| Semester 1, 2023 Online | |
| Units : | 1 |
| School or Department : | School of Humanities & Communication |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
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Requisites
Enrolment is not permitted in MSD1000 if CMS1012 has been previously completed.
Overview
The media has never been more central to the way most of us live our lives. Our working lives can occur through email, Zoom, or LinkedIn; our personal lives through smartphones, Facebook, or Instagram; and our leisure through Hollywood, Netflix, or PlayStations. In this course, students will be introduced to how the media work and begin to develop a critical literacy and knowledge of how the media shapes meanings and values in society, offering an important starting point for preparing them for work and life in a society structured through media.
This course offers a foundational scholarly context for the study of media. Students explore a range of media texts, forms, and systems and survey key concepts and debates about the media. By developing media literacy, students will critically engage with the media and develop skills and knowledge that will complement study in any area that works within or uses media, both at university or as part of their employment.
Course learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- discuss a diverse range of media;
- identify different ways of thinking about media and media audiences;
- use and clearly communicate key disciplinary terms in appropriate ways;
- ethically apply select concepts and approaches to media analysis.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The media | 25.00 |
| 2. | Media studies | 25.00 |
| 3. | Media audiences | 25.00 |
| 4. | Analysing media | 25.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Journal | No | 35 | 1,2 |
| Quiz | No | 20 | 1,2,3 |
| Essay | No | 45 | 1,3,4 |