Course description
The Bachelor of Media (Public Affairs) provides students with the opportunity to combine an intensive study of Media (especially Digital Media) with the study of Public Affairs.
You will undertake a core component of study consisting of the study and production of media.
You will then choose to study either:
* 1 major sequence and 1 minor sequence or elective
* 2 minor sequences and electives.
You will be engaged in media production of increasing complexity from the 1st year of the degree leading to an industry project in the 3rd year.
Students will develop skills in the handling of programs for graphic design digital publishing and multimedia production.
Majors
* Criminal Justice
* Development Studies
* Environmental Studies
* International Relations
* Legal Studies
* Politics
* Public Policy
* Sociology
What will I study?
Refer to the program of study.
Why study Media at Flinders?
The Bachelor of Media at Flinders:
* builds on our growing strengths in Digital Media and our longstanding strengths in Screen Studies (especially film), the Creative Arts and Public Affairs
* allows students to develop their knowledge and skills in a key area of developing technology while simultaneously studying a discipline chosen from those available in the Bachelor of Arts
* provides a sound basis for employment in areas where knowledge of traditional Arts disciplines needs to be combined with the ability to handle the media using the tools that are so central to the functioning of today's society.
Career opportunities
What can I do with my Bachelor of Media degree?
Study a language
Flinders also offers all students the opportunity to major in a language in conjunction with any undergraduate course. The Diploma in Language is designed to provide students with competence in a chosen language that adds greater portability to their qualifications. You will complete a total of one extra year of study and graduate with both your chosen degree and the Diploma in Language. You can apply for this at time of enrolment.
The Bachelor of Media requires three years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time).
The course is offered by the Faculty of Education, Humanities, Law and Theology.
PROGRAM OF STUDY [November, 2008]
To qualify for the Bachelor of Media a student must complete 108 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.
1. 54 units of core topics
2. 54 units from either the Creative Arts stream or the Public Affairs stream
1 CORE TOPICS
First Year
ENGL1001
Professional English
4.5
MDIA1001
Essential Multimedia
4.5
MDIA1002
Inter-Media
4.5
SCRN1002
Media Histories
4.5
Second Year
MDIAxxxx
Media Policy and Ethics, OR
6
SCRN2006
Non-Fiction Form and Ethics
6
MDIA2002
User-Centred Design, OR
6
AUST2008
Sex, Gender and Media
6
MDIA2001
Multimedia Production, OR
6
SCRN2001
Television History and Theory
6
Third Year
MDIAxxxx
Media Law and Regulation
6
GLOB3001
Media, Power and Globalisation
6
Either:
6
MDIA3001
Information Environments, or
6
MDIA3003
Interaction Evaluation, or
6
MDIAxxxx
Industry Project
6
2 STUDENTS MUST CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STREAMS:
CREATIVE ARTS STREAM
Students must complete 54 units from one of the following:
* One Bachelor of Arts major sequence (33 units) selected from the list below and one Bachelor of Arts minor sequence (21 units) selected from the list of major sequences below, or
* One Bachelor of Arts major sequence (33 units) selected from the list below and 21 units of electives; or
* Two Bachelor of Arts minor sequences (21 units each) selected from the list of major sequences below and 12 units of electives.
A major sequence comprises 9 First Year units, 12 Second Year units and 12 Third Year units.
A minor sequence comprises 9 First Year units and 12 Second Year units
Major Sequences:
* English
* Creative Writing
* Drama
* Screen Studies *
* The core component of the Bachelor of Media includes SCRN1002 Media Histories, which is part of the Screen Studies major sequence. Students enrolling in the Screen Studies major are therefore permitted to substitute a first year topic in English, Creative Writing, Drama or Australian Studies in place of SCRN1002.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS STREAM
Students must complete 54 units from one of the following:
* One Bachelor of Arts major sequence (33 units) selected from the list below and one Bachelor of Arts minor sequence (21 units) selected from the list of major sequences below, or
* One Bachelor of Arts major sequence (33 units) selected from the list below and 21 units of electives; or
* Two Bachelor of Arts minor sequences (21 units each) selected from the list of major sequences below and 12 units of electives.
A major sequence comprises 9 First Year units, 12 Second Year units and 12 Third Year units.
A minor sequence comprises 9 First Year units and 12 Second Year units
Major Sequences:
* Criminal Justice
* Development Studies
* Environmental Studies
* International Relations
* Legal Studies
* Politics
* Public Policy
* Sociology
