Course overview
In the strategic communication extended research project, students will undertake advanced level research in the discipline of media and communication. Working with an assigned supervisor on an agreed topic of their choice, they will develop and design an independent research project. Students will extend and apply the academic and industry knowledge they have gained throughout their coursework subjects to traditional or practice-based research. This body of work serves as a stepping stone to a professional industry pathway or a research higher degree.
Course learning outcomes
- Design and conduct an appropriate and achievable research project in the discipline of Media and/or Communication
- Identify and address an industry-relevant issue or problem through the critical analysis of an issue or case study
- Locate, evaluate and synthesise relevant industry and academic literature related to the agreed topic
- Critically analyse the agreed issue or topic through the identification and application of key theories and concepts in Media and/or Communication