Subjects overview
This program can be completed in 1 year (3 semesters)
Required Subjects
Students must complete the following ten credit points (10CP) of subjects.
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HUMR71-100: Research Methods and Data Visualisation (10CP)
The ability to find, read, interpret and learn from data has become critical in determining the future of all human endeavours. This subject introduces you to the principles and applications of research methodology, equipping you with lifelong skills to design, execute and present research of integrity in your current studies and future professions. You will explore research purposes, methods and tools for data selection, interpretation and analysis, and learn how to present findings and visualise data in ways that address the needs of diverse educational and industry contexts.
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Research Option
Students must choose one (1) of the following research options (40CP).
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Major Research Project
Required Subjects
Students must complete the following forty credit points (40CP) of subjects.
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Research project and general electives
Required Subjects
Students must complete the following ten credit points (10CP) of subjects.
General Electives
Students must choose thirty credit points (30CP) of subjects from across the University.
- University Postgraduate Electives
Arts Electives
Students must choose seventy credit points (70CP) of subjects from the following electives.
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ADVT71-102: Advertising Masterclass (10CP)
In this subject, you are introduced to current industry trends and issues facing brands, marketing departments and advertising agencies today. It explores advertising as a form of brand-driven promotional communication by examining a range of theories and practical tools used in the context of commercially-driven customer engagement. It also considers advertising in the context of ‘brand activism’ and social marketing, which aims to deliver goods, ideas and services for positive social outcomes. You will learn how to formulate effective, engaging brand communication based on insights into human behaviour and behaviour change as well as an understanding of the measures employed in auditing the performance of these promotional campaigns and programs. The subject will also address critical perspectives and ethical issues arising from this increasing entanglement of commercial interests and the social good and prepare you for further studies in this area.
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COMN71-102: Social Media: Risks and Opportunities (10CP)
This subject introduces students to the risks and opportunities afforded to professional communicators by social media. The rapidly changing world of social media continues to disrupt institutions and institutional practice. Consequently, communication professionals need to know what social media are emerging, who uses social media, how to craft social media strategy and tactics, the tools available to analyse social media communication, and the policy and legal implications that arise in social media use. Emerging practices, such as participation literacy, are examined to drive effective production and consumption of communication in the professions. This subject embodies experiential, authentic learning: students will learn by doing, create work that is informed by theory, and reflect on social media use compared to best practice.
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COMN71-103: Human Communication Theory (10CP)
Human Communication Theory provides an overview of the field of communication study. This subject aims to engage you in critical discussions of the value, functions, and consequences of communication theory. Throughout the subject, you will apply key models, theories, and concepts to a wide range of communication issues and contexts, including close relationships, gender and diversity, persuasion, the mediated world, and organisational culture. You will develop an appreciation of the depth and breadth of the field of communication and acquire theory-based knowledge and skills needed to succeed in professional and personal life.
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COMN71-104: Relational Communication (10CP)
This subject is premised on the belief that an evolved understanding of human communication is central to the construction of personal identities and relationships, and further, our engagement in our social world. Therefore, this subject aims to help you acquire an advanced understanding of the key concepts, theories, and perspectives that govern the study and practice of relational communication. In reviewing alternative approaches within the field, you will explore issues related to the development, maintenance, and dissolution of relationships across a range of contexts. Incorporating a 'dark side' approach to the study of personal communication, you will critically examine topics ranging from attraction and love to conflict, gossip, privacy, deception, and transgressions. You will further develop your abilities to engage with and analyse research and theory about relationships and apply your newly acquired knowledge to analyse real-world communication problems.
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COMN71-105: Strategic Organisational Communication and Leadership (10CP)
In this subject, you will learn about significant issues, topics, and approaches to organisational communication from employee and managerial perspectives that you may apply in research or everyday life. The subject aims to empower you with knowledge of organisational communication to help you make strategic choices. Major themes covered are organisational structure, culture, identity, leadership, diversity, change, power and control, and temporary labour. Throughout the subject, you will have the opportunity to lead class discussions and participate in case study analyses. The class is highly interactive.
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CRIM71-102: Crime Analysis and Profiling (10CP)
Crime analysis exists in different forms in the criminal justice system, from statistical crime analysis looking at crime trends to applied crime analysis that answers investigative or legal questions relating to certain subject matter. This subject will provide you with a detailed understanding of the role of the latter, applied crime analysis, and incorporate advanced elements of the profiling process, such as differentiating between modus operandi and signature, conducting forensic victimological examinations, and understanding the role of research and statistics as they relate to applied work.
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CRIM71-103: Transnational Crime (10CP)
This subject is anchored in a set of values that explore the notion that crime is everywhere and knows no borders. This subject examines how and what type of criminal acts are occurring and also where this is happening. With the advent of Globalisation, the threat of transnational crime has never been more pressing. The subject will also look at the law enforcement and investigative challenges of the new age international crime types and the attempts to meet these through cooperative cross-national responses. The subject also looks at the cross-national and international efforts of police, courts, international agencies and correctional authorities to deal with these emerging issues. Further, the subject examines the challenges presented by transnational crime within an international relations context and explores the efforts of diplomacy, at regional and global levels, in dealing with it.
