5. Areas of study H–M
Health Communication
Contact
Dr Fiona Giles
Phone: + 61 2 9036 6272
Email: heathcomm@usyd.edu.au
See also: Media Practice, Publishing, Strategic Public Relations
Admission requirements
Graduate Certificate in Health Communication
4 units of study = 24 credit points
Graduate Diploma in Health Communication
6 units of study = 36 credit points
Master of Health Communication
8 units of study = 48 credit points
A Bachelor degree with a major in the humanities, social sciences or public health. Candidates who do not hold a Bachelor degree may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Health Communication, if deemed by the faculty to have equivalent professional experience, usually a minimum of 5 years recent, full-time employment in the industry. Applicants must provide a CV and employer references in support of their application.
Units of study
Cores
- MECO6900 News Writing^
- MECO6901 Dealing with the Media^
- MECO6927 Organisational Communication^
- AHCD5039 Health Promotion^
Electives
- MECO6902 Legal & Ethical Issues in Media Practice
- MECO6904 Dissertation Part 1*
- MECO6905 Dissertation Part 2*
- MECO6928 Health Communication Internship*
- ARTS7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates
- HPOL5000 Introduction to Health Policy
- HPOL5001 Economics and Finance for Health Policy
- HPOL5003 Analysing Health Policy
- MIPH5014 International Health Promotion (4)
- MIPH5112 Disease Control in Developing Countries (4)
- MIPH5115 Women's and Children's Health (4)
- MIPH5116 Health and Culture (4)
- MIPH5117 Diseases of Modernisation (4)
- MIPH 5118 Global Perspectives on HIV/AIDS (4)
- MIPH5124 Health Issues and Humanitarian Emergencies (4)
- MIPH5218 Health and Culture (4)
- PUBH5019 Cancer Prevention and Control
- PUBH5101 Special Project in Public Health 1 (4)
- PUBH5102 Special Project in Public Health 2 (2)
- PUBH5111 Environmental Health (4)
- PUBH5113 International Health (4)
- PUBH5114 Alcohol and Drug Use and Health (4)
- PUBH5116 Genetics and Public Health (4)
- PUBH5415 Injury Prevention (2)
- PUBH5416 Vaccines in Public Health (2)
- PUBH5417 Injury Epidemiology, Prevention and Control (4)
- PUBH5418 Tobacco in the 21st Century
- PUBH5419 Falls Prevention in Older People (4)
^Core units of study. Master candidates complete 4 cores; Graduate Diploma candidates complete 3 cores; Graduate Certificate student complete 2 cores.
*Department permission required. The Dissertation and Internship units of study are available to Master of Health Communication candidates only.
Some MIPH/PUBH units of study are offered partly online.
(2) = 2 credit points - must be taken with a 4 credit point unit.
(4) = 4 credit points - must be taken with a 2 credit point unit.
Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies
Contact
Assoc Prof Suzanne Rutland
Phone: + 61 2 9351 6662
Email: suzanne.rutland@usyd.edu.au
See also: Holocaust Studies
Admission requirements
Graduate Diploma in Arts
6 units of study = 36 credit points
Master of Arts
8 units of study = 48 credit points
A Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Sydney with a major in Jewish Civilization, Thought and Culture, or equivalent.
Master of Letters
12 units of study = 72 credit points incl. a Treatise
Master of Arts (Research)
A Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Sydney with a major in Jewish Civilization, Thought and Culture and a distinction average, or equivalent.
Master of Philosophy
A Bachelor of Arts degree with a good Honours result in Classical or Modern Hebrew, or Judaic Studies from the University of Sydney, or equivalent, or a Master's degree with Merit (distinction average), including a dissertation.
Doctor of Philosophy
A Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours Class I or II.1 in Classical or Modern Hebrew, or Judaic Studies from the University of Sydney, or equivalent.
