Culture, Place and Meaning

Course aim

To acquaint students with crucial places and sites of cultural and communication practices, both global and local, and to examine the ways such places are both represented in media and located in everyday life.

Course content

Communication as culture; institutional practices and the creation of meaning; changing conceptualisations, representations and experiences of place; local, national and international identity and related policy debates; publics, politics and policy; introduction to field work and ethnography.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
COMM 1033	Introduction to Communication and Cultural Studies

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture ( Essay 1 )	2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (INTENSIVE)
Lecture	16 hour block x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Essay, Essay 1 , Essay 2, Project, Writing exercise

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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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.