Making News and Making Policy: The Media and Politics
Unit code: HAPM226/HAPM326
| Credit points | 12.5 Credit Points |
| Duration | 1 Semester |
| Contact hours | 3 Hours per Week |
| Campus | Hawthorn |
| Prerequisites | Nil |
| Corequisites | Nil |
Related course(s)
A unit of study in the Bachelor of Social Science , Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology), Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) . This unit of study may be taken at Stage 2 or Stage 3.
Aims and objectives
After completing this unit of study students should have developed an understanding of:
- The role of the mass media in advanced industrial societies;
- How the media reports national and international politics;
- How contempory political elites operate in media environments;
- The debate about the impact of the media on mass political attitudes.
Students should also have developed their skills in research and communication.
Assessment
Stage 2 - Tests, Class presentation, 2500 word essay. Stage 3 - Tests, Class presention, 3000 word research report.Generic skills outcomes
Students will develop their ability to:
- Undertake independent research.
- Evaluate contrasting views on controversial issues.
- Provide full, accurate and verifiable documentation of their claims.
- Communicate ideas clearly and effectively.
- Undertake advocacy in relation to both government and the mass media.
