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Unit of Study MDIA1001 - Media Studies (2024)

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Unit description

Introduces students to a critical analysis of media practices and uses in everyday life. From social networking to watching telly, from political campaigning to going to the movies; particular consideration is given to how we engage with media, and what impact it has on our perceptions of ourselves and the world around us. Students are encouraged to fashion their assignments around their own media interests and uses, thus making it clear that their studies are not something remote from their daily lives.

Unit content

  1. Media & Everyday Life
  2. Representation & Identity     
  3. Media Power: Practices & Control
  4. Mass[ive] Media & Popular Culture
  5. Media Audiences
  6. Globalisation & Media Futures

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On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

develop a critical perspective

apply a range of theoretical approaches to the study of media

comprehend key concepts such as representation, power and identity

analyse media texts and messages, and recognise their own role, as both audiences and practitioners, in negotiating meanings

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