Master of Publishing and Communications

at University of Melbourne

Compulsory subjects
 

Students must complete 37.5 points of compulsory subjects in the first 100 points of the program.
 

• Structural Editing

• 12.5 pts
   

• Editorial English

• 12.5 pts
   

• The Contemporary Publishing Industry

• 12.5 pts

Elective subjects - list A
 

Students must complete a minimum of 37.5 points of elective subjects from this list in the first 100 points of the program.
 

• Writing for the Media

• 12.5 pts
   

• Business and Professional Communications

• 12.5 pts
   

• Writing and Editing for Digital Media

• 12.5 pts
   

• Print Production and Design

• 12.5 pts
   

• Legal Issues in Arts and Media

• 12.5 pts
   

• Book Markets: Structures and Strategies

• 12.5 pts

Elective subjects - list B
 

Students must complete a maximum of 25 points of elective subjects from this list in the first 100 points of the program.
 

• Researching Audiences and Reception

• 12.5 pts
   

• Public Relations and Communications

• 12.5 pts
   

• Change in Journalism

• 12.5 pts
   

• Technical Writing and Editing

• 12.5 pts
   

• History of Books and Reading

• 12.5 pts

Elective subjects - list C
 

Students must complete 100 points of elective subjects from this list in the second 100 points of the program (coursework option) or 50 points of elective subjects from this list in the second 100 points of the program (minor thesis option).
 

• Media Writing: Rhetoric and Practice

• 12.5 pts
   

• MECM90018

• pts
   

• Internship II (Semester Long)

• 25 pts
   

• Social Enterprise Incubator

• 12.5 pts
   

• History of Books and Reading

• 12.5 pts
   

• Advanced Editing for Digital Media

• 12.5 pts
   

• Writing and Editing for Magazines

• 12.5 pts
   

• Legal Issues in Arts and Media

• 12.5 pts
   

• Grattan Street Press

• 12.5 pts
   

• Book Markets: Structures and Strategies

• 12.5 pts
   

• Advanced Book Publishing

• 25 pts
   

• Editing Masterclass

• 12.5 pts
   

• Grattan Street Press (Extended)

• 25 pts
   

• Publishing and Writing Summer School

• 12.5 pts

Capstone stream 1: minor thesis
 

This capstone stream gives students an opportunity to integrate knowledge and research skills to address a research question.
 

• Publishing and Communications Thesis Pt1

• 18.75 pts
   

• Publishing and Communications Thesis Pt2

• 18.75 pts
   

• Research Principles & Practices Graduate

• 12.5 pts

Capstone stream 2: work integrated learning
 

This capstone stream gives students an experiential-learning opportunity to apply knowledge and research skills to solve problems that arise in professional contexts, and develop an integrated understanding of theory and practice.
 

• Internship II (Semester Long)

• 25 pts
   

• Grattan Street Press (Extended)

• 25 pts
   

• Grattan Street Press

• 12.5 pts
   

• Publishing and Writing Summer School

• 12.5 pts

Capstone stream 3: industry project

This capstone stream gives students an opportunity to apply knowledge, methodologies and production skills through a sustained project.
 

• Advanced Book Publishing

• 25 pts

Capstone stream 4: advanced editing
 

This capstone stream gives students multiple opportunities to develop knowledge and skills through sustained projects.
 

• Publishing and Writing Summer School

• 12.5 pts
   

• Editing Masterclass

• 12.5 pts
   

• Grattan Street Press

• 12.5 pts

In order to be considered for entry, applicants must have completed:
 

• An undergraduate degree in any discipline with a weighted average mark of at least H2B (70%), or equivalent
   

Meeting this requirement does not guarantee selection.
 

In ranking applications, the Selection Committee will consider:
 

• Prior academic performance; and

• Relevance of previous studies
   

The Selection Committee may seek further information to clarify any aspect of an application in accordance with the Academic Board rules on the use of selection instruments.
 

Applicants are required to satisfy the university’s Graduate English language requirements for graduate courses. For those applicants seeking to meet these requirements by one of the standard tests approved by the Academic Board, performance band 7 is required.
 

Applicants with the following may be awarded up to 50 points of credit:
 

• An undergraduate degree in Humanities and Social Sciences with a weighted average mark of at least H2B (70%), or equivalent
   

Applicants with the following may be awarded up to 100 points of credit:
 

• A honours degree in Publishing and Communications, with a weighted average mark of at least H2B (70%), or equivalent; or

• An undergraduate degree in a cognate discipline, with a weighted average mark of at least H2B (70%), or equivalent, and at least two years of documented, relevant work experience
   

Applicants seeking credit for relevant work experience must document their experience with a brief curriculum vitae detailing the experience, contact details of two referees who can confirm the authenticity and nature of the experience claimed, and a covering letter that explains how the experience is relevant to the program and prepares them for it.
 

Applicants who qualify for 50 or 100 points of credit who wish to undertake a longer version of the degree may do so on request.
 

• Indicative first year fee AUD$38,720
   
• Indicative total course fee AUD$79,376

On graduation from the Master of Publishing and Communications, you will be ready for work in professional fields including:
 

• Book and magazine publishing

• Editing

• Marketing and publicity

• Online media

• Professional communications

• Technical writing and editing
   

Graduates have also gone on to work in global organisations including:
 

• Cambridge University Press

• Hardie Grant

• Dorling Kindersley

• Lonely Planet

• The Monthly

• Scribe Publishing

• Text Publishing

• Penguin Random House