Unit Set Structure

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MAAAEL  Mass Communication Major  

This unit set is available in the following courses:
M35 BACHELOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Y03 BACHELOR OF ARTS BACHELOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

The Mass Communication major focuses on contemporary media and communications and introduces students to a range of theoretical, practical and critical approaches used in the analysis of media and its role in shaping society. The course allows students to construct a hybrid programme of study which looks at theory and practice in fields such as advertising, electronic communication, journalism, public relations, and visual communication. It also trains students to think critically and to research and communicate effectively.

 
UNIT SET LOCATION
This unit set is available on Mt Lawley Campus.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This unit set is available in the following mode of delivery - On-campus.
 
Students may commence Level Two units of their Major in the first and second semesters of enrolment.
 
JOU2111 Introduction to Journalism 15
MST2150 Media in Asia 15
Plus 30 credit points from the following:
CMM2103 Media Law and Ethics 15
CMM2121 Communication Research 15
CMM2124 Media and Nation 15
CMM2202 Culture and the Internet 15
FAV1111 Film and Cinema Studies 15
JOU2114 Radio Newsroom 15
 
Select 60 credit points from the following:
MST3151 Media and Identity 15
CMM3108 Independent Study Unit 15
CMM3118 Case Studies in Communications 2 15
CMM3119 Case Studies in Communications 15
CMM3115 Global Communications 15
OR
Select up to 30 points from the above list of units, plus a further 30 credit points of Level Three ADV, JOU or PRN coded units.
 
RECOMMENDED ELECTIVES
It is recommended that students intending to study the Mass Communication Major complete some of the following Foundation Program elective units.
 
BRO1020 Broadcasting and the New Media Landscape 15
CMM1107 Creative Thinking 15
CMM1112 Communication Strategies 15
FAV1111 Film and Cinema Studies 15
GEO1104 Introduction to Geography: Environment, Space, Place 15
 

Last Updated - Higher Education: 12/07/2011 VET: 12/07/2011