Media Cultures in Context

Undergraduate | 2026

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Mode
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Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
On campus
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Area/Catalogue
MDIA 1015
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Course ID
208370
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus West
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
Communication and Journalism
Course coordinator
Course coordinator
Jessica Ford
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Course level
1
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
The fee you pay will depend on the number and type of courses you study.
Yes
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University-wide elective course
Yes
Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
Yes

Course overview

This course will focus on understanding media as a dynamic network of intersecting cultures, economies, institutions, and texts. Students will be introduced to knowledge and theories about the history, evolution, and proliferation of media cultures, including TV, film, video games, social media, and podcasting, and consider contemporary shifts in the production and consumption of media texts.

Course learning outcomes

  • Demonstrate and understanding of the relationship between text and paratext using critical theories and frameworks
  • Conduct academic and media research and writing on media cultures, contexts and paratext
  • Apply media and communication studies scholarship on the history, evolution, and proliferation of media cultures
  • Analyse the relationship between text and paratext using conceptual and theoretical frameworks relevant to media cultures

Availability

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Census date
Fri 04/09/2026
Enrol by date
Enrol by date
Fri 21/08/2026
Last day to W
Last day to W
Fri 18/09/2026
Last day to WF
Last day to WF
Fri 16/10/2026

Class details

Adelaide City Campus West

Class number
Class number 55934
Section
Section WS01
Size
Size 35
Available
Available 35
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
7 Aug - 25 Sep Friday 12:10pm - 2pm Adelaide City Campus West Jeffrey Smart, JS4-11
16 Oct - 13 Nov Friday 12:10pm - 2pm Adelaide City Campus West Jeffrey Smart, JS4-11
Class number
Class number 55933
Section
Section WS02
Size
Size 35
Available
Available 35
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
3 Aug - 21 Sep Monday 2:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus West Sir George Kingston, GK2-10
12 Oct - 9 Nov Monday 2:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus West Sir George Kingston, GK2-10
Class number
Class number 55932
Section
Section WS03
Size
Size 35
Available
Available 35
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
5 Aug - 23 Sep Wednesday 12:10pm - 2pm Adelaide City Campus West Jeffrey Smart, JS4-11
14 Oct - 11 Nov Wednesday 12:10pm - 2pm Adelaide City Campus West Jeffrey Smart, JS4-11
Class number
Class number 55931
Section
Section WS04
Size
Size 35
Available
Available 35
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
3 Aug - 21 Sep Monday 12:10pm - 2pm Adelaide City Campus West Jeffrey Smart, JS5-13
12 Oct - 9 Nov Monday 12:10pm - 2pm Adelaide City Campus West Jeffrey Smart, JS5-13
Class number
Class number 55930
Section
Section WS05
Size
Size 35
Available
Available 35
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
7 Aug - 25 Sep Friday 9:10am - 11am Adelaide City Campus West Jeffrey Smart, JS3-13A
16 Oct - 13 Nov Friday 9:10am - 11am Adelaide City Campus West Jeffrey Smart, JS3-13A
Class number
Class number 60237
Section
Section LE01
Size
Size 175
Available
Available 175
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
- Adelaide City Campus West ,

Prerequisite(s)

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Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

N/A

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