COMM120 Communication and Culture
| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||||||||
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| Online level |
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| Intensive School(s) | None | |||||||||||||||
| Supervised Exam | There is no UNE Supervised Examination. | |||||||||||||||
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| Restrictions | COMM 220/320 | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | on-campus online B; off-campus online E | |||||||||||||||
| Combined Units | None | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinator(s) | Paul Adams (padams3@une.edu.au) | |||||||||||||||
| Unit Description |
This unit is an introduction to Communication Studies that looks at many aspects of today's communications. Our most pervasive media (including television, print and the Internet) are considered using a variety of contemporary approaches including formal analysis, textual analysis, gender, representation, semiotics, cultural analysis and so on. The unit focuses on communications media modes and formats, theories and techniques, and considers many different cultural practices, contexts and issues. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
Text(s):Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material
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| Recommended Material Optional |
Text(s):Note: Reference material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional
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| Disclaimer | Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period. |