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Honours - Area of Study

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NOTE: This area of study has been updated - please refer to the change register for details.

Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Applied Media and Social Sciences
School of Journalism, Australian and Indigenous Studies
Campus(es)Caulfield, Gippsland

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • The units available differ between campuses. Refer to the individual campus entries below. Also available via off-campus learning.

Description

Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising a thesis and two coursework units.

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the journalism honours coordinator.

Units

Caulfield, Off-campus

Offered by the School of Journalism, Australian and Indigenous Studies

Thesis

Students complete one of the following options:

  • ATS4370 JAIS Honours thesis (24 points)

OR

Coursework units

Students complete two units as follows:

Compulsory unit:

  • ATS4375 JAIS Honours research seminar

And one of the following units:

  • ATS4373 JAIS Honours professional project
    ATS4374 JAIS Honours specialist seminar

Gippsland, Off-campus

Offered by the School of Applied Media and Social Sciences

Thesis

Students complete the following two units:

Coursework units

Students complete the following two units:

  • ATS4807 SAMSS selected topics in theory and practice
  • ATS4366 Reporting cops, courts and councils

Contact details

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 4090 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
  • 4078 Honours degree of Bachelor of Journalism
  • 0082 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws