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Media and Communications
Bachelor of ArtsMajorYear: 2020
Media and Communications
Contact information
Coordinator
Dr Kyujin Shim
email: kyujin.shim@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Overview
Media and Communications offers students foundational knowledge for the 21st century. It equips students with a critical understanding of the constantly changing global media environments and technologies, and provides core research and professional skills valued across a range of media sectors. The wide array of subjects that comprise the Media and Communications major cover key developments in media industries, new communication technologies, and their impact on politics, society and culture. While the main focus is on Australia and the Asia-Pacific, the course has a global orientation, reflecting today’s increasingly interconnected media systems, markets, and production ecologies of contemporary digital networks.
Intended learning outcomes
The Media and Communications program has as its objectives that graduates:
- are enabled to develop a comprehensive overview of the media's place in today's society, economy and culture, with an emphasis on the Asia-Pacific region;
- are provided with the fundamental written communication skills required by successful journalists and other media professionals;
- will achieve an understanding of new communication technologies and their impact on the fast changing global media environment;
- are trained to think across media- a skill of increasing importance for the next generation of media professionals and media researchers;
- will appreciate the value of an international and interdisciplinary approach to the study of Media and Communications.
Last updated: 18 December 2020
Structure
100 credit points
MAJOR
A major in Media and Communication consists of eight x 12.5-point subjects:
Level 1
25 points / two subjects
- One level 1 Media and Communication subject and
- One Arts Foundation Subject (this can count towards major credit points for a single major) or
- One additional level 1 Media and Communication subject (for a double major). See Arts Foundation Structure page for further information.
Level 2
Three subjects / 37.5 points
- Three level 2 Media and Communication subjects
Level 3
Three subjects / 37.5 points
- Compulsory capstone subject MECM30002 Perspectives in Global Media Cultures and
- Two level 3 Media and Communication subjects.
Total 100 points
Note: Level 1 subjects must be successfully completed before progressing to level 2 subjects; level 2 subjects must be successfully completed before progressing to level 3 subjects. Only students completing a major in Media and Communication can enrol in the capstone subject.
Refer to the Bachelor of Arts Handbook page for further information.
MINOR
The minor in Media and Communication requires:-
Level 1
- One Arts Foundation Subject and one level one Arts discipline subject from the list below (25 points)
Level 2
- Two Media and Communications subjects (25 points)
Level 3
- Two Media and Communications subjects (25 points)
Total 75 points
Subject Options
Media and Communications major and minor
First Year
One Arts Foundation Subject (12.5 points) and one level one Media and Communication subject (12.5 points) from the list below:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MECM10003 | Media and Society | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MECM10006 | Introduction to Media Writing | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Second Year
For the major students must complete three (37.5 points) of, and for the minor students must complete two (25 points) of, the following subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MECM20006 | Understanding Australian Media | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MECM20010 | Comparing Media Systems | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MECM20003 | Internet Communication | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MECM20011 | Approaches to Media Research | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MECM20013 | Text and Audio Journalism | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Third Year
For the major, students must complete two (25 points) of the following subjects and the compulsory Capstone subject (12.5 points) and for the minor, students must complete two (25 points) of the following subjects (excluding the Capstone):
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MECM30015 | Media and Communications Project | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MECM30016 | Digital Media Research | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MECM30004 | Media Futures and New Technologies | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MECM30013 | Marketing Communications | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MECM30017 | Digital and Mobile Journalism | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CULS30006 | Global Cultures | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Capstone
Compulsory for students undertaking the major:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MECM30002 | Perspectives in Global Media Cultures | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Notes
Not all Media and Communications subjects are available as breadth.
Links
http://www.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au/study/mediacomm
Last updated: 18 December 2020