AZA1279 Media and society
Faculty of Arts
AZA1279 Media and society is a level 1, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2021. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Not offered
- Assessment
- Exam 35%
- and 4 other tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for AZA1279. This is its 2021 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before AZA1279
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After AZA1279
No unit lists AZA1279 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: ATS1277, ATS1279
Overview
The central objective of the unit is to help students understand the relationships between media, culture and society, that is, how media influence and are influenced by social, economic, historical, political and cultural factors in society. It introduces students to how media content is produced, distributed and consumed and also examines the ways in which power and influence are exercised through media in cultural and social life. It also includes introduces the concept of 'new media', and the interplay between youth culture and the media.
Offerings in 2021
The 2021 handbook lists no offerings for AZA1279.
Assessment
- Tutorial Activites10%
- Quiz 110%
- Major essay30%
- Quiz 215%
- Exam: Written summative assessment35%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate an appreciation of the historical development of media industries;
- 2
Recognise and be able to apply available frameworks for critically understanding the relationships between media, culture and society;
- 3
Demonstrate an understanding of the social, economic, political and cultural factors that shape the production, distribution and consumption of media;
- 4
Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of the emergence of the new media on society and on the old media.
- 5
Demonstrate an appreciation for the interplay between youth culture and the media.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures36 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. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Students are involved in a series of lectures, tutorial that have group presentations and online discussions.
Learning resources
Required resources
Fourie, PJ. 2007. Media Studies, media history, media and society . 1 st edition. Cape Town: Juta.
Chiumbu, S. and Iqani, M. (2019) Media Studies: Critical African and Decolonial Approaches. Oxford University Press Southern Africa.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Joanah Gadzikwa
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Marianne Louw
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for AZA1279?
AZA1279 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is AZA1279 offered?
AZA1279 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.
How much work is AZA1279?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does AZA1279 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 35% of the final mark, alongside 4 other tasks.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 1
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts
- Organisational unit
- South Africa School of Social Science
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 4
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 20202021