Stream

Media, Culture and Technology - MECTC13420

Stream Summary

Faculty: ARTSC - Faculty of Arts&Social Science

School: School of the Arts and Media

Contact: sam@unsw.edu.au

Program: 3420 - Social Research and Policy

Award(s):

Bachelor of Social Research and Policy (Major)

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Stream Outline

THIS STREAM IS FOR STUDENTS COMMENCING FROM 2016.

The aim of this major stream is to provide you with a progressive, interdisciplinary understanding of the social, cultural and experiential impacts of media and communication technologies in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The major stream starts with an accessible introduction to ways of thinking about the emergence and consequences of our contemporary media landscape. You will then progress through a number of pathways and perspectives that move towards the present reality of complex global media, information and communication systems and networks that people access through a variety of digital technologies.

In terms of learning skills, the major stream develops conceptual frameworks and modes of analysis through which you can understand and explain not only changes in the media, but also reasons for those changes and their social and affective consequences.

Stream Learning Outcomes

You should achieve the following learning outcomes upon the successful completion of the stream:
  • Explain key concepts in media theory
  • Describe the social, political and cultural dynamics of media and the impact that they have on everyday life and experience
  • Explain the networked nature of media and the complexity of the relationships between local and global media
  • Recognise the dynamics of intermedia and emerging media forms
  • Identify different systems of representation and aesthetic practices and communicate the role of diverse audiences and users in these processes

Stream Structure

If you wish to complete a major stream in Media, Culture and Technology you must complete 60 units of credit, including 12 UOC at Level 1 including the core course, at least 18 UOC at level 2 and at least 18 UOC at Level 3 including the core course.

Level 1

You must complete the following Level 1 core course:
And 6 UOC from the following:

Level 2

You must complete at least 18 UOC at Level 2:
The following courses from other subject areas can also be counted towards the Media, Culture and Technology major stream:

Level 3

You must complete at least 18 UOC at Level 3 including the core course:
And at least 12 UOC from the following:
The following courses from other subject areas can also be counted towards the Media, Culture and Technology major stream:
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