SPECIAL NOTE: Enrolment in this unit is compulsory for all Journalism, Media and Communications Bachelor of Arts with Honours students. Students enrol in this unit concurrently or in consecutive semesters with HEJ410.
OFFERINGS
Unit
Sem 1
Sem 2
Full Yr
Spring
Summer
Winter
HEJ409
H
H
Key Semester Dates
Semester
Campus
Attendance
Note
Start Date
Census Date
Final WW Date*
End Date
Sem 1
H
On Campus
27-FEB-2012
23-MAR-2012
16-APR-2012
01-JUN-2012
Sem 2
H
On Campus
16-JUL-2012
10-AUG-2012
03-SEP-2012
20-OCT-2012
* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see Withdrawal dates explained for more information).
Students are required to complete a long research essay. Topic and supervisor to be nominated by the student in consultation with the School.
WEIGHT: 25%
ASSESSMENT: 12,500-word research essay. Assessment is completed in HEJ410.
TEACHING PATTERN: Fortnightly meetings with supervisor (13 weeks)
FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS Note: Class attendance may still be required
Web dependent - H Some parts of this unit will be taught online
Resource dependent teaching & learning - H Independent study with provided resources replaces face-to-face or other classes (e.g. lectures)
Flexible scheduling - H Some classes will be held outside normal teaching hours; e.g. weekend blocks, summer schools etc
About Flexible Study Options
INTERNATIONALISATION This unit includes specific international contexts/case studies.
This unit includes international cross-cultural issues/skills.
REQUISITE INFO
Prereq
Completion of a Bachelor degree with a major in Journalism, Media and Communications or equivalent
Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle, P Beauty Point. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Y Hong Kong.
Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units - campuses A, F, G, K, Q and Y click here for more information.