2009 Course Handbook
MAS105: Media Cultures
This unit assesses some of the major transformations and continuities in the media environment of the early twenty-first century. Topics covered include: technological convergence; global media flows; regulation and ownership of media industries; the challenges to publicly-funded media in an increasingly global and digital media environment; new and emerging media industries, including the "creative industries" discourse; key discourses and frameworks for analysing media audiences.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 2 |
| When Offered: |
D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year
E2 - Evening; Offered in the second half-year |
| Staff Contact: | Dr Graham Meikle, Dr Sherman Young |
| Prerequisites: | |
| Corequisites: | |
| NCCWs: | MAS106 |
| Unit Designations: | -- |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Media, Music and Cultural Studies |
Timetable Information
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