Master of Arts (Organisational Communication)

Graduate Certifcate in Organisational Communication - 32 credit points
Graduate Diploma of Organisational Communication - 64 credit points
Master of Arts (Organisational Communication) - 96 credit points

Note: the course structure is designed for students completing the program in the distance education part-time mode at a rate of 16 credit points per semester.

Students must complete:

Graduate Certificate students complete 32 credit points chosen from:

32 points from:

COM505 Individual Communication Management
COM506 Communication in Organisations
COM510 Contemporary Communication Theory
COM511 Communication Audits and Applied Research
COM531 Issues, Risk and Crisis Communication (16 points)

Graduate Diploma students complete 64 credit points including:

COM505 Individual Communication Management
COM506 Communication in Organisations
COM510 Contemporary Communication Theory
COM511 Communication Audits and Applied Research

AND 32 points from

COM530 Responsibility, Reputation and Stakeholder Relations (16 points)
COM531 Issues, Risk and Crisis Communication (16 points)
COM532 Corporate Culture, Integrated Communication and Change (16 points)

Master by coursework students complete 96 credit points including:

COM505 Individual Communication Management
COM506 Communication in Organisations
COM510 Contemporary Communication Theory
COM511 Communication Audits and Applied Research
COM515 Communication Case Study Project (16 points)

AND 48 points from

COM530 Responsibility, Reputation and Stakeholder Relations (16 points)
COM531 Issues, Risk and Crisis Communication (16 points)
COM532 Corporate Culture, Integrated Communication and Change (16 points)

* restricted electives to the value of 16 credit points

Master by dissertation students complete 96 credit points including:

COM505 Individual Communication Management
COM506 Communication in Organisations
COM510 Contemporary Communication Theory
COM511 Communication Audits and Applied Research
COM532 Corporate Culture, Integrated Communication and Change (16 points)

AND

16 points from

COM530 Responsibility, Reputation and Stakeholder Relations (16 points)
COM531 Issues, Risk and Crisis Communication (16 points)

AND

COM500 Dissertation (32 credit points). (For dissertation students the independent research component of COM532 will be dedicated to development of the dissertation research proposal). Total 96 credit points.

Notes

*Restricted electives - These can be taken from postgraduate programs in approved areas of health management, government, management, human resources, international, cultural or marketing studies.

Residential schools

Residential schools for the course are held on campus each year. Students will be advised of these events in the preceding session.

Enrolment pattern

Enrolment Patterns are based on standard part-time progression of 16 credit points each session.

Note: 2 year Master available for session 1 and 2 intake only. Session 3 intake Master completed in 7 sessions. Session 3 intake Graduate diploma completed in 5 sessions.

Session 1 Intake

Graduate Certificate

Session 1

COM510Contemporary Communication Theory
COM505Individual Communication Management

Session 2

COM511Communication Audits and Applied Research
COM506Communication in Organisations

Graduate Diploma

Sessions 1-2 as above

Session 3

COM531 Issues, Risk and Crisis Communication (16 points)

Session 4

COM532 Corporate Culture, Integrated Communication and Change (16 points)

Master by course work

Session 1-4 as above

Session 5

COM530 Responsibility, Reputation and Stakeholder Relations (16 points)
OR
Restricted electives (16 points)

Session 6

COM515 Communication Case Study Project (16 points)

Master by dissertation

Sessions 1-4 as above

Sessions 5 and 6

COM500 Dissertation (32 points)

Session 2 Intake

Graduate Certificate

Session 1

COM511 Communication Audits and Applied Research
COM506 Communication in Organisations

Session 2

COM531 Issues, Risk and Crisis Communication (16 points)

Graduate Diploma

Sessions 1-2 as above

Session 3

COM510 Contemporary Communication Theory
COM505 Individual Communication Management

Session 4

COM530 Responsibility, Reputation and Stakeholder Relations (16 points)

Master by course work

Sessions 1, 2, 3 and 4 as above

Session 5

COM515 Communication Case Study Project (16 points)

Session 6

COM532 Corporate Culture, Integrated Communication and Change (16 points)

Session 3 Intake

Graduate Certificate

Session 1

COM531 Issues, Risk and Crisis Communication (16 points)

Session 2

COM510 Contemporary Communication Theory
COM505 Individual Communication Management

Master by course work

Session 1- 2 as above

Session 3

COM511 Communication Audits and Applied Research
COM506 Communication in Organisations

Session 4

* restricted elective (16 points)

Session 5

COM530 Responsibility, Reputation and Stakeholder Relations (16 points)

Session 6

COM532 Corporate Culture, Integrated Communication and Change (16 points)

Articulation

The Graduate Certificate articulates with the Graduate Diploma and the Master degree. The Graduate Diploma articulates with the Master degree.

Professional recognition

Professional organisational communicators are diverse in their practice and background. There is no single accrediting body, and no license or membership requirement to practice as a professional communicator.

Public relations is not a licensed profession, but it does have an active peak body with more than 3000 members, the Public Relations Association of Australia (PRIA).

The course was accredited by the PRIA in late 2009 for 5 years.

Accreditation reflects the PRIA's approval of the course content and learning for the practice of public relations. The School of Communication has placed considerable importance on PRIA accreditation since its accreditation program started in the early 1990s as it provides a benchmark for the PR industry's expectations of courses and graduates.

The other professional bodies consulted for this review, International Association for Public Participation and Local Government Public Relations Association, do not currently have formal accreditation programs.

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