APG5397 Media and social change
Faculty of Arts
APG5397 Media and social change is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2025. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 1 unit.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before APG5397
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After APG5397
1 unit list APG5397 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: APG4397
Overview
This unit explores the capacity of media and communications to advance social change. It provides you with an appreciation of how media discourse and representation have shaped our understanding of important social issues and conflicts. It also explores media and communications have been used creatively and strategically to address significant social problems. Drawing on a range of global case studies of social change media, the unit provides you with an opportunity to critically assess the extent to which media organisations, institutions and practices can shape public debates, illuminate important issues and serve social benefits.
Offerings in 2025
The 2025 handbook lists no offerings for APG5397.
Assessment
- Research proposalWritten30%
- Media TaskArtefact50%
- ParticipationExercise20%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
assess the place of media and communications in shaping our understanding of, and response to, important social issues and debates;
- 2
critically analyse and evaluate the capacity of media and communications to address significant social problems and conflicts;
- 3
conduct independent research into media representation of social issues using relevant media and communications methods;
- 4
communicate research findings and insights in a clear, concise, accurate and engaging way using written and media elements.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures6 hours
- Tutorials18 hours
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based 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.
This unit allows you to develop your research skills by engaging in structured inquiry using a systematic approach and discipline-specific methodologies.
This unit includes problem-based learning approaches, where you engage in research, integrate theory and practice and apply knowledge and skills to develop viable solutions in response to a problem or set of problems.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities
This unit engages you in enquiry-based learning, where you will be encouraged to use your own knowledge to develop and engage in a process of enquiry, study and research to identify areas to be investigated and an approach to doing so.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Maura Edmond
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Maura Edmond
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for APG5397?
APG5397 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
What can I take after APG5397?
APG5397 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including APG5752.
When is APG5397 offered?
APG5397 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
How much work is APG5397?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does APG5397 have an exam?
No. APG5397 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.