Units of study
Core
- JCTC6901 The Study of Jewish Civilization ^
Electives
- HBRW6901 Classical Hebrew for Postgraduates I
- HBRW6902 Classical Hebrew for Postgraduates II
- JCTC6902 Jewish Writings of the Second Temple
- JCTC6905 Literature of the Biblical Period
- JCTC6906 Yiddish Literature in Translation
- JCTC6907 Yiddish Popular Culture
- JCTC6908 The Australian Jewish Experience
- JCTC6912 Holocaust Research: Trends and Problems
- JCTC6913 German Jewish Experience
- JCTC6914 Supervised Reading*
- JCTC6918 Dissertation - Part 1*
- JCTC6919 Dissertation - Part 2*
- RLST6933 Secular and Civil Religion
- RLST6934 Mysticism, Religion and Cognition
- ARTS7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates
Cores – Master of Letters
- JCTC6920 Treatise Part 1 (12 credit points)
- JCTC6921 Treatise Part 2 (12 credit points)
^ Core unit of study for all candidates.
*Department permission required. The Dissertation is only available to Master of Arts candidates.
The Treatise is a compulsory component in the MLitt and may not be undertaken by candidates for other award courses.
History
Contact
Coursework
Dr James Curran
Phone: + 61 2 9351 2988
Email: james.b.curran@arts.usyd.edu.au
Research
Dr Julie Smith
Phone: + 61 2 9351 4003
Email: julie.smith@usyd.edu.au
Admission requirements
Graduate Certificate in Arts
4 units of study = 24 credit points
Graduate Diploma in Arts
6 units of study = 36 credit points
Master of Arts
8 units of study = 48 credit points
A Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Sydney, with a major in History, or equivalent.
Master of Letters
12 units of study = 72 credit points incl. a Treatise
Master of Arts (Research)
A Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Sydney with a major in History and a distinction average, or equivalent.
Master of Philosophy
A Bachelor of Arts degree with a good Honours result in History from the University of Sydney, or equivalent, or a Master's degree with Merit (distinction average) including a dissertation.
Doctor of Philosophy
A Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours Class I or II.1 in History from the University of Sydney, or equivalent.
Units of study
Core
- HSTY6987 Writing the Past ^
Electives
- HSTY6982 The Asian World and Australia
- HSTY6991 Terror in Historical Perspective
- HSTY6996 Literary London
- HSTY6909 Place and Meaning in the Past
- HSTY6910 Biography
- HSTY6912 Exploring Historical Formats
- HSTY6998 Australian Maritime History
- HSTY6999 American Power, Past and Present
- HSTY6914 Historical Fiction
- HSTY6915 MA Dissertation Part 1*
- HSTY6916 MA Dissertation Part 2*
- ANHS6901 Rome and the Politics of Space I: Emperors
- ANHS6916 The Culture of the Peloponnesian War
- ARCA6900 Central Asia from Alexander to Islam
- ARCA6901 The Archaeology of Buddhism in South East Asia
- ARCL6901 The Western Greeks
- ARTS7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates
- GOVT6208 Rise and Fall of the Cold War
- JCTC6908 The Australian Jewish Experience
- JCTC6912 Holocaust Research: Trends and Problems
- JCTC6913 German Jewish Experience
- PHIL5921 Cosmopolitanism and Community
Cores – Master of Letters
- HSTY6962 Treatise Part 1* (12 credit points)
- HSTY6963 Treatise Part 2* (12 credit points)
^Core unit of study for all candidates.
*Department permission required. The Dissertation may be undertaken by Master of Arts candidates only.
The Treatise is a compulsory component in the MLitt and may not be undertaken by candidates for other award courses.
Holocaust Studies
Contact
Assoc Prof Suzanne Rutland
Phone: + 61 2 9351 6662
Email: suzanne.rutland@usyd.edu.au
Admission requirements
Graduate Certificate in Arts
4 units of study = 24 credit points
Graduate Diploma in Arts
6 units of study = 36 credit points
Master of Arts
8 units of study = 48 credit points
A Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Sydney with a major in Jewish Civilization, Thought and Culture, or equivalent.
