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MECO6914: Contemporary Magazine Publishing
2024 unit information
Contemporary Magazine Publishing explores practical and theoretical aspects of magazine culture, from consumer magazines to business-to-business and branded publications. Students work in small groups to conceive, plan, write and design a small ‘dummy’ (prototype) magazine that follows magazine design and flow principles. The unit emphasises writing, editing and design rather than marketing, although students will learn the importance of producing a magazine for the commercial media landscape, including the role of media kits, social media, digital marketing and branded extensions.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Media and Communications
| Code | MECO6914 |
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| Academic unit | Media and Communications |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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MECO6930 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. understand the magazine production process from initial concept through to a fully realised finished product
- LO2. learn how to pitch, construct, research, write, and edit a feature story
- LO3. demonstrate magazine design and visual literacy based on reader behaviour and best practice
- LO4. produce a well-rounded magazine brand, including ideation, conception and designing a 360-degree marketing eco-system
- LO5. demonstrate an understanding of the cultural and commercial context of the magazine publishing industry, and its future potential
Unit availability
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Semester 2 2024
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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