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IAS212 - Media and Culture in Global Communications

2022

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Communications

(COM202)

Unit Description

How does the mass media reflect back to us ideas about our culture and society? Can it be understood as a benevolent force helping to generate social change, or is it a disturbing mediator of our tastes, ideas and values? This unit provides students with theories and approaches for understanding the contemporary public media sphere.

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Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Appraise the politics and aesthetics of contemporary culture, and the politics of media representation.
2.	Identify and evaluate key historical and political ideas that have helped construct cultural identities.
3.	Apply analytical skills as applied to cultural theory.
4.	Critically evaluate and analyse media and mass communication texts, interdisciplinary perspectives and the relationship between ideas and cultures.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Research Essay 1 (1,500 words).	40%	1,2,3,4
2.	Research Essay 2 (2,000 words).	50%	1,2,3,4
3.	Tutorial Responses (10 x 150 words).	10%	1,2,3

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2022	Semester 2	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR
2022	Semester 2	External	External Studies	OLR

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OLR: Internet access is required for this unit as students are required to access study materials provided on-line through Learnline. Please log into Learnline on the first day of each teaching period. For more information about Learnline, please click here.

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