MECO3672 - Internship Project

Semester 1, 2013  |  Credit Points: 6

Coordinator: Steven Maras
Phone: +61 2 9036 7041
Email: steven.maras@sydney.edu.au

Description

This unit is based around the production of a 4000 word critical research essay drawn from issues encountered during and after the internship. Students are required to attend a cycle of four seminars, which they will direct (in the presence of the unit coordinator) to discuss and refine their research approaches and questions. Students will also need to submit documentation of their research question and approach before submitting their essay.

Assessments

1x500wd research proposal (20%), 1x4000wd research essay (70%), lecture, seminar and online participation (10%)

Textbooks

Stokes, Jane (2002) How to do Media and Cultural Studies, London: Sage

Classes

4x2-hr seminars/semester, 2x2-hr lectures/semester

Prerequisites

30 senior credit points from MECO units (including 12 senior credit points from MECO3602, MECO3603, MECO3002 or MECO3003) and 6 junior credit points from either MECO1002, WRIT1001, WRIT1002, ENGL1025 or ENGL1007. Note: Students enrolling from 2010 should plan to take MECO1002 as per degree regulations

Corequisites

MECO3671

Prohibitions

MECO3701, MECO3702

Additional Information

Students may not enrol in MECO3672 prior to the first semester of their 4th year.
Note: All students must attend the Week One lecture, at which they sign up for one of 3 cycles of 4x2-hr seminars.

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