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Part Three – Postgraduate Units of StudyHGEO802 Social Impact Assessment andCross Cultural Negotiation4 pg cpThis unit is concerned with Social Impact Assessment asa key tool in managing development in multiculturalenvironments where stakeholders have different views ofthe world. Using case studies of native title, resource projectsand major infrastructure developments, this unitdevelops conceptual, methodological and practical skillsrelevant to government, community and private sectors.Students will examine several major social impact studiesand native title negotiations.ICOM811 Communication and Social,Economic and Political Development4 pg cpThis unit examines the process of international communicationin the context of social, political and economicdevelopment. It includes a study of the literature on communicationand development and focuses on ways policiesare developed to facilitate change. In addition to thetheoretical basis for communication, particular attentionis given to the role of the media and its effect on publicopinion. Finally, theory and practice come together in aseries of group presentations which provide practicalexperience in the development of arguments in support ofnational development projects.ICOM812 Cross-cultural Communication4 pg cpThis unit explores the way groups of people, who are linguistically,culturally and historically different from eachother, communicate (or fail to). It examines three areas—international cultural interaction and communication;multicultural communication (within Australia); and theways in which Anglo-Australian culture represents various“Asian” cultures.ICOM813 International CommunicationFlows4 pg cpThis unit considers the growth of the global flow of informationover recent decades, and with it the growing volumeof academic research. It examines the internationaldebate that has surrounded communication flow, andaddresses the validity of the debate in the light of recentdevelopments and technological advances.ICOM814 Development Communication4 pg cpThe course involves three main parts, all underpinnedwith relevant case studies. First, it includes a study of theorigins, growth and development of the area of humanactivity traditionally known as DevelopmentCommunication (often abbreviated to “DevComm”).Second, it involves students, theoretically and practically,in the area of DevComm referred to as “DevelopmentJournalism”. And third, it includes elements of“Participatory Communication” in theory and practice.ICOM815 Communication and PowerParadigms4 pg cpThis unit looks at global media events, including the GulfWar, the June 4th movement, the stock market crash of‘89 and the fall of the Berlin wall. It asks how power isimplicated in the construction of images of such eventsand their outcomes.ICOM816 Communication andInternational Political Economy4 pg cpThis unit examines the field of international politicaleconomy and its nexus to World Order. It then goes on toexamine communication and World Order from a politicaleconomic perspective. While providing a groundingin conventional IPE, this unit moves on to find a corridorbetween political economy and culture.ICOM817 Transnational Communication4 pg cpThis unit will examine the field of satellite communicationdiscussing policy aspects as well as audience use ofsatellite communications.ICOM818 Research Seminar inInternational Communication4 pg cpIn this unit students will be intensively exposed toInternational Communication research projects throughexamination of published research studies and unpublisheddissertations. Students will be required to write critiquesof selected research projects. Students will learnand improve analytical and critical skills through discussionsof conceptual frameworks and theories used in conductingresearch in international communication; analysisof different research designs and their methodologicallogic; and presentation skills.ICOM821 Intercultural Communications4 pg cpThe unit will examine communication between individualsacross cultures. The purpose of the unit is to developanalytical and practical skills which allow for improvementof the interpersonal communication processes inprofessional, business and institutional settings within anintercultural context.ICOM828 Special Project4 pg cpThe Special Project provides candidates with an opportunityto engage in practical work in their chosen field aswell as produce a research document showing evidenceof critical thinking. Students may either take an internshipof a total of 100 hours and a critical commentary of4,000 words or create a media product and a critical commentaryof 4,000 words.275
Handbook of Postgraduate Studies – 2004ICOM891 Communication ResearchMethodologies4 pg cpThe purpose of this unit is to prepare students for theirfinal research projects in ICOM818. Students will beinstructed in the principal research methodologies used inthe field of international communication. These includeethnographic research, case studies, content analysis, delphimethod, discourse analysis, documentary research,focus groups, in-depth interviews, projective technique,semiotics studies and survey method.ICOM892 International Public Relationsand Advertising4 pg cpThis unit will examine the relationship between media,the state and other international actors. It will examinethe literature on “public diplomacy” and “media and foreignpolicy”.ICOM895 Information Campaigns4 pg cpThis unit examines the theoretical base for informationcampaigns and the practical elements involved in theirdevelopment, implementation and evaluation. It combinesa study of the theories of propaganda, persuasionand public opinion with analysis of the advantages andlimitations of different communication models. It looksat how effective media relationships are established at alocal, national and international level and examines casestudies of governmental, social issue and political campaignsin the developed and developing world. Researchtechniques used for campaign development and evaluationare studied at first hand and a series of group presentationsprovide practical experience in the strategicdevelopment of information campaigns.IRPG830 The Politics of InternationalHuman Rights Law4 pg cpThis unit examines the origins, nature, enforcement andeffectiveness of international human rights law in theinternational system. The unit looks at the major institutionalexpressions of international human rights law, suchas the UN Charter, universal declaration of InternationalHuman Rights, the International Covenant on Civil andPolitical Rights and the International Covenant on Social,Economic and Cultural Rights, as well as the main areascovered such as minorities, women, children, refugeesand Indigenous people.IRPG831 The Politics, Law and Morality ofInternational Political Violence4 pg cpThis unit examines the nature and forms of internationalpolitical violence as well as the international rules—legal, conventional and moral—regulating the majorexpressions of such violence including war, terrorism,revolution and civil war.276IRPG837 East Asia and the InternationalPolitical Economy4 pg cpThis unit employs a political-economic understanding toilluminate processes of change and development in theEast Asian region. The primary theme is the establishmentthere of a “western” political-economic order.IRPG838 International Internship Program4 pg cpStudents approved for this option complete a placementof approximately three months at a government or nongovernmentorganisation, concerned with internationalpolicy issues, under supervision and submit a report oncompletion.IRPG840 The International System4 pg cpThis unit provides an overview of global politics focusingon an analysis of the nature, measurement and exerciseof power in international relations; the study of theclash of interests and the nature of conflict and warbetween the major players; and, a consideration of themoral and institutional constraints developed by the globalcommunity on the exercise of power.IRPG841 Theory of International Relations4 pg cpThis unit surveys the main theoretical approaches to conceptualiseand explain how international relations operatesincluding world society, world authority, power politicsand Marxist approaches, the sub-streams of strategicstudies, behaviourism, peace and conflict studies, plusthe third world, feminist and post-modernist critiques.IRPG842 Politics of International Law4 pg cpThis unit provides a study of the nature of internationallaw in relation to the operation of municipal or domesticlaw. It looks at the sources of international law and certainkey topics including statehood and recognition, theuse of force, succession and jurisdiction. The emphasis ison the interaction between law and politics and suchquestions as to the effectiveness/ ineffectiveness of internationallaw, especially in the case of treaties.IRPG843 International Relations of theMiddle East4 pg cpThis unit provides a study of the international relations ofthe Middle East in both its regional and global aspects,including in the “New World Order”. After a study of thespecial epistemological issues involved in MiddleEastern studies, the unit investigates three conflict situations—Israel-Palestine, Iran-Iraq and the on-going crisisin the Gulf.
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