AMU1277 - Media studies - 2019

This unit introduces the study of media in terms of the relationships between industry, texts and audiences. Areas of study include news production, textual analysis, media ownership and diversity, film and sport.

Upon successful completion of the unit, students should be able to:

1. identify and discuss the various economic, political and cultural forces which shape the practical work of media production;
2. explain the historical development of media industries;
3. recognise and use available frameworks for making sense of media texts;
4. analyse and evaluate the contribution of these frameworks to the production of dominant, or common sense, understandings of the world;
5. produce a digital artefact informed by the theories and concepts learnt in this unit.

Within semester assessment: 100%

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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