Masters in Journalism in Australia

The Master of Media Practice focuses on content production in the dynamic and increasingly global field of media and communications. Areas of study include broadcast and online journalism, media liaison, writing for media, social media communication, feature writing, ethical and legal issues, and international media practice.

This course will broaden your written and spoken communication skills as well as your production skills in print, broadcast and online media. You will also develop a sophisticated understanding of media industries, audiences and global media environments.

Choose from a range of media-related electives to best reflect your individual skills and interests, such as financial journalism, health, United States politics, podcasting and interviewing. Our internship elective offers you an opportunity to gain valuable work experience in a range of media-related companies.

The graduate diploma and graduate certificate courses provide shorter avenues to update and extend your professional skills or explore new career directions.

Offering a truly international perspective, this double degree course combines a Master of Journalism at Monash (in Melbourne, Australia) with a Master of Arts taught in the Department of Politics and International Studies at Warwick University (in Coventry, England).  You will be prepared for careers in international journalism or international relations combined with communications. This in-the-field integration of global politics and journalism through study in Europe and Australia has been designed by leading practitioners across both fields. It develops the skills needed to meet the current and future challenges faced by journalism and international relations practitioners globally.

Develop essential communication skills with core subjects in strategy, media relations and issues management. Balancing work and study is easy with core subject classes held at our City campus on evenings and weekends.

Experience the world of strategic communication first-hand through Work Integrated Learning (WIL). You may have the opportunity to work directly with clients in La Trobe's Strategic Communication Agency or create media industry contacts with an internship opportunity.

You'll learn:

• Political and government communication
  • Discover the vital role communication plays in the government sector to influence public opinion.
• Communication production and delivery
  • Learn how communication is delivered in the digital era by examining social media, community relations and more.
• Modern management and business
  • Develop skills to take the lead within an organisation or launch your own business.
• Research applications in strategic communication
  • Gain an understanding of how research underpins campaigns.

Digital transformation is impacting global media and communication production, distribution and consumption at unprecedented levels. This data and automation driven disruption is increasingly delivering content across personal mobile devices, placing pressure on traditional institutions and giving rise to new and emerging forms of content production and distribution.