Media, Culture and Technology - MECTC23961
Stream Summary
Faculty: ARTSC - Faculty of Arts&Social Science
School: School of the Arts and Media
Contact: sam@unsw.edu.au
Program: 3961 - Engineering (Honours) / Arts
Award(s):
Bachelor of Arts (Minor)
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Stream Outline
THIS STREAM IS FOR STUDENTS COMMENCING FROM 2016.
The aim of this minor 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 minor stream starts with an accessible introduction to ways of thinking about the emergence and consequences of our contemporary media landscape. You will then be introduced to the present reality of complex global media, information and communication systems and networks that people access through a variety of increasingly digital technologies.
In terms of learning skills, the minor 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.
The aim of this minor 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 minor stream starts with an accessible introduction to ways of thinking about the emergence and consequences of our contemporary media landscape. You will then be introduced to the present reality of complex global media, information and communication systems and networks that people access through a variety of increasingly digital technologies.
In terms of learning skills, the minor 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:
- Identify key concepts in Media theory
- Identify the social, political and cultural dynamics of media and the impact that they have on everyday life and experience
- Recognise the networked nature of media and the complexity of the relationships between local and global media
Stream Structure
If you wish to gain a minor stream in Media, Culture and Technology you must complete 24 units of credit including 12 UOC at Level 1 including the core course, 6 UOC at Level 2 and 6 UOC at Level 3.
Level 1
You must complete the following Level 1 core course:
And 6 UOC from the following:
- ARTS1062 Hollywood Film (6 UOC)
- ARTS1091 Media, Society, Politics (6 UOC)
- ARTS1121 The Life of Performance (6 UOC)
Level 2
You must complete 6 UOC from the following:
- ARTS2091 Mobile Cultures (6 UOC)
- ARTS2092 Global Media (6 UOC)
- ARTS2093 Social Media (6 UOC)
- ARTS2094 Visual Communication (6 UOC)
- ARTS2095 Digital Tech and the Self (6 UOC)
- ARTS2096 Media Rights, Media Wrongs (6 UOC)
Level 3
You must complete 6 UOC from the following:
- ARTS3090 MCT Capstone (6 UOC)
- ARTS3091 Advanced Media Issues (6 UOC)
- ARTS3092 Media in Asia-Pacific (6 UOC)
- ARTS3093 Media Power (6 UOC)
- ARTS3096 Media and Climate Change (6 UOC)
- ARTS3097 Current Debates in Media (6 UOC)
