Master of Media and Communication
Blended learning – on-campus and digital learning
The world of media and communication is changing at breakneck speed. Get one step ahead of the change with our Master of Media and Communication. In this course, theory meets practice. You’ll gain a range of media production skills and the digital technology, professional development, research and project management skills that can take your career to the next level. Choose to specialise in media practice, strategic communication or social media management. Plus, build your relationships with industry and external stakeholders before you graduate with an industry-based media project. Graduate ready to move up, or across, into a career in public relations, media and communications, journalism, publishing, broadcasting, production, radio, research or web development.
Every international student application is considered for a scholarship
Whether you’re living in Australia or overseas, you’re automatically considered for a scholarship of up to 30% off your course fees. Please check our updated entry requirements.
Duration
2 Year/s
Intakes
Hawthorn (Semester 1, Semester 2) - View application and start dates
CRICOS code
093362D
Fees
A$33720 (annual for 2023)*
The indicative course fees shown in Course Search apply to international students for the relevant year only. They are based on a standard study load per year. However, please note that fees are assessed according to a student's study load in each semester, and variation to study load will result in an adjustment to tuition fees. All fees are subject to annual review and may be adjusted.
At Swinburne, you don’t just learn things, you learn how to do things. This sets you apart in the job market. When I tell contacts I produced a podcast in my bedroom, made a documentary in my kitchen and two long-form multimedia news stories from my living room, they are impressed. The resourcefulness, creativity and that our instructors pushed us to do it and we pulled it off really impresses people.
Course information in detail
- Course detail, course structure and units of study.
Course description
International students in Australia who hold student visas are required to study full-time and on campus. Courses that are taught entirely online are only available to international students studying outside Australia or those in Australia who are not on a student visa. Online courses are not available to international students in Australia who hold a student visa.
Course structure
- 7 core units of study (100 credit points) and
- 4 units from Specialisation 1 (50 credit points): Media Practice or Advanced Media Practice* and
- 4 units from Specialisation 2 (50 credit points): Advanced Media Practice**, Strategic Communication, or Social Media Management or another approved specialisation
**Advanced Media Practice can only be taken once. If it is taken as part of Specialisation 1, then students will need to select from the remaining two options for Specialisation 2.
Please note that a unit of study can only be counted once. Units normally carry 12.5 credit points. In each year, eight units normally constitute a full-time load of 100 credit points and four units normally constitute a part-time load of 50 credit points.
Maximum Academic Credit
The maximum level of credit that can be granted for the Master of Media and Communication is 100 credit points (normally eight units)
Units of study
MDA70001 Writing for Social and Mobile Media
MDA60002 Multiplatform Media Production & Practice
PUB60001 Public Relations: Reputation to Risk
MKT60010 Marketing Management
ADV80001 Advertising in the 21st Century *
Careers and graduate outcomes
- Career opportunities and course aims and objectives.
Career opportunities
Aims and objectives
- use technical and analytical approaches to analyse contemporary media industry issues in diverse contexts
- critically evaluate media texts using advanced knowledge of media and communications concepts and practices
- interpret and communicate concepts and professional practice methodologies to specialist and non-specialist audiences
- deliver independent and collaborative projects with autonomy, creativity and initiative, drawing on media production knowledge and skills
- synthesise and integrate professional, research and theoretical skills in media and communications to design and implement scholarly and practical projects
- apply high level ethical reasoning, professional responsibility and accountability to others in the execution of scholarly and practical projects.
Pathways and scholarships
- Pathways and scholarships.
Course fees and requirements
- Fees, entry requirements and English language requirements.
Get part of your postgrad fees subsidised
We have limited CSPs available for this course. That means you could have part of your fees subsidised by the government. Places are limited and allocated based on academic merit. You must be an eligible domestic student to qualify.
Course fees
Entry requirements
A prerequisite for many courses, the Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) can now be done on campus in Hawthorn at Room 132, Building TD. Book now or call +61 3 9214 3584 for more information.
Standard entry
- A recognised three-year Bachelor degree with a minimum average score of 60 per cent; or
- Completion of the Postgraduate Qualifying Program (International Applicants only) with a minimum average score of 60%.
English language requirements
Satisfactory completion of one of the following:
- IELTS overall band of 6.5 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 6.0
- Swinburne’s English for Academic Purposes (EAP 5 Advanced level) with overall 70%, all skills 65%
- Or equivalent measures available at English language requirements.
How to apply
Find out more
Tel: +61 3 9214 8444 (outside Australia)