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Media Studies

Errata
Item Errata Date
1.

Media Studies requirements for a Major (ii) should read:

(ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units

31/1/2018
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Media Studies

The Media Studies major is only available to students in the Media and Communications program and the combined Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Law degree.

Media and Communications program

This program is only available to students enrolled in the Media and Communications stream.
Achievement of the program in Media and Communications requires 96 credit points from this table including:
(i) 48 credit points of major in Media Studies
(ii) 12 credit points of 1000-level program core units
(iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level program core unit
(iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level program core unit
(v) Students with a WAM of 70 or above can choose to complete the Honours track, which requires 48 credit points of 4000-level Honours core units of study
(vi) All other students must complete 24 credit points of 4000-level program core units of study.
* Students who exit the Media and Communications program after 144 credit points will be awarded a BA (Media Studies).

Major

A major in Media Studies requires 48 credit points from this table including:
(i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units
(ii) 2 credit points of 2000-level core units
(iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level selective units
(iv) 12 credit points of 3000-level core units
(v) 6 credit points of 3000-level Interdisciplinary Project unit

1000 level units of study

Major core
MECO1001
Introduction to Media Studies
6   

Available to BA (Media and Comm), BA (Media and Comm/BLaws) students only
Semester 1
MECO1002
Media and Communications Landscapes
6   

Available to BA (Media and Comm), BA (Media and Comm/BLaws) students only
Semester 2
Program core
MECO1003
Principles of Media Writing
6    N MECO2002


Available to BA (Media and Comm), BA (Media and Comm/BLaws) students only
Semester 2
MECO1004
Introduction to Media Production
6      Semester 1

2000 level units of study

Major core
MECO2601
Media Production: Audio Design and Podcasting
6    P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Media and Communications
N MECO2001


Available to BA (Media and Comm), BA (Media and Comm/BLaws) students only
Semester 1
Major selective
ARIN2620
Cyberworlds
6    P 18 junior credit points in any of Anthropology, Art History, Computer Science, Design Computing, English, Gender and Culture Studies, History, Information Systems, Information Technology, Linguistics, Media and Communication, Philosophy, Psychology or Sociology or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Digital Cultures
N ARIN2200
Semester 1
ARIN2610
Internet Transformations
6    P 18 Junior credit points in any of Anthropology, Art History, Computer Science, Design Computing, English, Gender and Culture Studies, History, Information Systems, Information Technology, Linguistics, Media and Communication, Philosophy, Psychology or Sociology or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Digital Cultures
N ARIN2100
Semester 2
Program Core
MECO2603
Public Relations
6    P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Media and Communications
N MECO2003


Available to BA (Media and Comm), BA (Media and Comm/BLaws) students only
Semester 2

3000 level units of study

Major core
MECO3603
Media, Law and Ethics
6    P 6 Senior credit points in Media and Communications
N MECO3003


Available to BA (Media and Comm), BA (Media and Comm/BLaws) students only
Semester 1
MECO3605
Issues in Global and Digital Media
6    P 12 Senior credit points in Media and Communications
N MECO3005


Available to BA (Media and Comm), BA (Media and Comm/BLaws) students only
Semester 2
Interdisciplinary project unit of study
FASS3999
Interdisciplinary Impact
6    P 18 credit points at 2000 level

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
Program core
MECO3606
Media Production: Advanced Media Writing
6    P 6 Senior credit points in Media and Communications
N MECO3006


Available to BA (Media and Comm), BA (Media and Comm/BLaws) students only
Semester 1

Open Learning Environment unit (OLE)

OLES2107
Digital Influence through Social Media
6      Semester 2

Honours

Honours in Media and Communications requires 48 credit points from this table including:
(i) 12 credit points of 4000-level Honours seminar units
(ii) 36 credit points of 4000-level Honours thesis units

Honours seminar units

MECO4113
Theoretical Traditions and Innovations
6      Semester 1
MECO4114
Research Methods
6      Semester 1

Honours thesis units

MECO4111
Media and Communications Honours Thesis 1
12      Semester 1
Semester 2
MECO4112
Media and Communications Honours Thesis 2
24      Semester 1
Semester 2

Units available for existing Media and Communications students only

MECO3601
Video Production
6    P 18 Junior credit points from Media and Communications units
N MECO3001


Available to BA (Media and Comm), BA (Media and Comm/BLaws) students only
Semester 2
MECO3602
Online Media
6    P MECO2601 and MECO3606
N MECO3002


Available to BA (Media and Comm), BA (Media and Comm/BLaws) students only
Semester 2
MECO3609
Critical Practice in Media
6    P 36 Senior credit points from Media and Communications


Available to BA (Media and Comm), BA (Media and Comm/BLaws) students only
Semester 2
MECO3671
Media and Communications Internship
6    P 30 Senior credit points in Media and Communications including MECO3603
N MECO3701 or MECO3702


Available to BA (Media and Comm), BA (Media and Comm/BLaws) students only. Students may not enrol in MECO3671 prior to the second semester of their 3rd year.
Semester 1
Semester 2
MECO3673
Research Practices
6    P 18 Senior credit points in Media and Communications
Semester 1