Units of study
Cores
- JCTC6912 Holocaust Research: Trends and Problems^
- JCTC6913 German Jewish Experience^
Electives
- JCTC6908 The Australian Jewish Experience
- EUST6900 European Identity and Cultures
- HSTY6909 Place and Meaning in the Past
- HSTY6910 Biography
- HSTY6987 Writing the Past
- JCTC6914 Supervised Reading
- JCTC6918 Dissertation - Part 1*
- JCTC6919 Dissertation - Part 2*
- ARTS7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates
^Core units of study.
*Department permission required. The Dissertation is available to Master of Arts candidates only.
Human Rights
Contact
Dr Danielle Celermajer
Phone: + 61 2 9351 7641
Email: danielle.celermajer@usyd.edu.au
Admission requirements
Graduate Certificate in Human Rights
4 units of study = 24 credit points
Graduate Diploma in Human Rights
6 units of study = 36 credit points
Master of Human Rights
8 units of study = 48 credit points
A Bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney, with a major in the social sciences, or a Bachelor of Laws degree. Candidates who do not hold a Bachelor's degree may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Human Rights, if deemed by the faculty to have equivalent professional experience, usually a minimum of 3 years recent, full time employment in the field. These applicants must provide a CV and employer references in support of their application.
Units of study
Cores
- ECOP6130 Human Rights & International Development^
- SCLG6911 Human Rights Advocacy and Strategies^
- GEOS5501 Human Rights and the Environment^
- GOVT6117 International Politics of Human Rights^
Electives
- ASNS6904 Human Rights in Asia
- ECOP6018 Economic Development: Growth & Wellbeing
- ECOP6019 Political Economy of Conflict & Peace
- SCLG6913 Human Rights Internship A*
- SCLG6914 Human Rights Internship B*
- SCLG6905 Independent Study and Report*
- SCLG6906 Dissertation Part 1*
- SCLG6907 Dissertation Part 2*
- DVST6901 Development: Critical Perspectives A
- DVST6902 Development: Critical Perspectives B
- DVST6904 Rethinking Poverty
- PACS6901 UN and International Conflict Resolution
- PACS6908 Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding
- PACS6911 Key Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies
- PACS6912 Nonviolence: Philosophy and Practice
- PACS6914 Conflict-Resolving Media
- PACS6915 Human Rights: Peace and Justice (WD/2)
- PACS6923 The Human Right to Food (WD)
- PACS6927 Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding (WD)
- PHIL5921 Cosmopolitanism and Community
- PHIL7607 Rights and Norms
- ARTS7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates
- AHCD4053 Human Rights and Social Justice (SPH)
- BETH5103 Biomedicine and Society (VELIM/HPS)
- BETH5203 Ethics and Public Health (VELIM/HPS)
- SCWK6910 Community Work Policy and Practice (EDSW)
- SCWK6949 Global Social Policy (EDSW)
^Core units of study.
*Department permission required.
(WD) = Web delivery only. International students resident in Sydney for the duration of their course may undertake a maximum of 25% of their course requirements online and may not enrol in exclusively distance or online study in any compulsory study period.
(WD/2) = Web delivery in Semester 2 - this unit of study is also offered in regular classes on campus during Semester 1.
(SPH) Offered by the School of Public Health - please contact SPH for details.
(VELIM/HPS) The Sydney Bioethics Program is administered by the Centre for Values and Ethics in Medicine and the Unit for the History and Philosophy of Science - please contact the Centre for VELIM for details.
(EDSW) Offered by the Faculty of Education and Social Work - please contact the Faculty of EDSW for details.
Candidates may choose some electives from postgraduate units of study offered by the Faculty of Law, subject to the approval of the Director and the Faculty of Law.
Indian Sub-Continental Studies
Contact
Dr Mark Allon
Phone: + 61 2 9351 3891
Email: mark.allon@usyd.edu.au
See also: Asian Studies and Buddhist Studies
Admission requirements
Master of Arts (Research)
A Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Sydney with a major in Indian Sub-Continental Studies and a distinction average, or equivalent.
