斯威本科技大学

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.

Career opportunities

The Master of Media and Communication provides students with a broad range of theoretical and practical skills in media production. Students are equipped with a range of digital technology, professional development and project management skills that are applicable to diverse media organisations or independent media project work. Students have a choice of specialisations as well as the opportunity to work on a substantial industry-based media project that builds relationships with industry and external stakeholders.

Aims and objectives

Upon successful completion of the Master of Media and Communication, graduates will be able to: 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.