Study a postgraduate course in Media and Communication

Master your career in media and communications

Overview

Take your career to the next level and build the communication skills that employers are seeking in today’s connected world.

Whether you’re looking to improve your career prospects within your own industry, or develop new skills to take you in a fresh direction, Flinders’ postgraduate media and communication programs will help you further develop your communication skills.

Taught by practising industry experts, you’ll enhance your understanding of how to develop compelling video, design and social media communications from the ground up. What works, what doesn’t, what the industry demands and where it is going. Our Master program also includes a core industry placement, which will give you real-world experience in the media and communications industry.

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Theory is just the beginning

By studying postgraduate media & communications at Flinders, you’ll step further into the world of film production, from corporate presentations to social media videos.

Gain practical, career-ready insights and skills that will help you in your dealings with production companies and media outlets. Learn to direct, shoot and edit your own work, or to supervise and get the best out of the teams you work with.

You’ll graduate with a better understanding of the work behind the scenes, and an ability to produce your own video, design and social media content.

Real-world, practical experience can put you ahead of the pack. As a core part of this course, you will have the chance to undertake an industry placement with one of our industry placement partners, including: Showpony, Nova Entertainment, BAD Media, Channel 44, and many more.

Work with industry

Flinders media and communications postgraduate programs have not only been developed in consultation with industry, they’ve been designed to give you hands-on experience with the people who work in the industry.

We work with leaders and content creators such as CDW Studios, Kojo, the Media Resource Centre, Channel 44, the Adelaide Fringe, Adelaide Film Festival, the Tourism Industry council of SA and more.

You’ll learn from people who intimately understand industry demands, and those who produce award-winning video content across multiple platforms.

No matter what industry you’re in, if the creation of effective, cut-through communications is part of your role - or if you wish it was, Flinders postgraduate media & communication programs will give you the skills you need to take the next step in your career.

Your career

Potential occupations include:

presenter
broadcaster
monitor
filmmaker
content strategist
media advisor
multimedia researcher
production coordinator
video journalist.

Potential employers include:

the public service (eg, media and public affairs units)
community groups
education media
film and TV production companies
publishers
advertising
arts organisations.

Dr Matt Hawkins

Dr Matt Hawkins is a graduate of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS). In 2002 he was nominated for an Australian Film Institute (AFI) award for The Shot. Since then he has written extensively for film and television in Australia and Ghana. His credits include Always Greener and Home and Away (7 Network), The Micallef Program (ABC) and Life Support (SBS). Matt co-created and wrote the hit series Different Shades of Blue for GTV, as well as the feature film Double Happiness Uranium that gained official selection for the Boston SciFi and Rio De Janeiro film festivals. His award-winning short films have been selected in over 20 international film festivals. Matt has taught screen and media at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney, the London Film School, created by Mike Leigh and the National Film and Television Institute in Ghana.

As well as being a lecturer in screen and media at Flinders University he is also the artistic director of the South Australian Playwrights Theatre writing, producing and directing plays, podcasts and audio series and a producer at Frankie Films creating video content for the government and private sectors.