Master of Philosophy
A Bachelor of Arts degree with a good honours result in Indian Sub-Continental Studies from the University of Sydney, or equivalent, or a Master's degree with Merit (distinction average) in a relevant subject area, including a dissertation.
Doctor of Philosophy
A Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours Class I or II.1 in Indian Sub-Continental Studies from the University of Sydney, or equivalent.
The department contributes units of study to the postgraduate program in Buddhist Studies.
International Studies
Contact
Dr Lily Rahim
Phone: + 61 2 9351 6619
Email: l.rahim@usyd.edu.au
See also: Government and International Relations and Public Policy
Admission requirements
Graduate Certificate in International Studies
4 units of study = 24 credit points
Graduate Diploma in International Studies
6 units of study = 36 credit points
Master of International Studies
8 units of study = 48 credit points
A Bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney with a minimum credit average, or equivalent.
Master of International Studies (Honours)
Satisfactory completion of a minimum 4 units of study from the Master of International Studies program, including at least 2 core^ units of study and GOVT6139 Research Design, with a minimum distinction average in these units of study.
Units of study
Cores
- GOVT6103 Australia in Diplomacy, Defence & Trade^
- GOVT6123 Globalisation and Governance^
- GOVT6136 Asia Pacific Politics^
- GOVT6147 Foundations of International Relations^
- GOVT6108 Development Dilemmas in South East Asia
- GOVT6116 International Organisations
- GOVT6117 International Politics of Human Rights
- GOVT6119 International Security
- GOVT6125 Politics of the World Economy
- GOVT6135 Global Environmental Politics
- GOVT6139 Research Design (H)
- GOVT6148 Honours Dissertation Part 1* (H)
- GOVT6149 Honours Dissertation Part 2* (H)
- GOVT6150 Comparative Democratic Politics
- GOVT6208 Rise and Fall of the Cold War
- GOVT6313 Leadership in Theory and Practice
- GOVT6318 Crises, Disasters and Public Management
- GOVT6331 International Public Management
- ARTS7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates
Students may also choose one unit of study from the following list:
- CISS6001 New Security Challenges
- CISS6007 Terrorism in the Asia Pacific Region
- CISS6013 Middle East Conflict and Security
- ECOP6015 Global Employment and Migration
- ECOP6016 China and the World Economy
- PACS6901 UN and International Conflict Resolution
- USSC6902 US Politics: Competing Centres of Power
- USSC6903 US Foreign and National Security Policy
- USSC6906 US Constitution
- USSC6911 Issues in Power and Democracy
^Core units of study – Master and Graduate Diploma candidates must complete at least two cores; Graduate Certificate candidates must complete at least one core.
*Department permission required.
(H) Additional core unit of study for Honours candidates. MIntSt (Hons) candidates complete two core units, up to four elective units, including GOVT6139 Research Design, and a 20,000 word dissertation over two units of study, GOVT6148 and GOVT6149.
Italian Studies
Contact
Dr Antonia Rubino
Phone: + 61 2 9351 4608
Email: antonia.rubino@usyd.edu.au
See also: European Studies
Admission requirements
Master of Arts (Research)
A Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Sydney with a major in Italian Studies and a distinction average, or equivalent.
Master of Philosophy
A Bachelor of Arts degree with a good honours result in Italian Studies from the University of Sydney, or equivalent, or a Master's degree with Merit (distinction average) in a relevant subject area, including a dissertation.
Doctor of Philosophy
A Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours Class I or II.1 in Italian Studies from the University of Sydney, or equivalent.
The department contributes units of study to the postgraduate program in European Studies.
Japanese and Korean Studies
Contact
Dr Olivier Ansart
Phone: + 61 2 9351 4306
Email: olivier.ansart@usyd.edu.au
See also: Asian Studies
Admission requirements
Master of Arts (Research)
A Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Sydney with a major in Japanese and/or Korean Studies and a distinction average, or equivalent.
