Credit points
80
Major available at
- Melbourne
Additional information
The Media major offers students training in media production informed by both current media theory and contemporary industry practices. The sequence is practically-oriented with multiple studio-based units that see students producing folios of work which align with the activities of the profession. Students in the sequence are equipped with the practical skills required for employment in a range of media industry roles including digital video production, television production, broadcast radio and online content production in new, social and emerging media. The major is also a pathway to becoming a secondary-school media teacher when combined with a tertiary teaching qualification.
Admission requirements
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2022 Admission.
Completion requirements
A student must complete 80 cp of the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
a. at least 10 cp from 100-level units (Part A);
b. at least 40 cp from 200-level units (Part B);
c. at least 20 cp from 300-level units (Part C).
Part A : 100-level Units
Complete at least 10 credit points from the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
MEDA100 | Making Digital Movies | 10 | |
MEDA101 | Theories of Media | 10 |
Part B : 200-level Units
Complete at least 40 credit points from the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
MEDA200 | Making Track: an Introduction to Audio Production | 10 | |
MEDA201 | Online Video Production | 10 | |
MEDA204 | Media Production and the Community | 10 | |
MEDA206 | Radio Production | 10 | |
MEDA207 | Sound to Screen | 10 | |
MEDA209 | Reading Screen Texts | 10 | |
MEDA214 | Digital Imaging and Web Design | 10 | |
ARTS226 | Video / Installation | 10 | Cross-credited unit |
HIST266 | News Flash: History and the Media | 10 | Cross-credited unit |
POLS220 | Politics and the Media | 10 | Cross-credited unit |
Part C : 300-level Units
Complete at least 20 credit points from the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
MEDA302 | Digital Media Lab | 10 | |
MEDA304 | Media Audiences Consumers Creators Citizens | 10 | |
HUMA332 | Arts and Humanities Special Project | 10 |