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Unit Set Information

Screen, Media and Cultural Studies Major

Effective from 01-JAN-2025 : Code MAAALH

An opportunity to produce creative and engaging content for the screen will be developed in this major. Students will gain highly developed critical cultural understandings, that will provide them with a leading edge in concept development, management and directing, camera and editing to produce dynamic content for the screen. Students will gain international insights and work in state-of-the-art studios and forge creative and technical skills alongside developing creative partnerships.

Disclaimer

This unit set information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

This Major can be studied in the following courses:

• Bachelor of Global Media and Communication

Mode of Delivery

On Campus at Mount Lawley

Unit Set Coordinator

Prof Panizza ALLMARK

Learning Outcomes

1. Apply Media, Communication and Cultural Studies knowledge to a range of theoretical and technical/practical local, international and global media situations.
2. Think critically to analyse, interpret and conceptualise/synthesise complex Media & Communication knowledge/problems with an understanding of cultural, social and political influences.
3. Think creatively to anticipate challenges and generate Media and Communication solutions/responses.
4. Use digital technologies and Media and Communication related literacy to access, evaluate and synthesise relevant information from multiple sources.
5. Communicate local, international and global Media and Communication knowledge and ideas clearly, coherently and with independence.
6. Demonstrate a global outlook with respect for cultural diversity, including Indigenous cultural competence.
7. Work collaboratively and demonstrate initiative to implement social, sustainable, and ethical values through appropriate disciplinary methods.
8. Demonstrate autonomy, accountability and judgement for own learning and scholarship and/or professional practice.

Related Careers

Film Director, Film Editor, Film Producer, Film Critic, Television Producer, Cinematographer, Scriptwriter, Media Support Officer, Web Content Producer.

Employment Opportunities

This major provides students with screen production skills alongside critical engagement skills that are essential in a wide range of media and communication professions.

Major Structure

ECU Students (Outbound) Year 3 of this major is studied at the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom. Students complete 6 units x 20cp each. For details of the units, please consult the University of Portsmouth handbook which can be found online at https://www.port.ac.uk/

Year 3 - Semester 1

M25664 Self Promotion

Plus, complete 2 units from the following:

M21539 Media Fan Cultures

M30777 Productions Short Film-Making

M21556 Representing Science in the Media

Year 3 - Semester 2

M21533 Cultures of Consumption

Plus, complete 2 units from the following:

M30768 Film Production Practices

M32236 Celebrity and Society

M23775 Gender, Sexuality and Cinema

University of Portsmouth Students (Inbound) Students from the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom will complete their Year 3 major units as detailed below. For details of the units, please consult the ECU handbook which can be found online at https://www.ecu.edu.au/handbook.

Year 3 - Semester 1

Complete 2 units from the following:

BDJ2200 New Media and Social Influence

SCR3160 Documentary, Technology and Experience

ENG3140 From Fiction to Film

SPO2200 Screen Practice 4: Production House

Year 3 - Semester 2

Complete 2 units from the following:

SPO3205 Screen Evolution

SPO2300 Screen Practice 3: Art and Auteurs

SPO2116 Filmosophy

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