MEDIA INDUSTRIES

MST3MIN

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Media Industries explores how digital technologies are impacting on the media industries -analysing the implications for media and cultural policy and the regulatory framework, and how media institutions and practitioners are adapting to the various challenges arising from digital convergence.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Mary Debrett

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: 30 credit points of 2nd year subjects from either Strategic Communication, Media Studies, Journalism or Media:Screen + Sound or coordinator's approval.

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: This subject is a third year compulsory subject in the ABMS, ABSC, ABSCB and Bachelor of Science (Application in Society) and is an elective subject in ABCA. This subject is also a compulsory subject in the Bachelor of Arts major in Strategic Communication (Bundoora & Bendigo campuses).

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	Communication and New Media	Prescribed	Hirst M & Harrison J 2007	SOUTH MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, OXFORD U PRES
Readings	Internet politics: States, citizens and new communication technologies	Prescribed	Chadwick A 2006	NEW YORK, OXFORD U PRES
Readings	Media consumption and public engagement: Beyond the presumption of attention	Prescribed	Couldry N, Livingstone S M, Markham T 2007	NEW YORK: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
Readings	Media/society: industries, image and audiences	Prescribed	Croteau D & Hoynes W 2003	3RD ED, THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF, LONDON, PINE FORGE
Readings	New Media worlds: Challenges for convergence	Prescribed	Dwyer T & Nightingale V 2007	SOUTH MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, OXFORD U PRESS
Readings	The Media & Communications in Australia	Prescribed	Cunningham S & Turner G 2006	2ND ED CROWS NEST, NSW
Readings	The political economy of media: Enduring issues emerging dilemmas	Prescribed	McChesney R W 2008	NEW YORK: MONTHLY REVIEW PRESS

Bendigo, 2014, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Mary Debrett

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
"Delivered online via Echo 360/Lectopia"

TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%
10 weekly worksheets (1000 words equivalency)		25
Participation in class debate (1,000 words equivalency)		25
Research essay (2000 words equivalency)		50

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day