303574 v.4 Internet Studies Major

Introduction

The Bachelor of Arts (Internet Studies) - a major in Media and Information - is about the human dimension of the Internet: how people network, interconnect, and creatively design the Internet. This major allows students to develop key skills and knowledge of the Internet as a social technology of communication and interaction. It combines professional outcomes, scholarly creativity and technological skills with an emphasis on deeper understandings, as well as the chance for innovative, cutting-edge project work. The approach is interdisciplinary and students develop skills in website design, online public communication, virtual community management and analysing political and social uses of the Internet. Because of the possibility in this course to link studies with other disciplines such as media, business and computing, many options exist to create a degree program that suits individual needs and interests. Depending on their choice of units in the course, students will be prepared for work or further research in communications, media and marketing, content management, Internet policy and regulation, online research and analysis, virtual communities, and website design and development.

Course Structure			Hrs/Wk	Credit
Year 1
301052	v.4	Internet and Everyday Life 102	3.0	25.0
301516	v.5	Web Communications 101	3.0	25.0
301584	v.3	Web Design 200	3.0	25.0
		SELECT 3 ELECTIVES		75.0
		SELECT 2 OPTIONS		50.0
				200.0
Year 2
301054	v.5	Internet Politics and Power 303	3.0	25.0
301517	v.4	Internet Communities and Social Networks 204	3.0	25.0
306026	v.2	Internet Commerce and Consumers 205	3.0	25.0
		SELECT 3 ELECTIVES		75.0
		SELECT 2 OPTIONS		50.0
				200.0
Year 3
301059	v.5	Internet Studies Project 390		50.0
301515	v.4	Web Publishing 206	3.0	25.0
306012	v.2	Web Presence 309	3.0	25.0
		SELECT 2 ELECTIVES		50.0
		SELECT 2 OPTIONS		50.0
				200.0
Optional Units (No Year Level Specified)			Hrs/Wk	Credit
10850	v.4	Marketing 100	3.0	25.0
11170	v.8	Information Management Technologies 104	3.0	25.0
11181	v.6	Information Studies 390 - Knowledge Auditing	2.0	25.0
12107	v.6	Professional Practice in Information Services 102	2.0	25.0
12194	v.6	MCCA 104 - Engaging Media	3.0	25.0
12981	v.2	Internet Marketing 350	3.0	25.0
301048	v.4	Information Theory and Research 302	3.0	25.0
301063	v.5	Web Media 207	3.0	25.0
301065	v.4	Media, Communication and Information 101 - Research and Presentation Skills	3.0	25.0
301066	v.5	MCCA 102 - Culture to Cultures	3.0	25.0
301551	v.2	Multimedia Design Introduction 291	3.0	25.0
301833	v.4	Information Design 203	3.0	25.0
303285	v.2	Internet Interactivity Design 392	3.0	25.0
303287	v.2	Internet Dynamic Environment Design 391	3.0	25.0
303288	v.2	Internet Design Project - 392	3.0	25.0
303290	v.2	Internet Usability Design 391	3.0	25.0
305840	v.5	Writing for Popular Magazines 221	3.0	25.0
306432	v.4	Knowledge Management Principles 303	2.0	25.0
306486	v.1	Internet Design 292	3.0	25.0
306553	v.2	Information Studies 388 - Internet Content Management	3.0	25.0
308965	v.2	Internet Collaboration and Organisation 308	3.0	25.0