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Last updated: 4 March 2022
Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online), CBD*
Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online)
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ALC315
Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
Trimester 1: 1 x 2-hour seminar per week
Trimester 3: 5 x 4.4-hour intensives in weeks 1, 3, 6, 8, 10
Trimester 1: Online independent and collaborative learning activities including: 2-hour online seminar per week (recordings provided).
Trimester 3: Online independent and collaborative learning activities x 2-hours per week. This will involve a range of activities including recordings and synchronous and asynchronous participation in online classroom activities
*CBD refers to the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute; Community Based Delivery
Explore global media theories, cultures and practices in a highly globalised, digitised and networked world. You will engage with debates on different aspects of global media studies, including globalisation theories, transnational media, networked society, diaspora media, and the global public sphere. You will examine global media and cultural practices, such as international journalism, transnational TV formats and global digital activism, and also explore emerging media and cultural powers beyond the dominant West, including Chinese media ‘going out’, Korean Wave and Japanese pop culture. Completing the unit will help you acquire an up-to-date, critical and complex understanding of global media cultures and practices, which will pave the way for further study and research or to work in the fast-paced world of international media and communication.
Evaluate the diversity and complexities of media practices in contemporary global contexts
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO8: Global citizenship
Apply concepts and theories in media, culture, and communication to media practices
Critique the differences between Western and non-Western media systems, practices and powers
GLO5: Problem solving
Communicate information effectively for a variety of purposes and audiences
GLO2: Communication
GLO6: Self-management
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
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