Professional Major Information Session Communication (Media & Culture)

Communication (Media and Culture) Program Structure  24 courses, 108 units  Professional Major : 8 courses x 4.5 units = 36 units  Sub-major: 6 courses x 4.5 units = 27 units  Foundation Studies: 5 courses x 4.5 units = 22.5 units  Professional Concentration OR Electives: 5 courses x 4.5 units = 22.5 units

First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6) Introduction to Communication and Cultural Studies (COMM 1033) Screen Matters: Film, Television and New Media (COMM 1018) Communication, Rhetoric and Reasoning (COMM 1047) Global Societies (POLI 1014) Computers: Communication and Society (INFT 1003) Media Literacies (HUMS 1013) Sub-major 1Sub-major 2 Communication (Media & Culture) Year 1

Communication (Media and Culture) Year 2 First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6) Culture, Place and Meaning (HUMS 2023) Creative Industries and Ethics (COMM 2041) Professional Major option 1Sub-major 4 Sub-major 3Elective/Professional Concentration 1 OR Communication, Culture and Indigenous Australians (COMM 2060) Elective/Professional Concentration 1 OR Elective 2 OR Professional Concentration 2 Communication, Culture and Indigenous Australians (COMM 2060)

Communication (Media and Culture) Year 3 First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6) Communication Practicum 1 (COMM 3013)Communication Practicum 2 (COMM 3014) Sub-major 5Professional Major option 2 Elective 3/Professional Concentration 3Sub-major 6 Elective 4/Professional Concentration 4Elective 5/Professional Concentration 5

8 courses (36 units) = 6 x core courses 2 x Optional courses Communication (Media and Culture) Professional Major

Year 1 Introduction to Communication and Cultural Studies Screen Matters: Film, Television and New Media Year 2 Culture, Place and Meaning Creative Industries and Ethics Year 3 Communication Practicum 1 Communication Practicum 2 Communication (Media and Culture) 6 Core Courses

Advertising: Images, Industry and Audience Australian Television and Cinema Industries From Mickey to Manga: Understanding the Animated Image Gender, Sexualities, Race and Representation Global Cinemas, Local Identities Hot Bodies, Cool Flesh: Sex, Race and the Visual Body Internship in Communication, Media and Culture Mapping Everyday Cultures Multi-Mediations: Social and Cultural Uses of The New Media Music, Communities and Fan Cultures Radio and Society Representing Reality: Photography, Video and Image Television and Society Urban Cultures Communication (Media and Culture) 2 Optional Major/5 Professional Concentration courses

Need Help Enrolling? Please contact: Allan ‘Jack’ Robins/ Jenny Stokes (Program Support Officer) Telephone:

Need more help? Allan will refer you to: Jean Duruz (Program Director MBMC) Jean is available for appointments Wednesday mornings and Thursday afternoons

Need a crash course in using computers? 1. Can you word process a document? 2. Can you search the Internet using a Search Engine such as Google? 3. Have you sent and received ? If your answer to these questions is “NO” you are advised to attend Introductory Computing 18th, 19th and 20th February between 9.00 am and 1.00 pm Magill campus Contact Cathy Stuart ( ) or Marie Stevenson ( ) to register.

Using Computers at UniSA  In the Are you ready to study in …? session in Orientation week there will be a demonstration of important sites you will use on UniSA’s internal network. For hands-on experience with the Uni’s network come to an session. Register online at the Orientation Activities Site which is linked from your Program Home Page.  Can you type at least 40 words per minute? If not, you are advised to Google “typing tutor” to find an online program that will teach you how to touch type. Choose one that suits you and improve your typing speed before university starts.