The media and communications landscape is ever-changing, frequently in a state of flux. Future-proof your communications career – advance your current skill set, delve into contemporary research and develop the critical knowledge required to become a leader in this rapidly evolving industry.
 

To qualify for the award of Master of Communication, students must successfully complete 16 credit points of study comprising:

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• Academic Integrity Module DAI001
• Academic Integrity Module (0-credit-point compulsory unit) plus;

Core Communication Program (4 credit points)

Students must complete a common foundation program in contemporary professional communication focusing on key communication concepts and applied research methods, studying these two units in the first year of study:

• ACX701 Communication Concepts (2 credit points)
• ACX702 Applied Research Methods for Communication (2 credit points)

Specialisation (8 credit points)

Students must complete 8 credit points from one specialisation, to provide in-depth knowledge and professional expertise in a sub-field of communication, completing both of the following:

• four one-credit-point specialisation-specific units selected from one only of six specialisations (Advertising; Digital Media; Journalism; Public Relations; Sports Media; or Visual Communication Design); and
• a four-credit-point professional capstone program including a mandatory research project whose topic is relevant to that specialisation

Electives (4 credit points)

Students select 4 credit points of electives from any specialisation in the course to create a distinctive degree to advance their professional careers and/or extend their academic knowledge in related areas. Students may complete up to two electives from any equivalent postgraduate course at Deakin University including stackable short courses (0.5cp microcredentials), subject to eligibility.

Students seeking course-accredited PRIA membership for their degree must complete at least two credit points of electives using ALR-coded units, unless advised otherwise.

The diverse skill set you’ll develop throughout your Master of Communication can take you just about anywhere, from media agencies and newsrooms, to publications and government organizations. You may even choose to be a consultant, or freelance from your favorite place in the world.

Your degree will prepare you for a variety of roles, including:

- PR practitioner

- Media adviser

- Journalist

- Communication officer or coordinator

- Communication consultant or manager

- Producer - Project officer in government

- Technical writer - Content writer or developer

Bachelor degree or other qualification at a higher AQF level in any discipline other evidence of academic capability judged to be equivalent

IELTS: Overall 6.5 No band lower than 6; TOEFL IBT: 79 Writing 21; TOEFL PBT: 577 Writing 4.5; CPE: 176 No band less than 169; CAE: 176 No band less than 169; PTE: 58 No less than 50 in each skill; OET: Overall C+; DUELI EAP PROGRAM: EAP 4 (60%)