Units
The individual subjects inside each degree: what’s taught, how it’s assessed, and when it runs.
4,303 units
| Code | Unit | Faculty | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMM2804 | Newsroom Practice In this course, you will experience the dynamic environment of a newsroom, producing timely news stories, features, and investigations across digital and broadcast platforms. You will work to professional deadlines while publishing your sto… | College of Design and Social Context | — |
| COMM2805 | Journalism Capstone This course requires you to demonstrate professional standard journalism skills. The capstone experience is designed to enable you to synthesise and integrate knowledge, engage industry, connect theory and practice and demonstrate holistic… | College of Design and Social Context | — |
| COMM2836 | Journalism Law and Ethics In this course you will examine the key laws, regulations, and regulatory bodies that govern the media and journalism practice. You will also explore the ethical codes that underpin journalism. The role of the 'Fourth Estate' will be analys… | College of Design and Social Context | — |
| COMM2844 | Advanced Visual Effects In this course you will further develop your knowledge and skills in visual effects (VFX) including, simulation, lighting, and compositing. Working with industry standard visual effects software, this course enables you to identify commerci… | College of Design and Social Context | — |
| COMM2853 | Games Broadcasting The course looks at games, and engages with broadcasts as cultural products, networked spectator events, and demonstrations of expert leisure activities and marketing. In this course, you will design practical digital broadcasting productio… | College of Design and Social Context | — |
| COMM2870 | Podcasting In this course you will explore the evolving world of podcasting, examining a range of forms of audio storytelling and the production techniques behind them. You will listen to a range of podcasts and identify the skills required to create… | College of Design and Social Context | — |
| COMM2871 | Asian Media and Communication In this course you will examine media and communication in Asia in the age of digitisation and globalisation. | College of Design and Social Context | — |
| COMM2872 | Social Media Communication This course introduces you to social media as a key object of media and communication. You will consider the role of different social media technologies and platforms across the history of the internet and examine a range of current issues… | College of Design and Social Context | — |
| COMM2873 | Asian Mobilities: Practices, Experiences and Impacts In this course you will explore the concept of 'mobilities' in terms of the movement of people (human migration, individual mobility, travel, transport), and the broader social implications of those movements. You will be introduced to the… | College of Design and Social Context | — |
| COMM2874 | Speculative Futures In this course you will examine the relationship between popular culture and understandings of the future. Popular culture offers us a huge variety of ways to imagine what the course of history will be, from bleak dystopian visions of human… | College of Design and Social Context | — |
| COMM2875 | Beyond the Frame: Technologies, Industries and Audiences In this course you will examine the impact of technologies, industries, exhibition contexts and audiences on the circulation and interpretation of cinema. You will explore: extra-textual elements including publicity, marketing and advertisi… | College of Design and Social Context | — |
| COMM2876 | Border Crossings: Cinema, Community and Nation In this course you will explore the role played by community, nation and national identity in understanding and interpreting specific films, genres, production processes and screen cultures in industrial and political, local and global, Fir… | College of Design and Social Context | — |
| COMM2878 | Contemporary Asian Modernities In this course you will examine a range of important issues around the political, economic, media and communication, and cultural developments of contemporary Asia against the supposedly universal values of Western modernity from a comparat… | College of Design and Social Context | — |
| COMM2879 | Feminist and Queer Perspectives This course introduces you to feminist and queer perspectives on sex, gender and sexuality. You will investigate how dominant categories of sex, gender and sexuality function through close readings of texts that blur the boundary between ph… | College of Design and Social Context | — |
| COMM2880 | Film Criticism: From Early Cinema to the Digital Age The decline of print media and the proliferation of social media platforms in recent years has prompted frequent reflection on the fate of the critic. With thousands of online reviews at our disposal, do we still need a professional evaluat… | College of Design and Social Context | — |
| COMM2881 | Film Genre In this course you will investigate concepts and theories of genre in relation to historical and contemporary film texts. Locating screen genres within industry, texts and audiences, you will explore how these structures shape and affect th… | College of Design and Social Context | — |
| COMM2906 | Introduction to Digital Communication We all engage with digital settings in our everyday lives. However, professional digital communication requires advanced knowledge and skills to be effective. This course introduces you to professional conduct, key social issues, and creati… | College of Design and Social Context | — |
| COMM2907 | Locating knowledges In this course you will explore the connections between knowledge and place from a range of cultural perspectives as foundational to your university learning, and foundational to knowledge making and sharing. Locating yourself as a universi… | College of Business and Law | — |
| COMM2908 | Message and Media Strategy Great advertising campaigns are inspired by insights about consumers and brands and how the two interact. The most important decisions are what to say, (message strategy); and how best to reach your target audience (media strategy). The gro… | College of Design and Social Context | — |
| COMM2909 | People and Persuasion Understanding people, especially your audience, is critical to developing well-considered and effective persuasive advertising communication. Being able to interpret how people and audiences think, behave and make decisions, can help advert… | College of Design and Social Context | — |
| COMM2910 | Creative Advertising Futures This course will set you up for a future in the advertising industry. You will participate in global competitions and work on industry briefs that will contribute to a portfolio ready for entry to industry. You will plan campaigns and brain… | College of Business and Law | — |
| COMM2911 | Advertising Professional Practice This course will prepare you for your career in advertising by applying the theories, principles and skills you have learned to real-world industry experience. By the end of the course you will gain confidence in professional advertising pr… | College of Business and Law | — |
| COMM2912 | Advertising Capstone Project Through this capstone course you will showcase the knowledge and skills you have acquired throughout the program, and prepare to launch into professional practice or future study. In this course, you will propose and work on an industry pro… | College of Business and Law | — |
| COMM2913 | Precision Writing for Digital Engagement Writing a precise sentence that will cut through to your intended audience is a highly valued skill for digital communicators. In this course you will sharpen your writing skills and learn techniques and tools for maximising reader attentio… | College of Design and Social Context | — |
| COMM2914 | Managing Digital Challenges In this course you will work on critical problems across the digital communication landscape and collaborate to explore viable solutions. The course will provide foundational skills in ethics and risk assessment for a professional communica… | College of Design and Social Context | — |
| COMM2915 | Content Creation for Digital Engagement Images and audio are core to professional content production. In this course you will develop and extend your content creation skills using digital tools to produce targeted communication outcomes. You will explore methods for identifying c… | College of Design and Social Context | — |
| COMM2916 | Digital Audiences and Analytics Everyday digital communication and smart technology use generates a staggering volume of data that can be used by communication industries and government agencies to predict future activities, describe consumer practices, and develop new wa… | College of Design and Social Context | — |
| COMM2917 | Communication Platforms and Industries This course equips you with the skills in critical industry-focused research and analysis needed to address sector opportunities and challenges. You will advance your understanding of digital society through a focus on the key role digital… | College of Design and Social Context | — |
| COMM2918 | Digital Communication Professional Practice The purpose of Digital Communication professional practice course is to provide you with the experience of working in digital communication practice either through an internship or by doing an industry focused project. | College of Business and Law | — |
| COMM2919 | Digital Communication Capstone Project In this capstone course you will explore strategic communication, advanced project management and orienting your work towards industry, community and employment. Your learning is enabled through engaging in industry focused problem-based ta… | College of Business and Law | — |