SCY3021 - Media, Communications and Societies

Leader: TBA

Offered

Caulfield Second semester 2007 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit will investigate the role of the popular media in the social construction of reality including such issues as the social distribution of knowledge; political dimensions of the information industry; competing ideologies with competing technologies; legitimation (or subversion) of the status quo; the construction and dissemination of cultural symbolism, myths and stereotypes. This will involve regular viewing of films and videos in the lecture periods.

Assessment

Class tests (1 hour): 30%
Research report (2500 words): 50%
Oral presentation (equivalent 1000 words): 20%
Third-year students will be expected to demonstrate a greater degree of theoretical insight, conceptualisation and original thought in their written work.

Contact hours

2 hour Seminar per week

Prerequisites

A first-year sequence in Sociology or permission

Prohibitions

SCY2021