Humanities and Social Sciences

Media Studies Program

Postgraduate Studies

It is possible to study media and journalism in a wide range of taught courses and research programs.

Graduate Diploma in Media Studies

The program is designed for people who have not studied the media before and who wish to develop an understanding of the media and/or media skills. Students can choose subjects from the video/television, radio/audio or journalism streams as well as subjects which deal with the social political and cultural aspects of the media. This fee-paying course can be completed in two semesters full time. Part time enrolment is possible. See "Career Pathways" for recommended subjects.

Graduate Certificate in Media Studies

The Certificate represents one half of the Graduate Diploma and can be completed in one semester full time. See "Career Pathways" for recommended subjects.

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Graduate Diploma in Journalism

The program is designed for people who have not studied journalism before and who wish to develop an understanding of journalism and/or journalism skills. In addition to journalism subjects, students can choose subjects which deal with the social political and cultural aspects of the media. This fee-paying course can be completed in two semesters full time. Part time enrolment is possible. See "Career pathways" for recommended subjects.

Graduate Certificate in Journalism

The Certificate represents one half of the Graduate Diploma and can be completed in one semester full time. See "Career pathways".

Graduate Diploma in Humanities & Social Sciences

This Diploma is designed for graduates of any discipline who seek to develop their knowledge of subject areas which they did not cover in their first degree. Students can take undergraduate subjects from the Media Studies Program or other programs within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Six undergraduate coursework subjects are studied full-time over one year to eighteen months, or part-time over two to three years.

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Coordinator: Dr Mary Debrett
Telephone: (+613) 9479 2167
Fax: (+613) 9479 3638
Email: m.debrett@latrobe.edu.au

Graduate Certificate in Humanities & Social Sciences

The Certificate represents one half of the Graduate Diploma and can be competed in one semester full time.

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Master of Arts (Preliminary)

The MA (Prelim) is primarily intended as a pathway to a postgraduate research degree. This course is intended for students who have not completed an Honours year that includes a thesis component. The MA (Prelim) thesis may be written - approximately 12,000 words in length or take the form of a creative production, accompanied by an exegesis (written analysis and interpretation).

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Master of Arts (Research)

Media Studies Program staff represent a wide range of research interests and are available to discuss possible Masters research topics.
The normal prerequisite for admission to a Master of Arts (Research) is a four-year Honours degree or equivalent, with at least a 'B' average. Applicants without Honours will normally be required to qualify for entry through an MA(Prelim) program or a Postgraduate Diploma in Media Studies.
The MA (Research) requires the completion of original research and a written dissertation that will not normally exceed 40,000 words in length or a creative thesis consisting of a dissertation of 20,000-40,000 words and an original media production component. The Program has a range of radio, video, film and multimedia production facilities available. If you are considering a production component in your research work, you should discuss your needs with the Media Studies Postgraduate Coordinator. Enrolment in an MA (Research) may be either full-time (1-1.5 years) or part-time (1-5 years) and candidates enrolled full-time will normally be expected to complete the degree between twelve and eighteen months

Doctor of Philosophy

Media Studies Program staff represent a wide range of research interests and are available to discuss possible PhD topics.
The normal prerequisite for entry to a PhD is a completed MA by Research or Coursework, however there are also procedures which allow particularly worthy Masters by Research work to be upgraded to doctoral level during the course of the MA program.
A PhD requires completion of original research and a written dissertation of 75,000 words (max. 100,000) in length or a creative thesis consisting of a dissertation of 25,000-50,000 words and an original media production component. Enrolment may be either full-time (2-4 years) or part-time (3-8 years).

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