Online Courses Handbook 2003

303583 v.2 Media Studies Major

Introduction
Development of sophisticated, critical and conceptual skills in understanding and evaluating the media and information institutions of our world - analysing film, radio, television, print, the Internet and the convergence of all these media forms. This major answers key questions that confront media-saturated societies, understanding globalisation, media corporations and the impact of information and communication technologies in the digital world. Critical analysis and the application of ideas to real opportunities. To complete the major, students undertake eight units in Media Studies leading to Bachelor of Arts (Media Studies), plus one of three minors and two electives units of their choice.

Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit

Majors, Streams or Other Core Components

301102 v.3 Internet Studies Minor 100.0

OR

301114 v.3 Journalism Minor 100.0

OR

301129 v.3 Film and Television Minor 100.0

SELECT 2 ELECTIVES 50.0

150.0

Year 2 Semester 1

303711 v.2 Media Studies 210 - The Media in Australia 2.0 25.0

25.0

Year 2 Semester 2

301068 v.2 Media and Indigenous Issues 213 3.0 25.0

OR

301070 v.3 Media Studies 216 - Asian Media in Transition 2.0 25.0

25.0

Year 3

SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF: 150.0

150.0

Optional Units to Select From in Year 3 Hrs/Wk Credits

9345 v.10 Film and Television 316 - Thinking about Cinema 3.0 25.0

301035 v.3 Film and Television 317 - Asian Cinemas 3.0 25.0

301055 v.4 Internet Studies 312 - Infrastructures and Economies of ICTs 2.0 25.0

301069 v.3 Media Studies 314 - The Press, Power and Responsibility 2.0 25.0

301071 v.3 Media Studies 301- Communication Policy - Control and Consent 2.0 25.0

301072 v.3 Media Studies 312 - Globalisation and Convergence 2.0 25.0

301081 v.3 Film and Television 318 - Living with Television 2.0 25.0

301515 v.3 Internet Studies 305 - Current Issues and Developments 2.0 25.0

301836 v.3 Internet Studies 311 - Cybermedia 2.0 25.0

303712 v.2 Media Studies 390 - Individual Project 2.0 50.0