a portfolio of skills in media practice, equipping them for work in print, radio, television and online media, and in the media relations and … For more content click the Read More button below.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Articulate journalistic and communication theories and practices and synthesise these with societal and cultural concerns
2.
Continuously acquire and develop the journalistic and communication knowledge, skills, and capacities necessary to exhibiting expertise and to finding career fulfilment
3.
Critically and creatively engage complex bodies of journalistic and communication knowledge to inform, appraise, and/or lead professional practice and/or scholarship
4.
Investigate and analyse issues and, through a range of media, articulate their complexities to a range of specialist and non-specialist audiences
5.
Demonstrate self-directed and reflective problem-solving skills
6.
Act ethically, respectfully, and responsibly in the context of professional and regulatory frameworks
7.
Collaborate effectively with others
Available in Program(s) Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:
Master of Journalism and Communication - MJournComm8232 - Journalism and Communication
Specialisation Structure
Students must complete 72 UOC.
Admission Block Credit
Foundation Core Course6 Units of Credit:
Advanced Disciplinary Core Course 18 Units of Credit:
Advanced Disciplinary - Research Path
Cognate Courses24 Units of Credit:
Prescribed Electives
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