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SOCY307 Media and Society

Updated: 04 September 2009
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus C - Internet access required
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites 12cp at 100 level in Sociology or Political Science or Communication Studies or Marketing and Management
Co-requisites None
Restrictions POLS203 or POLS303 or SOCY207
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Peter Corrigan (pcorriga@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit examines the roles of the media in society. It explores the ways in which media are structured by society and the ways in which society is in turn structured by the media. Students are introduced to theoretical approaches to understanding the media in society, and will become familiar with sociological aspects of shaping opinion through propaganda and other means. Models of social difference and social inequality will be explored in the media context, and special attention is paid to social relations on the Internet. New models of the individual-society relation will also be examined in the contexts of music and talk shows.

Materials 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.
   

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