ATS3964 Gender, race and media practices
Faculty of Arts
ATS3964 Gender, race and media practices is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2027 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
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Requisites
Before ATS3964
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3964
No unit lists ATS3964 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisites: Twelve credit points of second-year Arts units.
Overview
In this capstone unit you will explore media, identity and power in a contemporary context, with a particular focus on issues of gender and race. You will build on your existing knowledge of communications and media studies to interrogate how media systems, texts, platforms, industries, and audiences produce, reproduce, and challenge social inequalities and power dynamics. You will evaluate and apply ethically informed research methods to investigate racialised and gendered media practices, developing advanced critical media literacy and research skills for professional and academic contexts.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Assessment
- Research pitchWritten20%
- Video proposalPresentation25%
- Peer review activityExercise15%
- Research projectProject40%
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 explain key contemporary challenges, problems and debates about gender and race within the media;
- 2
Apply your prior knowledge of media studies methods and theories to contemporary critical issues relating to gender, race and media practices;
- 3
Critically analyse contemporary issues in media practices, in the context of central theoretical concepts in the study of gender, race and the media;
- 4
Evaluate appropriate methods for conducting ethically informed research into gender, race and media practices.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Tutorials24 hours
- 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 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.
Where it fits
ATS3964 is part of 4 areas of study in the 2027 handbook.
- CAMS-MAJMajor, Level 3 capstone unitsCommunications and media studiesNo reviews yet
- CAMS-MINMinor, Level 2 and 3 elective unitsCommunications and media studiesNo reviews yet
- MDIA-USPECSpecialisation, Level 3 capstone unitsMediaNo reviews yet
- PBRL-USPECSpecialisation, Public relations elective unitsPublic relationsNo reviews yet
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Whitney Monaghan
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Whitney Monaghan
- Dr Eylem Kim
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3964?
ATS3964 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3964 offered?
In 2027, ATS3964 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield.
How much work is ATS3964?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3964 have an exam?
No. ATS3964 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS3964?
ATS3964 is part of Communications and media studies; Media; and Public relations.