UnitLevel 2Undergraduate

ATS2876 Reinventing media: Creative solutions for a divided world

Faculty of Arts

ATS2876 Reinventing media: Creative solutions for a divided world is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2027 in Semester 1 at Caulfield and Clayton. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points: 6
Offered in 2027: Semester 1; Caulfield, Clayton
Assessment: No exam; 4 tasks
Workload: 144 hours; per semester

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Requisites

Before ATS2876

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After ATS2876

No unit lists ATS2876 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Pre-requisite: 12 credit points of Level 1 Arts units

Overview

A series of large-scale, interlocking challenges are facing societies globally, and digital news and the media play a central role. Misinformation. News fatigue, avoidance and boredom. Climate crisis. Global population shifts. Political polarisation and fragmentation. The fracturing of traditional models of democracy. The decline of trust and engagement in traditional public spheres. In this unit, you will learn to think in critically engaged, historically informed and geographically specific ways about the nature and impact of these challenges. You will explore the role of media practices, representations, systems and technologies in supporting civic engagement and revitalising public communication. Across the unit, you will be asked to respond collaboratively and creatively to a call for revitalisation, reconfiguration and reinvention and be challenged to rethink the shape of existing news and media landscapes to consider: how do we move from the media we have to the media we need?

Offerings in 2027

Teaching period	Campus	Mode
First semester	Caulfield	On campus
First semester	Clayton	On campus

Assessment

ExercisesExercise
10%
ProposalWritten
30%
RitchPresentation
20%
Poster/Zine & ReflectionArtefact
40%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Learning outcomes

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

1
identify and analyse the significant global challenges that intersect with media, journalism and the digital communication landscape;
2
apply detailed knowledge of interdisciplinary scholarship in communications, journalism and media studies relevant to the unit’s key themes;
3
propose and develop innovative solutions to the media’s role in complex global challenges;
4
work independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team to analyse, explain and creatively respond to complex media challenges;
5
communicate complex ideas and proposed solutions in a range of formats, and for a range of potential audiences.

Workload and teaching

Lectures10 hours
Workshops6 hours
Tutorials20 hours
Teaching approachCase-based teaching
Teaching approachProblem-based learning

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours 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 includes case-based teaching, where you apply your knowledge and engage in analytical and reflective thinking to solve complex contextual scenarios. Activities are often designed so that there is not one clear answer, but students need to work together to examine, analyse and make decisions to resolve the situation.

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.

Where it fits

ATS2876 is part of 6 areas of study in the 2027 handbook.

Contacts

Chief Examiners: Dr Wendi Li
Unit Coordinators: Dr Wendi Li

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for ATS2876?

ATS2876 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is ATS2876 offered?

In 2027, ATS2876 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield and Clayton.

How much work is ATS2876?

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

Does ATS2876 have an exam?

No. ATS2876 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.

Which majors and minors include ATS2876?

ATS2876 is part of Communications and media studies; Journalism; and Media.

More details

Credit points: 6
Level: 2
Study level: Undergraduate
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit: Communications

Type: Coursework
EFTSL: 0.125
Student contribution: SCA Band 4
Study abroad: Available
Handbook years: 20262027