Overview
Working across a range of social media platforms, you will specialise in digital content creation to engage audiences and build communities. You will combine production skills with various online storytelling forms, applying knowledge of the ethical guard rails and legal constraints that come with producing content for present day industries. Along the way, you will develop and refine your online presence and portfolio, while exploring the ways in which social media is woven into our daily lives, transforming our personal identities and how we relate to each other professionally, politically, economically, and culturally.
Key information
Unit set code
MJ-A310024 (major)
MN-A310024 (minor)
Campuses
Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Career outcomes
- Content writer
- Social media manager
- Social media content producer
- Podcaster
- Social media reporter
- Video editor
- Videographer
Explore units
- To complete a Major sequence in Social Media, complete eight (8) credit points as outlined below;
Either
Or
Plus
ACC213 Dilemmas, Defamation, Deception and Disinformation [No longer available for enrolment, ALM215 replaces this unit].
ALM102 Making Video [No longer available for enrolment, either ALJ111 or ALJ112 replace this unit].
ALM201 Gamified Media [No longer available for enrolment, ALM216 replaces this unit].
- To complete a Minor sequence in Social Media, complete four (4) credit points from below:
Either
Or
Plus
ALM201 Gamified Media [No longer available for enrolment, ALJ218 or ALJ221 replace this unit].
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