UnitLevel 3Undergraduate

AMU3451 Freedom and control in the media

Faculty of Arts

AMU3451 Freedom and control in the media is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2024 in Semester 1 at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2024
Semester 1
Malaysia
Assessment
No exam
3 tasks
Workload
144 hours
per semester

The 2027 handbook has no page for AMU3451. This is its 2024 entry, the latest one.

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Requisites

Before AMU3451

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After AMU3451

No unit lists AMU3451 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prerequisite: Twelve credit points of second-year Arts units.

Prohibition: ATS3451

Overview

This unit introduces students to key issues and debates about media regulation, freedom and control. Topics addressed include issues of media ownership, convergence, censorship and classification, globalisation and resistance, as well as democracy and the public sphere. Students will explore examples of policy frameworks that respond to these issues, as well as their implications and effects. The unit examines these policies in different sociocultural contexts, drawing upon material and case studies from the USA, Southeast Asia, and other relevant areas.

Offerings in 2024

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterMalaysiaOn campus

Assessment

  • Media Campaign PresentationPresentation
    40%
  • QuizOther
    20%
  • Final EssayEssay
    40%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Identify and explain the key rhetoric's informing media regulation and the ways in which they function within and through particular policy debates;

  2. 2

    Analyse the historical development and contemporary application of regulatory procedures;

  3. 3

    Discuss and evalute policy issues of ownership, globalisation, convergence, censorship and resistance;

  4. 4

    Analyse media industries and their policy frameworks;

  5. 5

    Conduct independent research using relevant academic and non-academic sources.

Workload and teaching

  • Lectures12 hours
  • Tutorials24 hours
  • Teaching approachActive learning

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Where it fits

AMU3451 is part of 4 areas of study in the 2024 handbook.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Dr Abdul Aziz
Unit Coordinators
Ms Fiona Kee

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for AMU3451?

AMU3451 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is AMU3451 offered?

In 2024, AMU3451 runs in Semester 1 at Malaysia.

How much work is AMU3451?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does AMU3451 have an exam?

No. AMU3451 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.

Which majors and minors include AMU3451?

AMU3451 is part of Communication and Global Asia.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
3
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
Malaysia School of Arts and Social Sciences
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Available
Handbook years
20202021202220232024