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Overview

As a media professional, you will need to be able to anticipate the technical, industrial, commercial and regulatory changes that the industry is currently experiencing and be able to adjust your career trajectory accordingly. This course will help you develop the knowledge, skills and abilities you are going to need to do this. It will introduce you to the contemporary media landscape, with a focus on global media and media infrastructure that are influencing the role of communications within private, public and community sector organisations. You will learn about key theoretical concepts that frame, assist and critically challenge practitioners working in the contemporary media and communication fields. You will look at the historical, social and political role of media from a global perspective and learn how to use predictive reports to anticipated changes in the media industry, its infrastructures, as well as the challenges it is facing and the impact it is hoping to have on the public sphere.

Conditions for Enrolment

Prerequisite: Enrolment in a postgraduate Journalism & Communication, PR & Advertising, Law, or Law, Media & Journalism program

Delivery

Independent research - Standard (usually weekly or fortnightly)

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Course Outline

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Fees

Type	Amount
Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)	$1893
Domestic Students	$3570
International Students	$5040

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Postgraduate

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Term 2

Campus

Sydney

Academic Calendar

Field of Education

100799 Communication and Media Studies not elsewhere classified

Understanding Contemporary Media

MDIA5000

6 Units of Credit