Overview
THIS STREAM IS FOR STUDENTS COMMENCING FROM 2019.
The aim of this minor stream is to provide you with a progressive, interdisciplinary understanding of the social, cultural and experiential impacts of media and communication technologies in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The minor stream starts with an accessible introduction to … For more content click the Read More button below.
In terms of learning skills, the minor stream develops conceptual frameworks and modes of analysis through which you can understand and explain not only changes in the media, but also reasons for those changes and their social and affective consequences.
Learning Outcomes
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Undertake rigorous and engaged scholarly enquiry and analysis
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Collaborate effectively with others.
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Communicate and debate complex ideas in a range of different contexts using a variety of suitable media
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Exhibit initiative and self-direction
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Critically and creatively employ disciplinary bodies of knowledge and appraise disciplinary perspectives in professional practice and/or scholarship.
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Justify a position in relation to foundational aspects of society, culture and/or the arts
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- Global citizens
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Engage proactively with complex problems in professional practice and/or scholarship.
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Continuously acquire knowledge and skills and reflect on existing knowledge and skills for personal and career fulfilment.
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Act ethically, respectfully and responsibly
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- Global citizens
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Identify the social, political and cultural dynamics of media and the impact that they have on everyday life and experience.
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Identify key concepts in Media theory.
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Recognise the networked nature of media and the complexity of the relationships between local and global media.
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Available in Program(s) Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:
Bachelor of Arts - BA3409 - Arts
Bachelor of Arts and Business - BArts (Bus)3444 - Arts and Business
Specialisation Structure
Students must complete 24 UOC.
ARTS/EDUCATION (SECONDARY) STUDENTS
MEDIA/ARTS STUDENTS
Level 1 Core Courses6 Units of Credit:
Level 2 Prescribed Electives
Level 3 Prescribed Electives
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