COURSE INFORMATION
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This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
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The School of Communications and Arts offers a course designed to enable students to succeed in today’s rapidly changing society. Its undergraduate program focuses on the theoretical and practical dimensions of communication and includes nine major streams of study comprising Advertising, Broadcasting, Creative Services, Journalism, Mass Communication, Media & Cultural Studies, Public Relations, Screen Studies and Scriptwriting. The School offers students a caring, supportive environment with expert staff who are committed to quality teaching and research. The undergraduate program comprises 24 units and normally requires three years of full-time study (or part-time equivalent) to complete. However, exemptions may be granted to students who have successfully studied in another program allowing for more rapid completion of the course. |
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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Standard University Admission requirements apply.
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COURSE LOCATION This course is available on Mt Lawley Campus. |
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MODE OF STUDY This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode. |
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MODE OF DELIVERY This course is available in the following mode of delivery - On-campus. |
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COURSE STRUCTURE |
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CORE UNITS |
Students must complete the following two compulsory core units (30 credit points): |
CMM1101 |
Reading Media Texts |
15 | CMM1108 |
Communications and Digital Technology |
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Plus students should select a further 30 credit points from the following: |
CCA1101 |
Contexts of Modernity |
15 | CCA1102 |
Representation and Interpretation |
15 | CCA1103 |
Creativity: Theory, Practice and History |
15 | CMM1107 |
Creative Thinking |
15 | CMM1109 |
Cyberculture Studies |
15 | CMM1113 |
Media and Social Context |
15 | HMN1101 |
Home and Away: Introducing the Humanities |
15 | HMN1102 |
What is Knowledge? |
15 | |
ELECTIVE UNITS |
Students must select 60 credit points (four units) from the list of elective units recommended in the chosen area of specialisation. Any unit already completed as a Foundation core unit cannot be counted again as an elective.
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Students must complete at least one Major program of 120 credit points (eight units) within the School of Communications and Arts. The remaining 120 credit points may come from another Major within or outside the School, or from a combination of minor and elective units.
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Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005) | | For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website: | http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity |
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 3/31/2010 VET: 3/31/2010