Useful links
Unit of study_
ARIN3611: Social Media Cultural Production
2025 unit information
This unit explores the rapidly evolving contexts and processes of digital cultural production and consumption. Drawing on a grounded knowledge of social media, digital influencers and platform cultures, students will critically evaluate issues relating to diversity, inclusion and social harms in contemporary social media ecologies. Students will analyse the technical, social and economic structures shaping digital cultural production and evaluate their own agency and opportunities for change-making. They will apply their skills in social media practice and demonstrate their emerging expertise in the field of digital cultures to produce social media artefacts and campaigns.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Academic unit | Media and Communications |
| Credit points | 6 |
|
Prerequisites:
?
|
6 credit points at 2000 level in ARIN and (12 credit points at 1000 level in ARIN or 1000 level in MECO) |
|---|---|
|
Corequisites:
?
|
None |
| Prohibitions:
?
|
None |
| Assumed knowledge:
?
|
None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. LO1. identify and analyse the types, forms, features and functions of social media platforms.
- LO2. LO2. demonstrate a critical understanding of the industrial, social and cultural context of social media production.
- LO3. LO3. research, write, and produce social media artefact.
- LO4. LO4. discuss the significance of professional issues such as platform regulation, content moderation, algorithmic visibility, and cultural representation to social media practice.
Unit availability
This section lists the session, attendance modes and locations the unit is available in. There is a unit outline for each of the unit availabilities, which gives you information about the unit including assessment details and a schedule of weekly activities.
The outline is published 2 weeks before the first day of teaching. You can look at previous outlines for a guide to the details of a unit.
| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Semester 2 2025
|
Online | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
|
Find your current year census dates
Modes of attendance (MoA)
This refers to the Mode of attendance (MoA) for the unit as it appears when you’re selecting your units in Sydney Student. Find more information about modes of attendance on our website.
