The programme is distinctive in that offers students knowledge and understanding of the media industries along the following set of dimensions:
- Sociocultural: The relationship between media industries and the social and cultural impacts of the media.
- Historical: The historical development of the media, including the industrialisation and commodification of cultural production
- Political: Efforts by governments (international, national and regional) to influence the size, structure and behaviour of media industries, through legislation, regulation and subsidy; how media industries seek to affect policy.
- Economic: Questions of ownership, power and control, including processes of concentration, conglomeration and integration, and the centrality of rights.
- Organisational: Historical tensions between creativity and commerce, and how media industries attempt to manage these tensions.
Considering each of these dimensions is integral to an advanced study of the Media Industries and facilitates a number of different career paths for our graduates from consultancy, to media production, to public relations.
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMM5600M | Dissertation and Research Methods | 60 | 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) | PFP |
| COMM5710M | The Media Industries | 30 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | PFP |
| COMM5720M | Media Production Analysis | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
Candidates will be required to study 30 credits from the following optional modules or may choose 30 credits’ worth of Level 5 Discovery module/s.
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMM5005M | Contemporary Debates in Media and Communication | 30 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5020M | Data in Action: Methods, Analysis, and Visualisation | 30 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5120M | Gender and Media Histories: Feminist Methods | 30 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5220M | Environment, Media and Culture | 30 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5260M | Understanding the Audience | 30 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5606M | Media and Civil Resistance | 30 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5785M | Platforms and Society | 30 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5801M | Urban Narratives | 30 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM5866M | Global migration, ‘race’ and media | 30 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates will be required to study 30 credits from the following optional modules or may choose 30 credits’ worth of Level 5 Discovery modules.
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMM5005M | Contemporary Debates in Media and Communication | 30 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5160M | Critical Studies in Visual Communication | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5170M | Television Narrative | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5250M | Feminism, Identity and Media | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5540M | The Reporting of Politics | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5630M | Communication and Public Opinion | 30 | Not running in 202627 | |
| COMM5705M | Identity and Culture | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5796M | Climate Communication | 30 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM5925M | Scriptwriting for the Studio | 30 |
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