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Overview

This course focuses on the key themes and theories that inform contemporary media arts practice. The course begins with an investigation into media, mediums, and post-media practices. It then examines a range of platforms instrumental to the development of the field and concludes with an investigation of the emergence of data, algorithms, and the relationships between devices and networks within media arts practice. The course adopts a multidisciplinary approach to media arts practice and engages with a diverse range of theoretical positions including media theory, theories of the image, cybernetics, and software studies. Through this course, students are encouraged to develop their critical understandings of the key themes within media arts’ historical development in order to better understand current and emerging developments in the field.

Conditions for Enrolment

Must have completed DART1350

Course Attributes

General Education

Introductory Course

Delivery

In-person - Standard (usually weekly or fortnightly)

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Course Outline

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Fees

Type	Amount
Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)	$994
Domestic Students	$4680
International Students	$4680

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Undergraduate

Offering Terms
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Term 3

Campus

Paddington

Academic Calendar

Field of Education

100300 Visual Arts And Crafts

Critical Discourses in Media Arts

DART1351

6 Units of Credit