University of Sydney / Faculty of Arts / Digital Cultures Program / Digital Communication and Culture / Graduate Certificate in Digital Communication and Culture 2009

Graduate Certificate in Digital Communication and Culture GradCertDCC
Postgraduate Coursework 2009

 

Application Closing Dates

 
Semester 1 Semester 2 Mid-Year Entry CRICOS
31 OCT 2008 30 APR 2009 Available 057893J
Late applications are considered, however priority will be given to applications received on time.

Duration

 
This qualification is normally completed in 0.5 years of full time study or up to 2 years part time.

Entry Requirements

 
A Bachelor degree in a relevant field, or equivalent professional experience in a relevant field. Applicants are required to submit a detailed curriculum vitae and a statement of 300 words on why they wish to undertake the course

Completion Requirements

 
4 units of study (totalling 24 credit points) comprising 4 core units of study.

Units of Study

 
  SemPts
Core
ARIN 6901 Network Society 2 6
ARIN 6902 Internet Cultures and Governance 1 6
ARIN 6903 Computers as Culture 2 6
ARIN 6912 Digital research and publishing 1, 2 6
ARIN 6914 Remixable Media 7 6
Elective
ARIN 6910 Issues in Digital Cultures 1, 2 6
ARIN 6911 Project in Digital Communications 1, 2 6
ARTS 7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates 1, 2 6
COMP 5206 Introduction to Information Systems 1, 2 6
COMP 5211 Algorithms 1, 2 6
COMP 5213 Computer and Network Organisation 1, 2 6
COMP 5214 Software Development in Java 1, 2 6
DESC 9019 3D Computer Graphics Concepts 1, 2 6
ENGL 6946 Communication in Professional Contexts A 1 6
ENGL 6962 Communication in Professional Contexts B 1 6
HSTY 6912 Exploring Historical Formats 2 6
IDEA 9105 Human Computer Interaction 1 6
IDEA 9106 Design Thinking 1 6
IDEA 9205 Art, Technology and Culture 2 6
LNGS 7006 Cross-Cultural Communication 2 6
LNGS 7277 Electronic Discourse 2 6
MECO 6900 News Writing 1 6
MECO 6902 Legal and Ethical Issues in Media Practice 2 6
MMDE 5011 Media Practice Seminar 1 1, 2 6
MMDE 6001 History and Theory of New Media 1 1 6
MMDE 6002 History and Theory of New Media 2 2 6
MMDE 6101 Animation for Interactive Media & Video 1, 2 6
MUSM 7031 Information and Collection Management 1 6
SCLG 6902 Doing Social Research 2 6
WMST 6903 Gender, Media and Consumer Societies 1 6
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Semester
Start
End
 
1
Semester 1
02 Mar
10 Jun
2009
7
Semester 1a
02 Mar
26 Apr
2009
2
Semester 2
27 Jul
08 Nov
2009
Notes:
 
Department permission required
 
MDCC students only - Department permission required
 
Faculty permission required
 
Department permission required. Highly recommended that this unit of study be completed during first semester of study by all non-English speaking background postgraduate students. Exceptions may be made by the relevant postgraduate coordinator and/or the unit coordinator for those NESB students who have fluent English and have completed their Bachelor award at a university where English was the medium of instruction. More Information