Course overview
The aim of the Honours program is to provide students with a stronger and more focused intellectual context in which to carry out research in their areas of specialisation in the media. It is designed to extend the academic and creative synergies of the Bachelor of Media Degree into higher degree and professional industry application.
It is expected that by the end of the program students would be able to carry out independent research in either a higher degree or an industry-related specialisation. It is also expected that students would have developed awareness and critical skills necessary for a proper understanding of the ethical implications of professional and scholarly conduct.
Course learning outcomes
- To develop the capacity to be able to articulate an appropriate and achievable research project for the Honours program in Media
- To have the skills to turn the selected Media topic or issue into a problem that is suited to the task of writing a dissertation;
- To be able to identify and locate relevant material and literature on the topic
- To be able to identify key theoretical and conceptual works in Media in order to critically analyse the topic or issue
- To develop the skill of articulating a clear, substantiated and theoretically-informed argument in the dissertation
- To address a problem or issue in the world of Media through a critical analysis of a case study or issue.