Course Guide - Edith Cowan University

PRN4124 Public Relations Techniques 15
Plus one unit selected from:
CMM4104 Professional Placement 15
CMM4108 Independent Study 15
JOU4101 Print Journalism 15
Scriptwriting Area of Specialisation
SPAAFL
The Graduate Diploma of Communications (Scriptwriting) aims
to equip practitioners with advanced level skills for writing across
a wide range of formats including short films, television drama,
features, documentaries, radio programs, corporate or promotional
videos, games and adaptation from other sources. Emphasis is
placed upon developing compelling ideas and a range of
storytelling strategies including plot, structure, characterisation,
dialogue and visual storytelling. Students will gain an analytical
and critical understanding of the medium and knowledge of
industry practice. On completion of the Graduate Diploma
students will have a substantial portfolio of work and detailed
knowledge of the role of the scriptwriter in screen production.
UNIT SET LOCATION
This unit set is available on Mt Lawley Campus.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This unit set is available in the following mode of delivery -
Campus-Based.
FAV4102 Scriptwriting: Short Films 15
FAV4202 Scriptwriting: Feature Films, Documentary and 15
Radio
FAV4203 Scriptwriting: Television Drama 15
FAV4214 Scriptwriting: Adaptation, Editing and
Commissioned Content
15
Two theory units worth 30CP selected from:
CMM4106/ Psychology, Psychoanalysis and Cinema 15
CMM2106
CMM4107 Documentary, Film and Television 15
CMM4118 Case Studies in Communications 2 15
FAV4112/ Film and Cinema Studies 15
CMM2112
MST4135 Australian Television 15
MST4151 Media and Identity 15
And 30CP selected from:
CMM4104 Professional Placement * 15
CMM4108 Independent Study ** 15
or
Electives worth 30CP from the Faculty of Education & Arts in
consultation with the Course Coordinator
*Placement with a production company or development agency
**Script project
Specialist Reporting Area of Specialisation
SPAACO
The Graduate Diploma of Communications (Specialist Reporting)
will enable students to develop their existing skill set in specialist
reporting. Specialist Reporting will provide students with
advanced journalism and reporting skills and abilities in their
specialist field. The Graduate Diploma will develop students’
abilities to freelance and source topics and stories and to produce
publishable materials as specialist reporters and writers. There is
currently a dearth of specialist writers for the press and electronic
publications in specialist fields. While most journalists write
stories of a general nature, increasing demand is being shown for
specialist writers who are well-versed in particular fields.
The six areas of professional focus are:
• Politics
• Finance
• Tourism
• Contemporary Arts
• Performing Arts
• Digital Media
UNIT SET LOCATION
This unit set is available on Mt Lawley Campus.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This unit set is available in the following mode of delivery -
Campus-Based.
Students must study the following core units:
CMM4123 Media and Social Context 15
JOU4101 Print Journalism 15
JOU4111 Journalism Project 15
JOU4201 Print Journalism 2 15
If choosing Politics:
POL1103 Modern Political Thought 15
POL1104 Foundations of Politics and Government 15
Plus two units selected from:
POL3123 Debate and Decision in Australian Politics 15
POL3125 Public Sector Policy 15
POL3128 South East Asian Politics 15
POL3130 Themes in Global Politics 15
If choosing Finance:
ECF4100 Economics IV 15
ECF4220 Principles of Finance IV 15
ECF4222 Capital Markets IV 15
Plus one unit selected from:
ECF4320 Managerial Finance IV 15
ECF4324 International Economics and Finance IV 15
If choosing Tourism:
GEO1111 Human Geography: Diverse Worlds 15
TSM1101 Introduction to Tourism I 15
Plus two units selected from:
GEO3126 Geography of Tourism and Recreation 15
IAS4104 Indigenous Tourism 15
TSM3106 Cultural Tourism III 15
TSM3107 Ecotourism III 15
If choosing Contemporary Arts:
VIS1126 Cultural History and Theory 1 15
VIS1227 Cultural History and Theory 2 15
VIS2226 Cultural History and Theory 3 15
VIS2227 Cultural History and Theory 4 15
If choosing Performing Arts:
SOA4104 Performance Criticism: Theory and Context 15
SOA4304 Performance Criticism and the Modern Theatre 15
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