306495 (v.3) Media Law 501

Area:	School of Media, Culture and Creative Arts
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	3.0
The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.
Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Seminar:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	Examination of key areas of publication law. Laws impacting on freedom of expression, (in particular the law of defamation), confidentiality, privacy, coverage of court and parliament, and copyright. Other laws having a censoring effect on publication. The focus is on identifying the limits on expression in the print and broadcast media.
To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement.
Field of Education:	100799 Communication and Media Studies not elsewhere classified
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Not Online *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

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