Courses
Master of Global Communications by Coursework – Melbourne (Bundoora) (AMGC)
Both fee-paying and Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) are available. Details of fees are provided with the application kit.
Duration
The course is one year full-time or two years part-time.
Admission requirements
This course is designed for students who have completed an undergraduate degree with at least a B average in their final year of study. Students will be selected on the basis of their undergraduate performance and /or professional experience
Course requirements
The course consists of 120 credit points of fifth-year level units, .
The course structure is as follows: Students complete
- 60 credit points of core units – MST5TWJ and MST5TMC (see below) and
- 60 credit points of elective fifth-year units from the lists below (including at least 30 credit points from Electives Units A)
Core units (30 credit point units)
| Teaching period | Unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | The Working Journalist | MST5TWJ |
| TE-SEM-2 | Transnational Media in Context | MST5TMC |
Elective units A (30 credit point units)
| Teaching period | Unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Communication in Context1 | MST5CMC |
| TE-SEM-1 | Gender on Screen | MST5WIM |
| TE-SEM-1 | Global Communications Research Report | MST5REP |
| TE-SEM-1 | Journalism Internship | MST5JIN |
| TE-SEM-1 | Media on the Media1 | MST5MOM |
| TE-SEM-1 | Media Research Issues1 | MST5MRI |
| TE-SEM-1 | Public service broadcasting in a global context | MST5PGC |
| TE-SEM-2 | Globalisation and Governance | POL5GAG |
| TE-SEM-2 | Journalism Internship | MST5JIN |
| TE-SEM-2 | Media and Cultural Theory | MST5MCT |
| TE-SEM-2 | Global Communications Research Report | MST5REP |
Key 1 Not available in 2009
Students who have not previously completed an undergraduate degree in media studies or journalism may take up to two electives (15 credit points each) to be selected from the following list. The units are designed to provide background in the discipline for students coming from other disciplinary backgrounds.
Elective units B (15 credit point units)
| Teaching period | Unit title | Unit code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Broadcast writing | MST5BRW |
| TE-SEM-1 | Research in Journalism | MST5RIJ |
| TE-SEM-2 | Law and Ethics in Journalism | MST5LEJ |
| TE-SEM-2 | Online Journalism | MST5ONJ |
A full description of these units, including the unit name, unit code, credit points, campus/location, unit coordinator, class requirements, assessment, prerequisites, and readings, appears below. For the most recent descriptions of units, students should access the unit database at www.latrobe.edu.au/udb_public.
Master of Global Communications with Honours by Coursework – Melbourne (Bundoora) (AMGCH)
Both fee-paying and Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) are available. Details of fees are provided with the application kit.
Duration
The course is 18 months full-time or two to three years years part-time.
Admission requirements
Applicants must have successfully completed an Australian undergraduate degree (or its equivalent) in the humanities and social sciences or cognate discipline with a B average. Where a B average has not been achieved appropriate professional experience will be taken into account, especially if it involves substantial writing assignments.
Course requirements
Students who wish to take the Masters of Global Communications with Honours must complete the requirements for the Master of Global Communications (see above) and in addition complete a further semester of study in which they will write a 15,000-word thesis worth 60 credit points. Students will enrol in a thesis subject MST5THE (worth 60 credit points).