Course

Media Ethics and Law - MDIA5007

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

School: School of the Arts and Media

Course Outline: School of the Arts and Media

Campus: Sydney

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2

Enrolment Requirements:

Prerequisite: Enrolment in a postgraduate Journalism & Communication or Law, Media & Journalism program, or the Master of PR & Advertising (8281)

CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

In this course students will develop an understanding of the legal and ethical issues that frame media production and consumption. They will work through a series of case studies that highlight these issues and their implications for professional practice and public policy.

Topics examined in this course include media content regulation, freedom of speech, the social and health effects of media consumption, privacy, and journalistic ethics.
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