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100-100 Introduction to Media and Communications | |
Note | Special entry conditions apply. Students must consult the media and communications Program. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Tania Lewis |
Semester | 1, repeat 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 1-hour lecture and 2 hours of tutorials per week |
Subject Description | This subject introduces students to the academic study of media and communications, with an emphasis on the Asia-Pacific region. (It is aimed at preparing students for the more narrowly focused later-year subjects in the media and communications program.) It will ask students to understand the media as a set of institutions using a variety of technologies. It will also introduce students to the role the media play in shaping societies and cultures across the region. To do so, it will familiarise students with the main theories and methods of media and communications studies, past and current. And it will inform students about the basic questions facing regional media in the future. |
Assessment | Class participation and written work totalling 4000 words. Students must attend at least 70% of classes to be eligible for assessment. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available. |
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