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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.
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
of the School.
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.
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 36 credit points.
Entry to CCS 300-level subjects will require 36 credit points including
at least 8 credit points at CCS 200-level. Study abroad and exchange
students can consult with the Convenor of Program about entry to
upper level CCS subjects.
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100-Level
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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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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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International Media Theories and
Systems (not offered until 2004) |
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 |
| Subjects not having the prefix CCS,
and approved for inclusion in the Communication Studies major.
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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: 1870-2002
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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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