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Media Studies unit of study table


Media Studies

The Media Studies major is only available to students in the combined Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Law degree. These students will be awarded the Bachelor of Arts with a major in Media Studies on successful completion of requirements below.

Major in Media Studies

A major in Media Studies requires 48 credit points from this table including:
(i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units
(ii) 18 credit points of 2000-level core units
(iii) 12 credit points of 3000-level core units
(iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level Interdisciplinary Project unit
The completion of the 48 credit points Media Studies major does not qualify students in the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws for admission to the Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Media and Communications) and the Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Media and Communications)(Honours) unless students have completed the 72 credit point program in addition to other admission requirements.

Refer to the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Media and Communications) unit of study table for the requirements of the Media and Communications program.

 

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

1000 level units of study

Major core
MECO1001
Introduction to Media Studies
6
Available to BA/BAdvSt (Media and Communications), BA/BLaws (Media Studies major), and to Digital Cultures major/minor students only.
MECO1002
Media 4.0: Work and Policy
6
Available to BA/BAdvSt (Media and Communications) and to BA/BLaws (Media Studies major) students only.

2000 level units of study

Major core
MECO2601
Media Production: Radio and Podcasting
6 P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Media and Communications including MECO1004
N MECO2001
Available to BA/BAdvSt (Media and Communications), and to BA/BLaws (Media Studies major) students only.
MECO2603
Public Relations
6 P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Media and Communications
N MECO2003
Available to BA/BAdvSt (Media and Communications), and to BA/BLaws (Media Studies major) students only.
MECO2604
Telling Stories with Data
6 P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Media and Communications
Available to BA/BAdvSt (Media and Communications), and to BA/BLaws (Media Studies major) students only.

3000 level units of study

Major core
MECO3603
Media, Law and Ethics
6 P 18 credit points at 2000 level in Media and Communications
N MECO3003
Available to BA/B Advanced Studies (Media and Communications), BA/BLaw students only
MECO3605
Issues in Global and Digital Media
6 P 18 credit points at 2000 level in Media and Communications or 6 Senior credit points in Media and Communications
N MECO3005
Available to BA/B Advanced Studies (Media and Communications), BA/BLaw students only
Interdisciplinary project unit of study
If you are completing two majors and both of your majors are from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for your first major, and the Industry and Community Project unit of study for your second major.
If you are completing two majors but only one of your majors is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for that major.
If you are completing one major only and that major is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for your major.
FASS3999
Interdisciplinary Impact
6 P Completion of at least 90 credit points
FASS3333
Industry and Community Project
6 P 72 credit points
C Interdisciplinary Impact in any major