The journalism component of this course prepares students for the professional practice of journalism and/or business. It addresses all production technologies for journalism - print, video, radio and online - in metropolitan, regional and international contexts. It imparts advanced skills in research and communication for professional practice, fosters a critical understanding of the role of journalism and the media in contemporary Australian society, in all its diversity and dynamism, and is founded in the principle that robust and accurate journalism is an essential component of a democratic society. Graduates can expect to possess high order skills in professional practice and scholarly analysis that will enable them to find appropriate industry employment, and enter further study at a higher level as and when needed.

The science component of this course provides students with a broad, general science education, as well as specialist training in one or more science disciplines. The flexibility of the course and the wide range of areas of specialisation allows students to explore new areas, further develop their strengths in science and to pursue their interests. The emphasis on generic skills - quantitative literacy, data analysis, information literacy, problem solving, communication and presentation skills, and the capacity to work in teams - and specialisation in at least one discipline ensures a firm foundation for a career in science. Graduates will be equipped for a variety of careers or for honours and postgraduate study, leading to global employment opportunities in any of the traditional and emerging careers for scientists.

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This degree provides students with the fundamental understanding of the major principles of psychology, and offers the broad skills in the analysis of community welfare and counselling policy and practice.

Entry Requirements

N/A

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Notes

Students must attend Gippsland campus for two residential workshops during the course, involving one two-day workshop and one three-day workshop. Psychology units also require compulsory attendance at least at one weekend school per unit per semester.

Students are required to undertake a 16-day field education placement in their second/third year and a 60-day field placement during the final year.

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Honours is a prestigious program comprising a fourth year of coursework and research after the completion of a relevant undergraduate pass degree. Students choose a topic and undertake research working with a carefully selected supervisor who provides individual guidance and academic counselling.

Honours studies may be taken as single honours (a single discipline over one year of full-time study), double honours (two disciplines over two years of full-time study) or combined honours (two disciplines over one year of full-time study).

Entry Requirements

Students must have:

completed a degree, with a major (48 points or the equivalent) in the intended honours discipline

obtained at least a distinction average (70 per cent) in the honours discipline(s) to the value of 24 points at second and third-year level, of which at least 18 points must be at third-year level.

Contact the School of Applied Media and Social Sciences for any additional or special requirements.

Students qualified to enter an honours program must normally do so within five years of the date on which they completed their undergraduate studies.

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The Master of Applied Linguistics offers professionals in a wide variety of disciplines the opportunity to expand their knowledge of how language works in the context of globalisation.

Applied linguistics is one of the fastest growing fields of study in the humanities and is becoming increasingly recognised for its ability to solve language related problems at a micro and macro level.

The course is ideal for language teachers, interpreters, editors and others working with language problems in increasingly multilingual and multicultural societies such as Australia.

The course has three streams to choose from:
General applied linguistics
Japanese applied linguistics
English as an international language

Entry Requirements

A bachelor's degree with a credit average or a graduate diploma with a credit average

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Monash Arts is renowned for innovative, engaging and high quality research in the humanities and social sciences. Our areas of research strength include: Cultural Heritage; Environmental Sustainability; Interpreting Cultures; Philosophy and Bioethics; Social and Cultural Theory; Global Change and Global Security; Health, Wellbeing and Social Change; and Performance.

Join us and take you research interest to the next level by enrolling in our Master of Arts by research degree.

While undertaking your research, you will be supervised by an academic whose research expertise aligns with yours. For example, if you're interested in policing and human rights, you may find yourself working with Professor Sharon Pickering who has just been nominated for a Human Rights Award by The Australian Human Rights Commission for her series of articles - The Conversation's Academic Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers. Or, if geography and sustainability are more your thing, Dr Xuan Zhu, whose expertise includes Geographical Information Systems (GIS) theory, techniques and applications, may be the academic supervisor for you.

We have 500 plus academics who are active researchers in over 100 different areas. See our research supervisors and their areas of expertise.

When completed, your research should make a significant contribution to the current body of knowledge on your chosen topic.

You may also choose to continue on to a PhD given your new-found skills in applying, clarifying, critiquing and interpreting knowledge.

Entry Requirements

The minimum qualifications for admission to 100% research master's candidature are:

a four year Australian or New Zealand bachelor's degree with an overall result of a minimum upper H2B (mark of 65 or above) in an honours year (normally with a research component in the fourth year); or

an Australian or New Zealand master's preliminary qualification with a significant research component and with an overall result of a minimum upper H2B (mark of 65 or above); or

an Australian or New Zealand coursework master's degree with a significant research component graded at a minimum upper H2B (mark of 65 or above), and an overall result of upper H2B or above; or

an Australian or New Zealand research master's degree with an overall result of a minimum upper H2B (mark of 65 or above); or

qualifications or experience that the Graduate Research Committee considers to be equivalent to, or a satisfactory substitute for, the above.

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Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

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