Media and Communications

Major/Minor/Specialisation !D22-AA-SPC+1037 (2014)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2014.

Year and Campus: 2014

Coordinator

Dr Carolyne Lee

Email carolyne@unimelb.edu.au

Contact

Office of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Arts

Email: arts-gradstudies@unimelb.edu.au

Overview:

Students who complete the Graduate Diploma in Arts should:

  • are enabled to develop a comprehensive overview of the media's place in today's society, economy and culture, with an emphasis on the Asia-Pacific region;
  • are provided with the fundamental written communication skills required by successful journalists and other media professionals;
  • are helped to achieve an understanding of new communication technologies and their impact on the fast changing global media environment;
  • are trained to think across media - a skill of increasing importance for the next generation of media professionals and media researchers;
  • are helped to appreciate the value of an international and interdisciplinary approach to the study of Media and Communications.

Learning Outcomes:

See program objectives

Structure & Available Subjects:

The Graduate Diplomat in Arts in this area of specialisation requires:

  • 8 elective subjects

Total 100 points


Please note: four of the elective subjects need to be from Level 3.

Subject Options:

Elective Subjects

100 points

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1
12.50
Links to further information: http://www.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Course(s): Graduate Diploma in Arts

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