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ATS3108

Faculty of Arts

18 September 2017 22 December 2024

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This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Arts

Organisational Unit

German Studies

Coordinator(s)

Associate Professor Axel Fliethmann

Offered

Clayton

  • Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

Since the invention of the printing press in the 15th century, the reproduction of knowledge and social practice has become increasingly reliant and dependent on mass media. The general relation between culture, media and society on one hand and how it shows up in the design of media products will be the topic of this introductory unit. The unit will provide insights into advanced media theory and put historical media phenomena into perspective.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have:

  1. insight into advanced German media theory and would have put historical media phenomena into perspective
  2. acquired detailed knowledge of the main features of German media theory and German visual culture from late 19th century to today
  3. a good grasp of key texts reflecting the historical developments of media at different times
  4. capable of informed discussion of the relevant theoretical concepts in relation to media
  5. able to present the results of their own research in form of a class paper and a written essay.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 80%
Exam: 20%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Axel Fliethmann

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

German studies

Prerequisites

ATS2095 or ATS3095