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Unit Set Information

Media and Cultural Studies Major

Effective from 01-JAN-2018 : Code MAAAIW

This major prepares students for future success in our media-driven environment. Students examine the influence and power of media and the forces that affect them. It prepares students to consider the political and social characteristics of contemporary culture and to engage with these issues in a meaningful way. It introduces students to a significant range of contemporary theoretical and critical approaches used to analyse media texts, media technologies, social media and question their position and the position of others in the world today. Students are trained to think critically and to communicate effectively.

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This Major can be studied in the following courses:

• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Media and Communication
• Bachelor of Media and Communication

Mode of Delivery

On Campus at Mount Lawley

Learning Outcomes

1. Collaborate in teams to produce presentations and lead knowledge-based discussions.
2. Communicate knowledge and defensible arguments regarding the interactions between the media, society and culture.
3. Demonstrate broad and coherent knowledge with depth of the social and cultural context of media and communication practices, including contemporary theoretical and global perspectives, critical approaches to media analysis and the application of inter disciplinary and cross-cultural theories.
4. Demonstrate responsibility for own learning by independently reflecting on performance feedback and using evaluation to generate self-directed learning goals in their understandings of the relationship between the self and the media.
5. Initiate, investigate and consolidate research in an insightful way to analyse communication and cultural studies theories to resolve issues and make decisions relevant to media and society.
6. Research, review, critically analyse and synthesise information in a range of texts and practices to examine the influence and power of the media in a range of contexts from social, political and cultural perspectives.
7. Use critical thinking skills to inform decision-making and identify and solve contemporary problems in a range of media contexts using social, ethical and global perspectives.

Related Careers

Communications Officer, Film Critic, Producer, Public Relations Consultant, Public Relations Manager, Researcher, Writer, Social Commentator

Employment Opportunities

Students will have a strong sense of contemporary cultural awareness and media savvy with advanced communication and critical appraisal skills which will benefit a broad range of careers.

Major Structure

Students must complete the following eleven units (165 credit points):

^ Core Option

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