Sociology of Media

About this subject

• What you'll learn

   At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

  1. demonstrate understanding of debates about communication media and how they shape social life
  2. apply different sociological approaches - theoretical and methodological - to the study of media and society
  3. develop informed and analytically rigorous arguments regarding the role media plays in society
  4. critically engage with other students' ideas through structured and informal discussions.
     

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• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Macquarie University

Entry requirements

Prior study

To help set you up for success before you start this subject, we suggest completing or having equivalent knowledge in:

one of

• MAQ-SOCX175-Australian Society (no longer available)

• MAQ-SGY110 (Not currently available)

• MAQ-SOCX1000-Australian and Global Societies

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• MAQ-SGY280 (Not currently available)

• MAQ-SOCX279-Sociology of Media (no longer available)

Additional requirements

• Other requirements -

  Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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