Overview
Subject Area: Geographical Studies
This course provides an overview of human geography approaches to understanding urban environments in Australia and beyond. Contextualising cities as part of wider environmental understandings and concerns, this course considers the changes to thinking about urbanism over time. Case studies engage the varied and multiple experiences … For more content click the Read More button below.
You will critically reflect upon the role of public relations in key environmental debates, problematise the power relations that constrain community interests and understand the value of public relations as a potential mechanism for advancing policy and socio-cultural change. Social media, as culturally constituted discursive spaces, offer alternative avenues for environmental public relations through a shift to participatory cultures and an opening up or reconfiguration of notions of the public interest. You will consider the implications of such shifts and the potential dynamics of public relations that play out during moments of controversy and crisis. The course will also offer you an opportunity to develop vocational communication practices.
Conditions for Enrolment
Prerequisite: 48 UOC overall, including 6 UOC at level 1 and 6 UOC at level 2 in one of the following specialisations, Environmental Humanities, Geographical Studies, or International Studies
Delivery
Multimodal - Standard (usually weekly or fortnightly)
In-person -
Fees
Type | Amount |
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Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable) | $1119 |
Domestic Students | $5280 |
International Students | $5280 |
Pre-2019 Handbook Editions
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