Introduction to Communication and Cultural Studies
Undergraduate
Undergraduate
COMM 1033
Undergraduate
No
007591
4.5
Yes
School of Creative Industries
The course contextualises the historical development of communication and cultural studies theory and practice and introduces major theoretical perspectives and dominant thinkers in the areas of communication and cultural studies.
Students will develop knowledge of historical development, major theorists and theoretical movements in Communication Studies and Cultural Studies. They will become familiar with the media and consumer culture, texts, language and semiotics, poststructuralism and postmodernism. Students will also be introduced to ideology and power, identity politics, race, gender, sexualities and class, postcolonialism, regulatory society, technologies of surveillance, psychoanalytical theory and body/pleasure.
Thwaites, T, Lloyd, D & Warwick, M 2002, Introducing cultural and media studies:a semiotic approach, 1st edn, Palgrave, Houndmills
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Component | Duration | ||
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INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY | |||
Lecture | 4 hours x 4 days | ||
INTERNAL, MAGILL | |||
Lecture | 1 hour x 13 weeks | ||
Tutorial | 2 hours x 13 weeks | ||
INTERNAL, CITY WEST | |||
Lecture | 1 hour x 13 weeks | ||
Tutorial | 2 hours x 13 weeks | ||
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HELP COLLEGE OF ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY | |||
Lecture | 2 hours x 13 weeks | ||
Tutorial | 2 hours x 13 weeks |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Group Research Presentation, Research paper, Written Assignment
EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.