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Study diploma media & communication online with University of New England through Open Universities Australia. Explore all degrees, subjects and short courses now.

An Introduction to Creative Writing

Editing

Creative Writing

Academic Writing

Grammar and Writing

Web Communications

Academic and Professional Communications

Introduction to Creative and Professional Writing

Introduction to Video Production

Professional Writing

Public speaking is a vital skill in almost every field. Whether it’s a speech to an audience of thousands, a pitch presentation to a client, or a tea room farewell to an office colleague, at some stage in your career you will be required to stand in front of an audience and deliver a coherent speech. The way you present yourself to your audience affects the way they see you. If you are able to express your ideas confidently, you will be seen as a stronger leader, a proactive citizen, and a more valuable employee.In this subject you will be trained in effective, oral communication skills (in English), for public presentation in a variety of “real world” environments and online. You will develop skills in speech writing and analysis, vocal techniques and body language, and the use of appropriate presentation technologies.

Speaking in Public

Integral to communication today are what are known as the creative industries. In this subject the creative industries are explored as an area of employment associated with certain work and career patterns. They are also seen to intersect with many other contexts where communication, research and creativity are valued.When studying this subject you will explore the nature, processes and products of these industries, with case studies ranging from film, television and new screens to writing and publishing.You will undertake practical activities which study the processes through which cultural products are made and circulated in the digital communications environment.The subject aims to equip you with knowledge and skills relevant to the creative industries and transferable to the diverse work and community contexts of the future.

Creative Industries

In this subject, you will improve your skills in writing effectively for academic purposes. You will learn some essential principles of grammar and style, with a practical focus on essay writing. The subject progresses from fundamentals of sentence and paragraph structure through to researching and constructing an academic essay. It provides guidance on the ethics of writing by teaching the conventions of referencing. The subject is suitable to undertake in a wide range of courses. The communication skills that it develops will assist your academic studies and are transferable to diverse professional contexts.

The Craft of Academic Writing

Health professionals need advanced communication skills to effectively share complex and sensitive information and advice with clients, families and professional colleagues. Studying this subject will help to equip you with the verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills required to succeed as a health or social care professional. With an emphasis on self-awareness and self-reflection, this subject allows you to develop and apply your communication skills for a health and social care context. You will identify goals and strategies for communication in health and social care, and examine the importance of communicating in ethnically and culturally appropriate ways. You will also have opportunities to analyse your personal communication style to better understand how this affects professional communication with both clients and colleagues.

Prepare to communicate professionally with clients and colleagues. Within the setting of health and social care, build your written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills. Become aware of your own personal style as well as cultural considerations.

Communication for Health Professionals

Creative writing is a process that draws on experience, research, craft, feedback and revision. This subject is an introduction to writing creative narratives. It will introduce you to essential storytelling techniques and provide a vocabulary for understanding the craft of constructing narratives that reflect genre conventions and reader expectations. You will learn skills in creative writing through constructing a story that is inspired by a theme such as place. In this subject you will be guided through the stages of developing an idea, designing, drafting and editing a story. You will explore how selected authors portray places, events, characters and themes. Build your confidence with storytelling and enhance your writing skills within a supportive and flexible university learning environment at UNE.

Storytelling and Genre Writing

This subject was previously known as Ideas of Theatre II.The theatre is a reflection of the views and perspectives of the world around us.  This introductory subject will provide an overview of the artistic, philosophical, and political ideas underpinning theatre practice in the western world from the late nineteenth century to the present day, with a focus on playwrights and directors.  You will learn how theatre-makers during this period undertook bold theatrical experiments in response to significant social, cultural and political upheavals. Through studying key plays and practitioners from this period, you will develop a theoretical and practical understanding of the relationship between play text, director and performance, and have the opportunity to create your own piece of innovative theatre.

Making Theatre New

This subject was previously known as Ideas of Theatre I.The theatre is a place where society’s values are reflected; and from an understanding of the past, we can track the future. This subject investigates theatre and performance from its origins in ritual and the ancient Greek theatre to the emergence of realism. In this subject you will explore seminal play texts and their socio-cultural/political/historical perspectives, with a focus on the role of the actor. The ability to identify inherited theatre tradition, the key junctures in the progress of content and form, and the advancement of theatre as an art-form, is foundational to the contemporary practitioner. This subject is both practical and analytical; you will explore the body and the voice in performance, demonstrating an understanding of the contribution of the actor to the theatre event. You will also learn to read and write about theatre as a performance. You can take this subject as part of your theatre studies or as a stand-alone subject.

Performance From Ritual to Realism

Businesses rely on people working together to achieve a common goal. This practical subject will equip you with the skills to interact individually, and collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders in professional situations. Studying this subject you will hone your communication skills. You will explore the role of communication, creativity and professional identity in business, and apply this knowledge to business problems. This subject will help you to lay the foundations for developing your own professional identity as a confident, capable and reliable businessperson, ready to respond to opportunities and challenges in the workplace.

Communication for Business

French cinema is one of the most historically and culturally significant national cinemas in the world. Beginning with the early silent period of the late 19th century, which marks the origins of cinema as it is known today, in this subject you will survey influential movements in French cinema. This will include the experimental films of the Surrealists and the Nouvelle Vague, the stylistic concerns of Cinema du Look, nostalgia in Heritage cinema, attempts to create a &#39;national memory&#39; in Post-colonial films and recent French contributions to Transnational cinema. Throughout the subject, you will develop a foundational understanding of French film theory and criticism, together with background information on the socio-political context of film production in France. All prescribed films will be in French (with English subtitles), exposing you to the nature, structures, sounds, and forms of an ever-evolving French language, as well as the development and changes in cinematic styles, language, and visual culture in their social and cultural contexts. The subject will be taught in English and all students with an interest in film are encouraged to enrol, not just those who are majoring in French.

Explore the language and culture of France through the lens of this important national cinema. Get critical about techniques and themes. See significant movements in French society depicted on screen, including Nouvelle Vague and New Realism. 

French Cinema

This subject was previously known as Crime, Media and Culture.Our understandings and perceptions of crime and the criminal justice system are often informed by popular culture. In this unit you will investigate how popular culture representations shape public opinion, political policy and criminal justice practices. You will learn how to assess mainstream and alternative sources of popular culture, and discover how these differing sources present and challenge key crime stories.The emerging role of social media will be examined, including the use of social media by: police to solve crimes and connect with the community, citizens to broadcast state violence and vigilante collectives (such as &#39;Anonymous&#39;) to present perceived failures of justice. In this unit you will consider how popular culture both reflects popular sentiment about harms, and how it can call into question which harms should be criminalised.

Crime and Popular Culture

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