Master of Philosophy
A Bachelor of Arts degree with a good honours result in Japanese and/or Korean Studies from the University of Sydney, or equivalent, or a Master's degree with Merit (distinction average) in a relevant subject area, including a dissertation.
Doctor of Philosophy
A Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours Class I or II.1 in Japanese and/or Korean Studies from the University of Sydney, or equivalent.
The department contributes units of study to the postgraduate program in Asian Studies.
Linguistics
Contact
Dr Toni Borowsky
Phone: + 61 2 9351 3479
Email: toni.borowsky@usyd.edu.au
See also: Applied Linguistics and Crosscultural Communication
Master of Arts (Research)
A Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Sydney with a major in Linguistics and a distinction average, or equivalent.
Doctor of Arts[\n]Doctor of Social Sciences
See: Research degree requirements
Master of Philosophy
A Bachelor of Arts degree with a good honours result in Linguistics from the University of Sydney, or equivalent, or a Master's degree with Merit (distinction average) including a dissertation.
Doctor of Philosophy
A Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours Class I or II.1 in Linguistics from the University of Sydney, or equivalent.
Media and Communications
Contact
Dr Steven Maras
Phone: + 61 2 9036 7041
Email: steven.maras@usyd.edu.au
See also coursework programs at: Health Communication, Media Practice, Publishing, and Strategic Public Relations
Admission requirements
Master of Arts (Research)
A Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) degree from the University of Sydney with a distinction average, or equivalent.
Doctor of Arts[\n]Doctor of Social Sciences
See: Research degree requirements
Master of Philosophy
A Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) degree with a good honours result from the University of Sydney, or equivalent, or a Master's degree with Merit (distinction average) in a relevant subject area, including a dissertation.
Doctor of Philosophy
A Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) degree with Honours Class I or II.1 from the University of Sydney, or equivalent.
Media Practice
Contact
Dr Penny O'Donnell
Phone: + 61 2 9351 3896
Email: penny.odonnell@usyd.edu.au
See also: Health Communication, Publishing, and Strategic Public Relations
Admission requirements
Graduate Certificate in Media Practice
4 units of study = 24 credit points
Graduate Diploma in Media Practice
6 units of study = 36 credit points
Master of Media Practice
8 units of study = 48 credit points
A Bachelor's degree. Candidates who do not hold a Bachelor's degree may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Media Practice, if deemed by the faculty to have equivalent professional experience, usually a minimum of 3 years recent, full-time employment in the industry. These applicants must provide a CV and employer references in support of their application.
Units of study
Cores
- MECO6900 News Writing^
- MECO6901 Dealing with the Media^
- MECO6902 Legal and Ethical Issues in Media Practice^
- MECO6926 International Media Practice^
Electives
- MECO6906 Literary Journalism: History and Theory
- MECO6908 Strategy Selection in Corporate PR
- MECO6909 PR Management and Conflict Resolution
- MECO6912 Political Public Relations
- MECO6913 Public Opinion, Policy and Public Sphere
- MECO6914 Making Magazines
- MECO6915 Writing Features: Narrative Journalism
- MECO6923 Political Journalism
- MECO6924 Broadcast Journalism
- MECO6925 Online Journalism
- MECO6927 Organisational Communication
- ARHT6939 The Documentary Film
- ARHT6940 Editing the Moving Image
- ARIN6902 Internet Cultures and Governance
- ARIN6914 Remixable Media
- ARTS7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates
- ASNS6905 Asian Popular Culture
- ENGL6912 Issues in Mass Communication
- ENGL6946 Communication in Professional Contexts A
- ENGL6962 Communication in Professional Contexts B
- ENGL6970 Magazines and Australian Print Culture
- GCST5901 Sport, Media and Gendered Cultures
- HSTY6912 Exploring Historical Formats
- LNGS7006 Crosscultural Communication
- LNGS7274 Media Discourse
- PACS6914 Conflict-Resolving Media
- USSC6915 Contemporary American Media
- WMST6903 Gender, Media and Consumer Societies
- MECO6904 Dissertation Part 1*
- MECO6905 Dissertation Part 2*
^Core units of study: Master candidates complete 4 cores; Graduate Diploma candidates complete 3 cores; Graduate Certificate candidates complete 2 cores.
