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Courses Handbook 2012

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2012.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2011.

301038 (v.4) Film and Television 214 - News, Current Affairs and Actuality

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Area: Department of Film and Television
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 4.0
Lecture: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 1531 (v.9) Screen Arts 111 or any previous version
OR
1532 (v.9) Screen Practice 111 or any previous version
Syllabus: Four modules which present an introductory study of the development of television as both a medium and as an industry. Begins with the invention of television and follows its international development as a news medium before turning to focus on the local broadcast and production industries, their current state and future possibilities.
Field of Education: 100701 Audio Visual Studies
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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