Master of Global Communications by Coursework
Course code/s: AMGC Melbourne
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 subjects.
The course structure is as follows:
60 credit points of core subjects – MST5TMC (see below) and
- 60 credit points of elective fifth-year subjects from the lists below (including at least 30 credit points from Electives Subjects A)
Core subjects - 30 credit points each
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | The Working Journalist | JRN5TWJ |
| Or | ||
| TE-SEM-1 | Public Service Broadcasting in a Global Context | MST5PGC |
| AND | ||
| TE-SEM-2 | Transnational Media in Context | MST5TMC |
Elective subjects A - 30 credit points each
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Online Editing and Publishing | JRN5OEP |
| TE-SEM-1 | Global Communications Research Report | MST5REP |
| TE-SEM-1 | Journalism Internship | MST5JIN |
| TE-SEM-1 | Public Service Broadcasting in a Global Context | MST5PGC |
| TE-SEM-1 | The Working Journalist | JRN5TWJ |
| TE-SEM-2 | Globalisation and Governance | POL5GAG |
| TE-SEM-2 | Global Communications Research Report | MST5REP |
| TE-SEM-2 | Journalism Internship | MST5JIN |
| TE-SEM-2 | Media and Cultural Theory | MST5MCT |
| TE-SEM-2 | Online Editing and Publishing | JRN5OEP |
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 subjects are designed to provide background in the discipline for students coming from other disciplinary backgrounds.
Elective subjects B - 15 credit points each
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Broadcast Writing | JRN5BRW |
| TE-SEM-1 | Online Editing and Publishing | JRN5OEA |
| TE-SEM-1 | Research in Journalism | JRN5RIJ |
| TE-SEM-1 | Sport Reporting | JRN5SRP |
| TE-SEM-2 | Law and Ethics in Journalism | JRN5LEJ |
| TE-SEM-2 | Online Editing and Publishing | JRN5OEA |
| TE-SEM-2 | Online Journalism Production | JRN5ONJ |
| TE-SEM-2 | Sport Media Issues | JRN5SMI |
Subjects not available in 2012
| Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|
| Communication in Context | MST5CMC |
| Long-form Journalism: history, theory, practice | JRN5LFJ |
| Media on the Media | MST5MOM |
| Media Research Issues | MST5MRI |
| Gender on Screen | MST5WIM |
Master of Global Communications with Honours by Coursework – Melbourne (Bundoora) (AMGCH)
Duration
The course is 18 months full-time or two to three 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 minimum of 70% (B) Distinction average. Where a B average has not been achieved, appropriate professional experience will be taken into account, especially if it involves substantial written assignments.
Course requirements
Students who wish to take the Masters of Global Communications with Honours must complete the requirements for the MST5THE (worth 60 credit points).
For further information please contact the Program Office, Humanities 2 Room 224, Phone: 03 9479 2499, Email: journalism@latrobe.edu.au