Requirements
96 credit points
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Part A. Foundation study
12 credit points

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You must complete the following units
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APG5050
6 CP
Doing media and communications research
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APG5365
6 CP
Principles of global media and communications
Part B. Principal study
24 credit points

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You must complete the units relevant to your campus of enrolment
Caulfield campus
24 credit points

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You must complete 24 credit points from the following units
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APG5397
6 CP
Media and social change
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APG5401
6 CP
Global media industries
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APG5456
6 CP
Understanding media audiences
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APG5457
6 CP
Digital cultures and platforms
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APG5458
6 CP
Digital technology, policy and governance
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Malaysia campus
24 credit points

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You must complete the following units
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AMG5036
6 CP
Contemporary communications theories
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AMG5037
6 CP
Digital technology, policy and governance
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AMG5038
6 CP
Global media industries
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AMG5409
6 CP
Communication research
Part C. Applied study
12 credit points

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You must complete one of the following capstone units
Caulfield campus
12 credit points

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APG5044
12 CP
Professional internship
APG5369
12 CP
Communications and cultural industries field school
APG5485
12 CP
Research portfolio
APG5742
12 CP
Industry project
APG5752
12 CP
Media and communications field trip
APG5856
12 CP
Research project
APG5969
12 CP
Advanced simulation
OR
Malaysia campus
12 credit points

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AMG5009
12 CP
Emerging media industries in Asia
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AMG5742
12 CP
Communications research project
Part D. Professional enhancement
12 credit points

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You must complete one or two units (12 credit points) from the list below.

Note: Entry point 2 (Caulfield campus) is only required to complete one unit (6 credit points).
Caulfield campus

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APG5084
6 CP
Designing research
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APG5470
6 CP
Managing multicultural teams
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APG5471
6 CP
Leadership in intercultural environments
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APG5966
6 CP
Academic and professional presentation skills
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APG5967
6 CP
Professional enhancement A
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APG5968
12 CP
Professional enhancement B
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Malaysia campus

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You must complete one of the following units
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AMG5035
6 CP
Gender in the workplace
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AMG5033
6 CP
Creative thinking workshops
Part E. Specialist study
36 credit points

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Malaysia campus
36 credit points

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Entry level 2
30 credit points

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You must complete the following units
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AMG5400
6 CP
Global digital cultures
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AMG5013
6 CP
Current issues in Asia
Additional units
18 credit points

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You must complete 18 credit points from two or three of the following units or any professional enhancement unit from Part D not already completed.
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AMG5004
12 CP
Communications and Media Management
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AMG5034
6 CP
Data analytics in communication
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AMG5751
12 CP
Communications industry internship
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Entry level 3
12 credit points

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You must complete the following units
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AMG5400
6 CP
Global digital cultures
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AMG5013
6 CP
Current issues in Asia
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Caulfield campus
36 credit points

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If you are admitted at entry level 1 you must complete 6 units (36 credit points) from the elective lists below.

If you are admitted at entry Level 2 you must complete 5 units (30 credit points) from the elective lists below.

If you are admitted at entry level 3 you must complete 2 unit (12 credit points) from the elective lists below.

You may also complete units not undertaken from Parts B, C and D.
Discipline electives

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You can elect to focus on one area of study, or select elective units from a range of streams to tailor the degree to your interests.

Note: Not all units run every year or semester. Some units may require prerequisite study or permission from the unit coordinator to enrol.
Screen and cultural industries

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APG5184
12 CP
Video-making as research
APG5373
6 CP
Engaging audiences
APG5452
6 CP
Cultural events, exhibitions and festivals
APG5453
6 CP
Screen cities: Creative contexts
APG5454
6 CP
Screen and social justice
APG5455
6 CP
Understanding the screen brain, AI and data futures
APG5611
6 CP
Screen translation
APG5662
12 CP
Cultural and creative industries
APG5782
6 CP
Film festivals in local and international contexts
Journalism practice

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APG5095
6 CP
Journalism practice
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APG5135
6 CP
Video journalism
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APG5182
6 CP
Digital journalism
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APG5352
6 CP
Photography
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APG5642
6 CP
Investigative and data journalism
Data, automation and AI

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APG5052
6 CP
Special topic in digital media and communication
APG5374
6 CP
Data analytics in communications
APG5398
6 CP
Digital media futures
APG5455
6 CP
Understanding the screen brain, AI and data futures
APG5642
6 CP
Investigative and data journalism
ETC5510
6 CP
Introduction to data analysis
LAW5343
6 CP
Privacy and Surveillance in the age of AI
LAW5649
6 CP
Law in the age of artificial intelligence
Social change and impact

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APG5067
6 CP
Sustainable cultural development
APG5092
12 CP
Human rights in global politics
APG5189
6 CP
Monitoring and evaluation
APG5367
6 CP
Campaigns, advocacy and change
APG5454
6 CP
Screen and social justice
ENS5510
6 CP
Innovation to influence change
Design and creative practice for media and communication

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APG5184
12 CP
Video-making as research
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APG5398
6 CP
Digital media futures
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APG5453
6 CP
Screen cities: Creative contexts
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MDC4500
6 CP
Design fundamentals studio
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MDC4550
12 CP
Design technologies and processes
Governance, policy and leadership

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APG5101
6 CP
Foundations of public policy
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APG5180
6 CP
Strategic political leadership and communication
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APG5181
6 CP
Intergovernmental relations
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APG5450
6 CP
Cultural policy
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APG5640
6 CP
Media, law and ethics
Arts enrichment units

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Note: A maximum of 12 credit points can be completed from the Arts enrichment units.
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APG5136
6 CP
Mindfulness for workplace wellbeing and productivity
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APG5170
6 CP
Social entrepreneurship challenge in the Indo-Pacific
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APG5470
6 CP
Managing multicultural teams
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APG5471
6 CP
Leadership in intercultural environments