MECO1001 - Australian Media Studies

Semester 1, 2011  |  Credit Points: 6

Coordinator: Joseph Carl Linden Brennan
Email: joseph.brennan@sydney.edu.au

Description

This unit offers an introduction to the history and theory of media and communications studies. Students will gain a foundation in key concepts, methodologies and theorists in the field. They will also explore the interdisciplinary roots of media and communications studies and acquire basic research skills. By the end of the unit students should be familiar with major shifts in the history and theory of media and communications studies and with basic concepts and methodologies in the field.

Assessments

1x1200wd essay (30%), 1x1800wd essay (40%) and 1x2hr exam (30%)

Textbooks

It is recommended that students purchase a reader from the University Copy Centre

Classes

1x2-hr lecture/week and 1x1-hr tutorial/week

Additional Information

available to BA (Media and Comm) and BSc (Media and Comm) students only

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