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Media and Cultural Studies

Media and Cultural Studies at Wollongong is an innovative and interdisciplinary program, focusing on the development of advanced skills in media and cultural analysis and research. Topics include how the media industries frame political issues such as global warming, how new participatory media are changing the way audiences and producers work together, and how cultural meanings shape the design and development of everyday objects. Students learn how to read the languages of different media from paintings to digital photos, and explore the media of different cultures, such as Korean films and Japanese animation. We examine questions including how identity is formed, what causes happiness, and how culture relates to social change.

Students gain experience in designing, managing and presenting research projects, working individually and in teams. They write in a range of formats including reflective journals and creative writing, briefing papers, blogs and formal reports. Subjects are also designed to strengthen oral communication skills, both through formal presentations using a range of appropriate media, and by cultivating the ability to reason and negotiate effectively in diverse groups. This is a program for students interested in a broad range of careers where key skills are the capacities to research, analyse, negotiate and reflect.

Major Study

The MACS major requires a minimum of 54 credit points including MACS120, at least two of three core 200 level subjects plus one other 200 level subject from the list below, and three from the 300 level MACS research focus stream, also listed below.

Minor Study

A minor in Media and Cultural Studies will consist of at least 28 credit points of subjects from the Course Structure of the Media and Cultural Studies major. Students may not cross-count any subjects from the minor in any other minor or major study.

Honours

See Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Study Program