COMM120 Media Studies: An Introduction
Updated: 14 November 2008| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||
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| Online level |
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| Intensive School(s) | None | |||||||||
| Supervised Exam | None | |||||||||
| Pre-requisites | None | |||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||
| Restrictions | COMM220 or COMM320 | |||||||||
| Notes | on-campus online B; off-campus online E |
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| Combined Units | None | |||||||||
| Coordinator(s) | Paul Adams (padams3@une.edu.au) | |||||||||
| Unit Description |
This unit is an introduction to Media and Communication Studies. 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 and cultural analysis. The unit focuses on communications media modes and formats, theories and techniques, and considers many cultural and social aspects, practices, contexts and issues. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period. | |||||||||
| Recommended Material Optional |
Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period. | |||||||||
| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |