Media Power - ARTS3093
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: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: 48 UOC overall, including 6 UOC at level 1 and 6 UOC at level 2 in one of the following streams, MCT; or ARTS1090, at least 6 UOC in level 2 Prescribed Media Electives/Core courses and enrolment in a Media single or dual program
CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
Subject Area: Media, Culture and Technology
This course explores the history and contemporary nature and extent of media power, with particular examination of media industries and institutions. Students will explore media powers in their relationship to changing techno-social contexts. The media's influence within political contexts will be examined, along with the new powers or capabilities made available to general populations via media technologies and events. Various social and theoretical explanations are given for media powers. Students are encouraged to develop a critical perspective on the issues together with an appreciation of the way in which media powers develop and function in society.