Bachelor of Media (Public Affairs)

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• Objectives
  This course aims to provide students with a broad knowledge and appreciation of the development and current role of media especially digital media in Australia. By requiring that the study of media be combined with study of one or two areas in the Creative Arts or in Public Affairs, the course aims to equip students with a wider knowledge base which will enable them to apply the communications skills in media that they have developed to a wider area of human activity. It also aims to allow students to develop and use practical transferable skills in digital media production and to provide them with the theoretical underpinning necessary for them to understand how they can use their knowledge and skills. Since media work is almost always team work another objective of the course is to provide students with the ability to work productively in a team in a media environment. Learning outcomes At the completion of this course students are expected to: * have developed skills in the production of digital media in the Creative Arts or in Public Affairs; * be aware of a range of technical and design options contributing to high quality media presentation; * be able to discuss media theory and its practical application with a high level of competency; * demonstrate fluency in the vocabulary of Digital Media, which is necessary to gain and maintain employment in media industries or in the Creative Arts or in Public Affairs; * have developed the ability to work productively as a team member in the production of digital media; * demonstrate a high level of knowledge and understanding of a field or fields of study in the Creative Arts or Public Affairs; * have learnt the ability to apply their broader knowledge of the Creative Arts or Public Affairs to the provision of content for digital media production.
• Entry requirements
  Domestic students Prerequisites: None You can qualify for undergraduate courses through: * year 12 qualifications * mature age entry (STAT) * TAFE/VET qualifications * higher education transfers. Flinders also offers a range of special access schemes. International Students English language requirements
• Academic title
  Bachelor of Media (Public Affairs)
• 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
  
  
  

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