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CRIM71-105: Genocide - A sociological and criminological approach (10CP)
This subject is anchored in a set of values that explore the murderous thinking behind genocide - which always involves the designation of others who must be eliminated because they do not, supposedly, belong in a given society. It will equip you with the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to challenge these values in a more effective and successful manner. There will always be acts committed by ordinary humans against other humans that are inhumane in the extreme. These are the acts that society as a whole needs to classify as evil, such as genocide. Without this classification it would seem that true horror of what mankind is capable of cannot be fully comprehended.
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CRIM71-320: Forensic Criminology (10CP)
Forensic criminology involves the application of criminological knowledge to investigative and forensic issues. It is a science in that it uses the scientific method as well as logic, reasoning and critical thinking to address a variety of applied issues. Forensic Criminology introduces students to this applied field of criminology by introducing the concepts and principles involved. To meet this end, students will be exposed to the wide variety of professionals they may encounter in professional practice, many of whom could be considered forensic practitioners in their own right. This includes police and private investigators, forensic scientists, and lawyers and other legal counsel. Students will also learn about the nature and scope of forensic criminology matters including ethics and report writing.
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INTR71-102: Security and Strategy (10CP)
This subject introduces you to the study of security and strategy in the contemporary world. You will gain an understanding of the theoretical underpinnings and policy applications of the fast-evolving field of security studies, including strategic planning. The subject covers a broad range of approaches and issues, from traditional military security issues and associated strategies to non-traditional ones such as pandemics and climate change.
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INTR71-103: Public Policy (10CP)
In this advanced subject, you'll explore the interplay of history, theory, and practical implementation within public policy. By analysing global and local complexities, you'll gain insights into contemporary politics and refine skills in policy assessment. A key focus is on examining pivotal actors and institutions in policy development. You'll explore core facets of public policy, from theoretical foundations and definitions to dynamic execution, comprehensive evaluation, and the role of media and ethics. In addition, this subject examines Australia's diplomacy, national security, human rights, and environmental policies. Through this in-depth exploration of public policy, you will comprehend the multifaceted influences shaping modern policy landscapes.
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INTR71-104: Innovating Global Governance (10CP)
This subject introduces you to core concepts of global governance, including areas of evolution and innovation necessitated by Twenty-First Century challenges. You will examine global governance from diverse perspectives, the dominant though still formative framework of the prevailing era of globalisation. Foundational views of world governance include those of the United Nations system, the idea of governance through a hegemon (now contested for the USA), and the concert of powers as an expression of a multipolar distribution of power. Recent multilateral approaches factor in corporate, non-government and civil society sectors of activity. You will learn to assess distinctive conceptual models, including integrative regionalism (exemplified by the EU), actor-networks (as indicated by global city interactions), areas of governance innovation (orbital space, AI and digital norms), and alternative forms of civilisational and popular representation. Having examined these concepts, you will develop an ability to consider their application to selected global issues. Innovating Global Governance will give you an opportunity to develop a concept of world governance that draws from existing models or incorporates new features.
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INTR71-208: Diplomacy (10CP)
This subject introduces you to the study and practice of contemporary diplomacy. You will explore and research diplomacy's evolving agenda while promoting an understanding of diplomacy's intercultural dynamics and an interrogation of diplomacy's prospects and limitations in the real world. A range of professionally oriented activities, scenarios and facilitated discussions will give you an opportunity to apply your research knowledge to the practical realities of diplomacy in the 21st Century.
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INTR71-315: Politically Motivated Violence (10CP)
This subject introduces you to the ‘extreme’ and radically changing twenty-first century existing security structures, defence systems and security. You will learn about the rise and continued evolution of terrorism as a form of politically motivated violence. Terrorism, a sub-field of the International Relations discipline, is analysed through an inter-disciplinary lens. This theoretical perspective introduces you to the relationship between terrorism and war, religion, human security, the state and security. You will also explore the strategies deployed by States and Institutions to combat this lethal form of political activism.
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INTR71-350: Human Security and Global Development (10CP)
This subject introduces you to the field of human security, global political economy and global development. You will examine global political economy theory by studying the elemental three: mercantilism, liberalism and Marxism. Human Security and Global Development also explores the more contemporary work of global political economy scholars who have both reinvigorated and challenged the elemental three theories with new ideas and critiques. The second part of the subject applies the field of global political economy to the pressing question of global development. How can the bulk of humanity be lifted beyond mere existence? Which structures of the global political economy are critical to global development and which of these are supporting or undermining these efforts? In this subject, you will gain advanced theoretical, historical and practical understanding of global development and the ability to employ the principles of global political economy in the pursuit of global development.
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PUBR71-102: Public Relations Masterclass (10CP)
In this subject, you are introduced to public relations from a management perspective as a critical function in all industries across corporate, government, and not-for-profit organisations. Public Relations Masterclass delivers a comprehensive conceptual, theoretical, and practical framework demonstrating how public relations managers develop communication processes and manage relationships with organisational publics and stakeholders. Throughout the subject, you will critically evaluate present structure and future directions of public relations in the context of a global society, including key concepts such as ethical practice, public interest, media and social media, community engagement, and issues and crisis management. You will apply this knowledge to creating and pitching an authentic campaign for the semester client.
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