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N35 / D03 Graduate Diploma of Communications (Media Studies)

Graduate Diploma of Communications

 

INTRODUCTION

The Graduate Diploma of Communications is a one year full-time or equivalent part-time course designed to provide graduates of other disciplines with the opportunity to acquire advanced knowledge and understanding of a specialised field of communications.

 

COURSE LOCATION AND MODE OF STUDY

This course is available by full-time or part-time study on Mount Lawley campus.

 

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

An appropriate three-year degree awarded by a recognised tertiary institution, or equivalent.  Some fields of study within the Graduate Diploma may have special admission requirements.  Students should refer to the relevant section on major fields of study for further information.

Media Studies

 

The Graduate Diploma of Communications (Media Studies) allows students to examine the ways in which Media are organised, the social position and power they have and the ways they communicate to audiences.  It also introduces students to a significant range of contemporary theoretical and critical approaches used to analyse media texts, media technologies and their position in the world today.  It trains students to think critically and to communicate effectively.

 
 
CMM4123 Media and Social Context 15
 
Plus seven units selected from:
CMM4101 Case Studies in Communications 15
CMM4102 Media and Nation 15
CMM4105 Global Communications 15
CMM4106 Psychology, Psychoanalysis and Cinema 15
CMM4107 Documentary, Film and Television 15
MAS4102 Technoculture 15
MST4150 Media in Asia 15
MST4151 Media and Identity 15
 
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 11/18/2004