*Department permission required. Available to Master of Media Practice candidates only.
Medieval Studies
Contact
Assoc Prof John Pryor
Phone: + 61 2 9351 2840
Email: john.pryor@usyd.edu.au
Admission requirements
Master of Philosophy
A Bachelor of Arts degree with a good honours result in Medieval Studies or a relevant subject area from the University of Sydney, or equivalent, or a Master's degree with Merit (distinction average) in a relevant subject area, including a dissertation.
Doctor of Philosophy
A Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours Class I or II.1 in Medieval Studies or a relevant subject area from the University of Sydney, or equivalent.
Modern Greek Studies
Contact
Assoc Prof Vrasidas Karalis
Phone: + 61 2 9351 7252
Email: vrasidas.karalis@usyd.edu.au
See also: European Studies
Admission requirements
Master of Arts (Research)
A Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Sydney with a major in Modern Greek and a distinction average, or equivalent.
Master of Philosophy
A Bachelor of Arts degree with a good honours result in Modern Greek from the University of Sydney, or equivalent, or a Master's degree with Merit (distinction average) in a relevant subject area, including a dissertation.
Doctor of Philosophy
A Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours Class I or II.1 in Modern Greek from the University of Sydney, or equivalent.
The department contributes units of study to the postgraduate program in European Studies
Museum Studies
Contact
Dr Jennifer Barrett
Phone: + 61 2 9351 6665
Email: jennifer.barrett@usyd.edu.au
Admission requirements
Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies
4 units of study = 24 credit points
Graduate Diploma in Museum Studies
6 units of study = 36 credit points
Master of Museum Studies
8 units of study = 48 credit points
A Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Sydney with a relevant major in the humanities or social sciences, or equivalent.
Master of Letters
12 units of study = 72 credit points incl. a Treatise
Master of Arts (Research)
A Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Sydney with a relevant major in the humanities or social sciences and a distinction average, or equivalent.
Doctor of Arts[\n]Doctor of Social Sciences
See: Research degree requirements
Master of Philosophy
A Bachelor of Arts degree with a good honours result in a relevant field in the humanities or social sciences from the University of Sydney, or equivalent, or a Master's degree with Merit (distinction average) including a dissertation.
Doctor of Philosophy
A Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours Class I or II.1 in a relevant field in the humanities or social sciences from the University of Sydney, or equivalent.
Units of study
Core
- MUSM7033 The Museum Context (A)
- MUSM7004 Internship/Placement Part 1 ^
- MUSM7005 Internship/Practicum Part 2 ^
Electives
- MUSM7029 Communication and Education
- MUSM7030 Exhibition Development
- MUSM7031 Information and Collection Management
- MUSM7032 Museum and Gallery Administration
- MUSM7034 Museum Research Methods
- ARHT5902 Art Writing
- ARHT5904 Cross Cultural Art and Film
- ARHT5908 The Business of Art
- ARHT5909 Death and Disease in Renaissance Art
- ARHT6914 Art and Curatorship
- ARHT6932 Matisse & Picasso-Discourse & Exhibition
- ARHT6935 The Art Museum: Past, Present and Future
- ARTS7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates
- HSTY6912 Exploring Historical Formats
- MUSM7007 Dissertation Part 1*
- MUSM7008 Dissertation Part 2*
Cores – Master of Letters
- MUSM7025 Treatise Part 1* (12 credit points)
- MUSM7026 Treatise Part 2* (12 credit points)
(A) Core unit of study to be completed by all candidates.
^ Core units of study for Master and Graduate Diploma candidates.
The Treatise is a compulsory component in the MLitt and may not be undertaken by candidates for other award courses.