11298 (v.4) Sociology 225 - Sociology of Media and Communications - Institutions, Texts, Audiences


Area: Department of Social Sciences
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
 
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Lecture: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s): 11301 (v.3) Sociology 325 - Sociology of Media and Communications - Institutions, Texts, Audiences
Prerequisite(s): 7365 (v.4) Sociology 111 - Social Construction of Identity - Introduction to Doing Sociology or any previous version
AND
7366 (v.4) Sociology 112 - Australian Society in the Global Economy or any previous version
 
Syllabus: Media and communication. Different theoretical traditions in communication and cultural analysis. The production and exchange of meaning. The history and political economy of mass communications. The state, regulations, licensing and control of mass media. The organisation of different media industries. Ideology and mass media. Television. The internationalisation of mass communications and culture. The popular music industry.
 
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Field of Education: 90301 Sociology
Funding Cluster: 05 - Behavioural Science, Social Studies
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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