Course description
* two compulsory subjects
* a minimum of four optional subjects
* a maximum of two additional subjects
Total 100 points - subjects are 12.5 points each, unless indicated otherwise.
Compulsory subjects
Subject Semester Credit Points
106-473 Editorial English
This subject focuses on the key communication skill of editing. It introduces students to the linguistic conventions of editorial English, the use and interpretation of copy-editing symbols, and the parameters of a variety of house styles. Students w... Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50
106-471 Structural Editing
This subject focuses on the structural editing of texts in a range of genres, including instructional, polemical, scholarly and narrative works. Students will learn how to analyse the reading practices characteristic of different genres, and will be ... Semester 2 12.50
Optional subjects
Subject Semester Credit Points
106-474 The Contemporary Publishing Industry
This subject provides an overview of the major factors affecting the local and global production, marketing and distribution of books, magazines and electronic publications. It considers the impact of political, social and economic conditions, techno... Semester 1 12.50
106-475 Business and Professional Communications
This subject is concerned with the elements of successful communication in business and professional contexts. It introduces students to key business communications skills, focusing on both written and oral communications. The subject explores pertin... Semester 1 12.50
106-518 Print Production and Design
This subject introduces students to the aesthetics and practice of print production. It outlines the principles of page proportion, the visual characteristics of readable type and the interrelationship of images and text. The subject also surveys the... Semester 1 12.50
106-528 Publishing and Communications 5A
This subject involves a study of an approved topic in publishing and communications. Details of the program being offered will be available from the department. Students who complete this subject successfully should have demonstrated a specialist und... Semester 1 12.50
106-526 Ethical and Legal Issues in Publishing
This subject addresses ethical issues and legal constraints involved in publishing for print and digital media. It reviews existing ethical codes and the mechanisms established to police them, as well as offering an overview of how publishing practic... Semester 1 12.50
106-519 Internship
Students enrolled in this subject will be assisted to find a placement in a publishing or communications environment. They will work for 100 - 120 hours under the guidance of a senior staff person, with additional support from the subject co-ordinato... Semester 1, Semester 2 25
106-476 Technical Writing and Editing
This subject teaches the writing and editing skills needed in the technical writing profession. The emphasis is on preparing instructional materials (also known as user documentation), both for printed and online delivery. Students will learn how to ... Semester 2 12.50
106-477 Writing and Editing for Digital Media
This subject focuses on the communication techniques required to publish effectively in the digital environment, in particular for professional websites in the public domain. It examines the communication techniques used for ‘old... Semester 2 12.50
106-529 Publishing and Communications 5B
This subject involves a study of an approved topic in publishing and communications. Details of the program being offered will be available from the department. Students who complete this subject successfully should have demonstrated a specialist und... Semester 2 12.50
106-533 Print Markets: Structures and Strategies
This subject focuses on the changing structure of markets for print publications, the impact of digital technologies on the publishing supply chain and the strategic contribution of marketing to the publishing process. Students will examine the chang... Semester 2 12.50
Additional subjects
Subject Semester Credit Points
100-416 Researching Audiences and Reception
This subject examines diverse notions of audience power and introduces various research approaches to investigating forms of audience practices and patterns of consumption in an ever-changing mediascape. It provides a detailed understanding of differ... Semester 1 12.50
100-419 Public Relations and Corporate Power
This subject examines the practice of public relations in a globally corporatised environment and pays special attention to its historical and theoretical development in the context of large business corporations. The role of public relations as a hu... Semester 2 12.50
100-420 Journalism: Practice and Theory
This subject aims to provide students with an informed understanding of news organisation and professional practice, their informing determinants and impact on news representations. The course reviews and evaluates a wide range of theoretical framewo... Semester 2 12.50
