CMS8001 Professional Communication Dissertation A (FOART)

Units 2.0 (100700) Band 1

Synopsis

This 2 unit course enables students enrolled in the Master of Professional Communication or Master of Editing and Publishing degrees to commence their dissertation under supervision. The final dissertation shall consist of a 12,000-15,000 word assignment on a topic chosen by the student and approved in advance by the supervisor, and may be either the result of original investigation, or embody a critical appraisal or analysis of primary or secondary source material. On completion of this course, students will have developed their dissertation proposal, completed a thorough review of the relevant literature and have written introductory and methodological chapters of their dissertation. This course will normally be followed by CMS8002. Public Relations students may elect to complete a project instead of a dissertation.