Major in Communication and Media Studies (MJ0138)

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Major in Communication and Media Studies

Faculty	Discipline	Credit points
Faculty of Arts and Design	School of Arts and Communications	18

Introduction

This Major explores the way in which societies have evolved in conjunction with advances in communication technology and addresses the way communications media such as newspapers, radio, television, and the internet have profoundly transformed the way we live. Through this Major you will develop an informed and critical understanding of how the media operate, the way they shape meanings and values, and the difference they are making to the social, economic and political worlds in which we live.Students enrolled in course 980AA Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies will not complete units 8132 Influence, Belief and Argument and 8124 Democracy and Public Opinion as part of this Major, as they are completed as part of the required Major in Political Communication.

Assumed knowledge

None.

Additional information

None.

Referenced courses

Requirements

Communication and Media Research (7003) | 3 credit points — Level 2 *

Communication Technologies and Change (8131) | 3 credit points — Level 3 *

Risk, Crisis and Communication (7545) | 3 credit points — Level 3 *

Democracy and Public Opinion (8124) | 3 credit points — Level 1 *

Communication, History and Society (8128) | 3 credit points — Level 1 *

Influence, Belief and Argument (8132) | 3 credit points — Level 1 *

Media Industries and Audiences (8133) | 3 credit points — Level 2 *

Understanding Media (8134) | 3 credit points — Level 1 *

Communication Evolution (9020) | 3 credit points — Level 2 *

Digital Media Literacy (9022) | 3 credit points — Level 1 *

Democracy and the Public Sphere (9310) | 3 credit points — Level 2 *

Please Note: Units marked with an * are no longer active, however students who have completed these units may still count them towards completion of this major or minor.

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Major in Communication and Media Studies (MJ0138.1)