Screen Media
UndergraduateUNE-COMM1012025
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 12 Oct 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 16 weeks
- Start dates
- 24 Feb 2025,
- 20 Oct 2025
- Price from
- $2,351
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Screen Media
About this subject
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge of a range of screen media, genres and techniques;
- demonstrate understanding of, and ability to apply, critical terms and approaches for analysing screen representations in their cultural contexts;
- gather and evaluate information through structured research to inform screen analysis; and
- communicate ideas and arguments coherently, using appropriate disciplinary forms and conventions of academic writing.
- Topics will be available to enrolled students in the subjects Learning Management System site approximately one week prior to the commencement of the teaching period.
The media is a rapidly evolving global industry. To future proof your career in the changing media climate, you need a range of skills and an ability to adapt. In this subject you will focus on screen media, it being the most diverse and prevalent media we are exposed to in everyday life. You will explore the creative language of film and television and learn a range of terms for studying genres and the art of storytelling in audio-visual media. You will analyse feature films and television, and the changing content and ways of watching television. This subject will give you the foundation of methods and skills necessary for researching and studying screen media in varied forms and contexts.
Assessment 1 - Online Quizzes: 500 (equivalent) words. Relates to Learning Outcome 1;
Assessment 2 - Screen Analysis Exercise: 1500 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 4;
Assessment 3 - Essay: 2000 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-4.- Assessment 1 - Two Online Quizzes (10%)
- Assessment 2 - Screen Analysis Exercise (40%)
- Assessment 3 - Essay (50%)
For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Elective
- UNE-ART-DIP-2025 - Diploma in Arts
Others
Candidature in Diploma in Arts
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media). Headset, including microphone (highly recommended). Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or media presentations).
- Software requirements - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units. For additional information please visit UNE Hardware Requirements: https://www.une.edu.au/current-students/support/it-services/hardware
- Other requirements -
Textbook requirements:
Textbook information is not available until approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the Teaching period.
Students are expected to purchase prescribed material.
Textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
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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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
UndergraduateUNE-ART-DIP