Digital Communication and Culture
Master
Overview
About this course
This unique degree offers a flexible program of study in multiple aspects of digital communication and culture, including the latest developments in internet platforms, social media, research tools, digital audiences, mobile media, online governance, cross-media creative and games.
Who is it for?
This program is aimed at people pursuing careers in fields where digital media are bringing the greatest changes. These include media, education, museums, web, marketing, publishing, creative industries, social media, mobile media, communications and computer games.
Structure
What you’ll study
The Master of Digital Communication and Culture is a postgraduate coursework degree that will equip you to deal with transformations in areas ranging from communication, culture, politics, consumption, work and everyday life.
You will complete core units exploring key themes in digital communication and cultures, and a professional project, internship or dissertation capstone investigating some aspect of cultural change associated with digital technologies.
You will also undertake elective units as needed to make up the required credit points for the course.
Costs
Tuition
HK$249,916.11
(international)
Funding
Admissions
Qualifications
Entry in the 1 year or 1.5 year degree program is determined by the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) criteria below:
Master of Digital Communication and Culture (1.5 years full-time)
Admission to the Master of Digital Communication and Culture (1.5 years full-time) requires:
- a bachelor's degree with a minimum credit (65%) average calculated over the whole degree from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification.
Master of Digital Communication and Culture (1 year full-time)
Admission to the Master of Digital Communication and Culture (1 year full-time) requires:
- completion of the embedded Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Digital Communication and Culture with a minimum credit (65%) average, or an equivalent qualification; or
- an Honours degree in a relevant discipline; or
- relevant professional work experience and a bachelor's degree with a minimum credit (65%) average or an equivalent qualification.
If you do not meet the requirements listed above for direct entry to the Master’s degree, you may be able to enter via a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in the same subject area and upgrade to the Master’s after successful completion of the shorter course.
International qualifications
For qualifications awarded outside Australia, equivalencies and entry requirements are determined based on the country, institution, and qualification.
Language requirements
IELTS
7.0
A minimum result of 7.0 overall and a minimum result of 6.0 in each band
TOEFL
96
A minimum result of 96 overall including a minimum result of 17 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 19 in Writing
PTE
68
A minimum result of 68 overall and a minimum result of 54 in each band