UNSW Handbook Course - Online and Mobile Media

Online and Mobile Media - MDIA5003


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	Course Outline: http://jmrc.arts.unsw.edu.au/
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
	Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: Enrolment in one of the following postgraduate programs, 8222, 8291, 9214, 7222, 5214, 5222, 5291 or 8224 in the Journalism and Communication or Public Relations and Advertising specialisations
	CSS Contribution Charge:Band 1 (more info)
	Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

This course focuses on how new technologies, genres and audiences are affecting the media landscape. Students will engage critically with new media theory. They will also learn about the practical possibilities of new media, the role of websites and social software for communication professionals and the editorial issues associated with online media production.

Topics include the evolution of media technologies; the impact of online sites and web logs on the role and status of mainstream journalism; the changing nature of audiences in an online and mobile media era; ways that communication professionals can use websites and social software; citizen journalism; copyright; and open source production.

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