Communications
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
| Offered by | School of English, Communications, and Performance Studies School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences School of Arts and Social Sciences School of Arts |
| Coordinator | See Faculty of Arts Honours Coordinators |
| Campus | Berwick, Caulfield, Clayton, Gippsland, Malaysia and South Africa, Off Campus |
Description
Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising of a thesis and two coursework units.
Coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the Communications honours coordinator on the relevant campus .
Units
The units available differ between campuses. Please refer to the individual campus entries below.
Berwick, Caulfield and Clayton
Offered by the School of English, Communications, and Performance Studies.
Thesis
Students complete one of the following options:
- COM4050(H) Honours thesis OR
- COM405H(A) Honours thesis part 1 AND
- COM405H(B) Honours thesis part 2
Coursework Units
Students complete two of the following units:
- COM4040(H) Current issues in international media and communications
- COM4110 Battle lines
- COM4140 Communicating the body
- COM4203(H) Communication systems and networks
- COM4230 Media, politics and everyday life
- COM4240 Music, media, culture
- COM4300 Honours research readings
- A maximum of 12 points at fourth-year level from another discipline and/or institution with the permission of the ECPS Communications honours coordinator
Gippsland, Off-campus
Offered by the School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences.
Thesis
Students complete the following two units:
- HUM4000(A) Honours Dissertation A
- HUM4000(B) Honours Dissertation B
Coursework Units
Students complete the following two units:
- COM4421 Media, social relations and power
- HUM4002 Selected topics in theory and practice
Malaysia
Offered by the School of Arts and Sciences
Thesis
Students complete the following two units:
- COM400H(A) Dissertation part 1
- COM400H(B) Dissertation part 2
Coursework Units
Students complete two of the following units:
- COM4010(H) Communication research: Issues and methodology
- COM4020(H) Communications and cultural studies applied: Industry practice
- A maximum of 12 points at fourth-year level from another discipline and/or institution with the permission of the Communications honours coordinator on the relevant campus
South Africa
Offered by the School of Arts.
Thesis
Students complete the following two units:
- HUM4000(A) Honours Dissertation A
- HUM4000(B) Honours Dissertation B
Coursework Units
Students complete the following two units:
- COM4421 Media, social relations and power
- HUM4002 Selected topics in theory and practice
Relevant Courses
- 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
- 0204 Honours degree of Bachelor of Letters
- 3751 The honours degree of Bachelor of Communication [Sunway]
- 3775 Bachelor of Communication (Honours)
- 0082 The honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
2011 Information
The University Handbook for 2011 will be available from 1 October 2010.