This course enables students to graduate with an advanced research knowledge and understanding in arts, communications or creative industries. Students may choose from the following discipline areas: 

• Arts disciplines offered: English; History; French; Politics and International Relations; Visual Arts; Fashion and Textiles; and Writing.
• Communications disciplines offered: Advertising; Journalism; Media, Culture and Mass Communications; Public Relations.
• Creative Industries disciplines offered: Film and Video; Game Design and Culture; Photomedia; Interactive Media; Animation; Graphic Design; Environmental and Spatial Design.

The course consists of one semester of research preparation coursework, followed by three semesters of research. The research component of the course consists of the preparation of a research proposal and presentation, the conduct of research and the completion of a thesis.

1. Bachelor degree in a relevant discipline;
2. Bachelor degree in a different discipline with a relevant Graduate Diploma at the course coordinators discretion.

Students may be granted advanced standing depending on their previous qualifications.

The course consists of six months full-time (or part-time equivalent) taught units of study, and eighteen months full-time (or part-time equivalent) thesis.
 
Students are required to make satisfactory progress in the masters thesis unit. Students who do not make satisfactory progress will not be eligible to remain in the course.
 
Students are required to continue re-enrolling in the masters thesis unit until the thesis is submitted for examination.