AMU1277 · Media studies

Overview

In this unit you will be introduced to the study of media in terms of the relationships between industry, texts and audiences. You will explore areas of study that include news production, textual analysis, media ownership and diversity, film and sport.

Areas of study: Communication Communication, media and screen studies Global studies in communication and media

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. apply available frameworks for making sense of media texts and industries;
2. communicate knowledge in written, visual and verbal forms using original expression without AI assistance;
3. work collaboratively with peers across cultures to develop a media text that meets scholarly and ethical standards.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.