Master of Media and Communications and Master of Public and Social Policy
Master of Media and Communications and Master of Public and Social Policy
Summary Whether you’re an aspiring or experienced media professional, the Master of Media and Communications will give you the skills you need to expertly respond to the challenges associated with the changing mediascape in ethical and socially engaged ways. It focuses on digital production, distribution, and audience communication and engagement…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Summary
Whether you’re an aspiring or experienced media professional, the Master of Media and Communications will give you the skills you need to expertly respond to the challenges associated with the changing mediascape in ethical and socially engaged ways. It focuses on digital production, distribution, and audience communication and engagement strategies, as well as on online journalism and media practices. Armed with such contemporary knowledge and skills, you’ll accelerate your career in fast-moving contemporary media and communications environments across the world. The unique Master of Public and Social Policy – with its dual focus on policy analysis and applied social research – will give you a deep understanding of the forces that shape policy and the processes involved in making it. You’ll develop advanced skills in critical analysis to help you design and deliver effective policy solutions that serve the public interest, as well as the confidence to make socially informed judgements in a range of specialist policy areas.
Key features
Study media content production and ethical practice
Source information, conduct interviews and write for a range of genres and formats, including audio, broadcast, online and print. Gain cross-media and intercultural storytelling abilities
Gain the technological skills required for professional engagement in the global media and communications industries. Study diverse disciplines
Undertake a wide range of units in areas such as human geography, politics and sociology. Engage with and undertake research addressing global challenges
Examine key contemporary societal concerns, such as sustainable communities, welfare reform, immigration, populism and inequality.
Career Outcomes
Professions
Advertising manager
Art or creative director
Arts and culture administrator
Communications specialist
Content specialist
Cultural attache
Electorate officer
Human services consultant
Market or social researcher
Media and communications adviser
Media policy developer or adviser
Media writer
Multiplatform and interactive media producer
Policy adviser
Policy analyst
Public servant
Screenwriter
Social and community services manager
Social or environmental consultant
Social policy researcher
Employers
Advertising and media agencies
Advocacy organisations
Government agencies and departments
Market research firms
Media, creative or communications agencies
NGOs
Production studios – film, TV and sound
Radio and television broadcasters
Research institutes
Self-employment
Think tanks and policy research institutes
Trade unions
Universities
Web design agencies
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Ranked in the top 200 universities in the world, Macquarie University is considered one of Australia’s best universities, producing graduates that are among the most sought-after professionals in the world (ranked #1 in Sydney for graduate employment rate, QS Graduate Employability Rankings, 2022). Uniquely located in the heart of Sydney, Australia’s largest high-tech precinct, Macquarie brings together more than 45,000 students and 3000 staff in one thriving hub of discovery. Our campus spans 126 hectares, with open green space that gives our community the freedom to think and grow. We have recently invested more than one billion dollars in our facilities and infrastructure so our students and staff can thrive on a campus that is dynamic, sustainable, and built for collaboration. Students from over 120 countries are warmly welcomed into the Macquarie community and benefit from special ongoing academic, language and wellbeing support throughout their study. Macquarie has one of the most generous scholarship programs in Australia, providing many opportunities each year for international students to undertake studies here.
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