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Communication Studies
Communication Studies, as offered in the Communication and
Cultural Studies Program, is an interdisciplinary study which
considers questions of interaction and conversation, text
and image, and studies communication industries and communication
technologies. While there are some practical components in
selected subjects, the approach to Communication Studies is
strongly conceptual, situating communication studies in broad
social, political, historical and cultural contexts, as well
as investigating the ways in which audiences are positioned
and meanings are constructed.
Communication Studies Major
The Communication Studies major will be made up of at least 54 credit
points: at 100-level, CCS105 (6 cp); 24 credit points at 200-level and
24 credit points at 300-level. Of the 54 credit points, at least 38 credit
points will be in subjects with the CCS prefix. At 200-level, 16 cp must
be in subjects with the CCS prefix, including either CCS207 or CCS221
(one of these two subjects must be completed). At 300-level, at least
16 credit points will be from subjects with the CCS prefix. The remaining
16 cp for the major may be made up of CCS subjects or subjects from other
units approved for inclusion in the Communication Studies major. (See
list of recommended subjects from other Units below).
Quotas may be applied to entry to the major in Communication, including
entry to CCS105.
Pre-requisites
Entry to all CCS 200-level subjects will require CCS105. Entry to CCS
300-level subjects will require at least 8 credit points at CCS 200-level.
Study abroad and exchange students can consult with the Head of Program
about entry to upper level CCS subjects.
Honours Program
Communication and Cultural Studies offers an Honours Program. Students
must maintain a credit average in completing the requirements for the
Communication Studies major or its equivalent before being eligible to
undertake the Honours year. Students considering Honours should discuss
their undergraduate programs with the Honours co-ordinator.
Postgraduate Studies
Students should consult the Postgraduate Calendar for details of course
structure and content.
Textbooks
Students should contact the UniCentre bookshop and the subject co-ordinators
for a list of textbooks.
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100-Level
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Credit Points
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CCS105
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Introduction to Communication and Cultural Studies
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6
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200-Level
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For the major: 24 credit points. 16 cp of CCS subjects which must
include either one or both of CCS207 and CCS 221. The remaining
8 cp may be a CCS subject or a subject chosen from the list of approved
subjects below.
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CCS207
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Signs of Power: Culture and Representation
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8
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CCS213
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Audiences and Readers
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8
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CCS215
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Race, Gender, Colonialism: Studies in Australian Culture
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8
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CCS217
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Film Form and Style
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8
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CCS219
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Australian Screen
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8
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CCS221
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Critical Cultural Practice
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8
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CCS223
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Introduction to Publishing Studies: Print
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8
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CCS225
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Introduction to Electronic Publishing
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8
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300 Level
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For the major: 24 cp which must include at least two CCS subjects;
The remaining 8 cp may be a CCS subject or a subject chosen from
the list of approved subjects below.
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CCS330
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The Practices of Everyday Life
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8
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CCS333
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Popular Genres
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8
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CCS334
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Technologies of The Body
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8
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CCS335
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Electronic Cultures
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8
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CCS337
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Hollywood and American Culture
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8
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CCS339
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Hollywood and the Globalisation of Culture
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8
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CCS343
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Directed Study
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8
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CCS348
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Television, Globalisation and Cultural Identity
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8
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CCS351
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Semiotics and Communication
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8
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CCS352
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Flashpoints: Contestations in Contemporary Australian Culture
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8
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CCS357
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Television Cultures
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8
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400-Level
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CCS400
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Honours
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48
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CCS405
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Joint Honours
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48
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CCS407
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Special Study
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8
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Subjects not having the prefix CCS, and approved for inclusion
in the Communication Studies major.
Up to two of the following subjects may be included in the major;
one 200-level subject and one 300-level subject.
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SOC241
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Culture and Communication
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8
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PHIL255
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Interpretation and Communication
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8
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POL224
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Politics and the Media
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8
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STS241
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Technological Change, Popular Culture and New Media
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8
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ABST200
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Aboriginal History Since Invasion
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8
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EDUC314
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Language & Ideology
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8
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ENGL350
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Fantasy and Popular Culture
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8
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HIST379
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Culture and Identity in Indonesian History: 1870-2001
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8
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PHIL322
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Theories of Knowledge and Metaphysics B
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8
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POL324
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Culture and Politics
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8
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POL368
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Protest and Power in America: The Sixties
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8
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SOC305
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Race and Ethnic Studies
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8
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WRIT315
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Writing for Film and TV300
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6
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WRIT317
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Arts Journalism 300
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6
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ABST300
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Indigenous Theories of De/Colonisation
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8
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