Language in the Media (MSTU2002)
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Humanities and Social Sciences
School
Communication & Arts School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Class hours
1.5L,1T
Incompatible
CCST2100 or MSTU7001
Prerequisite
CCST1000 or COMU1000 or COMU1010, + #2 from Arts
Assessment methods
Annotated Bibliography; Report; Essay
Course enquiries
Dr Aimee Cunningham
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
This course is not currently offered, please contact the school.
Course description
This course covers quantitative and qualitative approaches to the analysis of the language of media texts through the study of a variety of media including chat shows, websites, blogs, social media and some forms of print media (magazines and newspapers) to demonstrate how language is used and how media texts are produced and understood.
Archived offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2015 (27/07/2015 - 21/11/2015) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |