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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.

306495 (v.3) Media Law 501

Area: School of Media, Culture and Creative Arts
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 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.
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.
Field of Education: 100799 Communication and Media Studies not elsewhere classified
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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