Department of Media and Communication
Understanding change and communicating the future.
We bring together people from diverse disciplines and backgrounds to create an inclusive community of forward thinkers. Our world-leading research is helping communities adapt to technological change and transformative innovation of digital communication and screen media.
We’re passionate about what we teach, with our industry-engaged courses offering students highly flexible study options, real-world projects and employment opportunities across established and emerging sectors of media, communication and cultural industries.
Explore our courses
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Media and Communication
Share your stories and others’ with clarity and purpose
Our projects
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Investigating dating apps
Surprising results from this project looking at safety, risk and wellbeing on digital dating apps.
Friday 13 December 2019 -
- Film and television
Swinburne superhero documentary wins international recognition
A Swinburne produced documentary exploring our obsession with superheroes has received international recognition.Tuesday 19 May 2020 -
- Social Affairs
Public relations in the time of a global lockdown
Public relations student Maddison Wrench shares her experience of working at Dandenong Market during COVID lockdown.
Monday 27 July 2020
Our people
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Associate Professor Dan Golding
Chair Department of Media and Communications (Acting)
| Name | Position | Contact | Location | |
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| Dr Ashir Ahmed | Senior Lecturer, Media Data Analytics | +61 3 9214 5641 azahmed@swinburne.edu.au |
BA1034 | |
| Dr Cesar Albarran-Torres | Senior Lecturer, Cinema and Screen Studies; Social Media Major Discipline Coordinator | +61 3 39214 8241 caalbarrantorres@swinburne.edu.au |
AS305a | |
| Professor Kath Albury | Professor, Media and Communication | +61 3 9214 4503 kalbury@swinburne.edu.au |
AS415 | |
| Dr Belinda Barnet | Senior Lecturer, Media and Communication | +61 3 9214 4389 bbarnet@swinburne.edu.au |
AS423 | |
| Professor Trevor Barr | Emeritus Professor | +61 3 9214 8106 tbarr@swinburne.edu.au |
AS413 | |
| Dr Carolyn Beasley | School Associate Director, Research and Training; Course Director, MA Writing; Senior Lecturer, Creative Writing and Literature | +61 3 9214 5938 cbeasley@swinburne.edu.au |
AS326 | |
| Associate Professor Liam Burke | Associate Professor; Cinema and Screen Studies Major Discipline Coordinator | +61 3 9214 5943 wburke@swinburne.edu.au |
AS429 | |
| Dr Nagia Centurion | Academic Tutor, Media and Communications; Advertising | +61 3 9214 8825 ncenturion@swinburne.edu.au |
AS317 | |
| Dr Mark Finn | Senior Lecturer, Media and Communication; Media Industries Major Discipline Coordinator | +61 3 9214 5254 mfinn@swinburne.edu.au |
AS322 | |
| Associate Professor Robert Gill | Associate Professor, Public Relations | +61 3 9214 5425 rgill@swinburne.edu.au |
AS418 | |
| Dr Naja Later | Academic Tutor, Media and Communication; Cinema and Screen Studies | nlater@swinburne.edu.au | ||
| Dr Andrew Lynch | Academic Tutor, Media and Communication; Cinema and Screen Studies | alynch@swinburne.edu.au | AS305a | |
| Mr Peter Marcato | Lecturer, Communication and Radio Journalism Major Discipline Coordinator | +61 3 9214 8355 pmarcato@swinburne.edu.au |
AS431 | |
| Professor Anthony McCosker | Professor, Media and Communication | +61 3 9214 4984 amccosker@swinburne.edu.au |
AS412 | |
| Dr Joanna McIntyre | Course Director, Bachelor of Media Communication program; Senior Lecturer, Media and Communication | +61 3 9214 8859 joannamcintyre@swinburne.edu.au |
AS431 | |
| Dr Kerrie Milburn | Lecturer, Public Relations Major Discipline Coordinator | +61 3 9214 5108 kmilburn@swinburne.edu.au |
AS320a | |
| Associate Professor Esther Milne | Associate Professor, Media and Communication | +61 3 9214 8195 emilne@swinburne.edu.au |
AS425 | |
| Dr Kyle Moore | Lecturer, Digital Media | kjmoore@swin.edu.au | AS329 | |
| Mr Simon Morgan | Lecturer, Public Relations | +61 3 9214 4865 simonmorgan@swinburne.edu.au |
AS428 | |
| Ms Anne Morton | Lecturer; Advertising Major Discipline Coordinator | +61 3 9214 4376 aemorton@swinburne.edu.au |
AS302a | |
| Dr Julian Novitz | School Academic Director Work Integrated Learning; Senior Lecturer, Creative Writing and Literature | +61 3 9214 8273 jnovitz@swinburne.edu.au |
AS329 | |
| Dr Julia Prendergast | Senior Lecturer, Writing; Professional Writing and Editing Major Discipline Coordinator | +61 3 9214 5331 jprendergast@swinburne.edu.au |
AS315 | |
| Mr David Reid | Lecturer, Advertising | +61 3 9214 3824 dreid@swinburne.edu.au |
AS401 | |
| Ms Denby Weller | Lecturer, Journalism | dweller@swinburne.edu.au | AS401 | |
| James Berrett | Senior Lecturer, Immersive Media | jberrett@swinburne.edu.au |
Latest news
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- Student News
- Media and Communication
Swinburne students curate "Wrestling with Reality" film season for ACMI's Cinema 3
Students from Swinburne's Cinema and Screen Studies program launch curated film season on ACMI’s streaming platform, Cinema 3.Tuesday 23 July 2024 -
- Design
- Media and Communication
Swinburne alum launches zine celebrating Asian Australian art and identity
Swinburne Graphic Design alum Dan Truong founded HOISZN, a zine publication showcasing Asian Australian artists and their work.
Monday 01 July 2024 -
- Science
- Media and Communication
Hearing voices is common and can be distressing. Virtual reality might help us meet and ‘treat’ them
New research suggests that virtual reality may help treat auditory hallucinations. Avatar therapy allows a person to create a virtual representation of the voice or voices, which looks and sounds like what they are experiencing.
Wednesday 26 June 2024 -
- University
- Media and Communication
Magazines were supposed to die in the digital age. Why haven’t they?
In the classic comedy Ghostbusters (1984), newly hired secretary Janice raises the subject of reading, while idly flipping through the pages of a magazine. The scientist Egon Spengler responds with a brusque dismissal: “print is dead..”
Wednesday 10 January 2024 -
- University
- Media and Communication
What will you read on the beach this summer? We asked 6 avid readers
One of the best things about summer for the book-lovers among us is a beach towel by a strip of water … and time to lose yourself in another world. That might be a traditional beach read – typically a genre paperback with a propulsive plot – or an opportunity to catch up on the classics you never got around to during the year. Or, really, anything you like!
Friday 29 December 2023
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