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Courses Handbook 2015

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SCST5004 (v.1) Living with Television

Area: Department of Film and Television
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
TUITION PATTERNS: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Equivalent(s): 304290 (v.3) Film and Television 518 - Living with Television or any previous version
Prerequisite(s):     304279 (v.3) Film and Television 511 - History of Screen Language or any previous version
    OR
    SCST5000 (v.1) History of Screen Cultures or any previous version
AND
    304291 (v.4) Screen Studies 511 or any previous version
    OR
    SCST5005 (v.1) Thinking Screen Cultures for Graduates or any previous version
UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Syllabus: Historical and theoretical perspectives on television, its economic significance and its social and cultural impact, with particular emphasis on the daily 'living with television' that is common in 'televised' societies. Selected topics include political economy of television, global corporations and national cultures, audiences, genres and domestic life.
Field of Education: 100701 Audio Visual Studies
Result Type: Grade/Mark


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