Master of Communication
2025 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2026 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Master of Communication |
| Deakin course code | A743 |
| Course version | 2 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts and Education |
| Course Information | For students who commenced from 2016 to 2017 |
| Final Intake | Offered to continuing students only. The final intake to this course was in teaching period 1, 2017. Students should contact Student Central for course, course map and enrolment information. |
| Duration | 2 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| CRICOS code | 084000E |
Course sub-headings
Course rules
To complete the Master of Communication you must pass 16 credit points. The number of credit points required may vary, depending on your entry point or how much credit you receive as recognition of prior learning (RPL) based on your professional experience and previous qualifications.
A 16-credit point Master of Communication includes:
- DAI001 Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit) in your first study period
- 4 credit points of core units
- a specialisation (8 credit points), which includes:
- 3 one credit point specialisation-specific units
- 1 credit point cross-disciplinary unit
- 4 credit point professional capstone program including a mandatory research project whose topic is relevant to that specialisation
- 4 credit points of course electives chosen from any specialisation.
Most units are equal to one credit point. As a full-time student you will study four credit points per trimester and usually undertake two trimesters per year.
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements.