Cultural and Communications Policy (6 points)
(ARTS)
Leader: Phillip Dearman
Offered:
Gippsland First semester 2004 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2004 (OCL)
Malaysia First semester 2004 (Day)
Singapore First semester 2004 (OCL)
Gippsland First semester 2005 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2005 (OCL)
Malaysia First semester 2005 (Day)
Singapore First semester 2005 (OCL)
Synopsis:
Objectives: On successful completion of this unit students will have: 1) understanding of the policy approach to communications and culture; 2) ability to identify the key rhetorics informing media regulation and the ways in which they function within and through particular policy; 3) knowledge of the historical development of the general communications sector; 4) understanding of the significance of globalisation, convergence and deregulation as challenges facing cultural and communications policy; 5) developed understanding of the historical rise of the nation-state and of the implications of that history for the development of communications policy; 6) a strong grasp of the complex inter-relationship of communications industries with political, economic, technical, cultural and social forces at national, regional and international levels; 7) ability to conduct independent research.
Assessment: Essay (2500 words): 50% + Examination (2 hours): 50% + Students taking the unit at 3rd level will be required to demonstrate, in both assessment tasks, a stronger awareness of the historical development and significance of the nation-state in the formation of communications policy.
Contact Hours: 2 hours (1 x 1 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial) per week
Prerequisites: COM1010 and COM1020 or equivalents
Prohibitions: GSC3413, COM2413
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