COMS2000 (v.1) Consuming Culture
| Area: | School of Media, Culture and Creative Arts |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
| 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. |
| Seminar: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Equivalent(s): |
12883 (v.6)
Consumers, Audiences, Publics and Users 212
or any previous version
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| Prerequisite(s): |
311923 (v.1)
Making Meanings 103
or any previous version
OR 12194 (v.7) Engaging Media 104 or any previous version OR 301012 (v.4) Reading Cultural Representations 110 or any previous version OR COMS1005 (v.1) Making Meanings or any previous version OR COMS1001 (v.1) Engaging Media or any previous version OR LCTS1002 (v.1) Reading Cultural Representations 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 (HB): | This unit aims to deepen students understanding of the receiving end of communications media- consumers, audiences, publics and users. It will familiarise students with the social and cultural consequences of media consumption and provide a strong grounding in competing perspectives in audiences studies and the role of media usage in the formation of subcultures, public spheres, and national communities. |
| Field of Education: | 100700 Communication and Media Studies (Narrow Grouping) |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | ||||
| 2015 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | ||||
| 2015 | Lim Kok Wing Uni Malaysia | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2015 | Miri Sarawak Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2015 | Miri Sarawak Campus | Semester 2 | Y |
Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
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