MEDIA AND CULTURAL THEORY
MST5MCT
Not currently offered
Credit points: 30
Subject outline
In this unit we will explore the ways in which the media have been conceptualised and investigated within humanities and cultural studies approaches. Examples might include: the theorisation of the mass audience in literacy debates; the role and legacy of British cultural studies; cultural theory and European thought.
School: School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 30
Subject Co-ordinator: John Benson
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Enrolment in a Masters degree by coursework
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Students will develop an understanding of the work of selected key theorists of media and communication studies
- Activities:
- Students will read selected works by, and about, a selection of theorists, and write short pieces about each
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Writing(Writing)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
02. Students critically examine selected work of selected theorists
- Activities:
- Students will work in a team to present a critical seminar on the work of one theorist
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
03. Students examine the work of one theorists of their choice selected from a prescribed list
- Activities:
- Students produce and extended piece of writing about their selected theorist
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Writing(Writing)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)