MDIA 1004 - Broadcast: Television & Radio
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Course Details
| Course Code | MDIA 1004 |
| Course | Broadcast: Television & Radio |
| Coordinating Unit | School of Humanities, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences |
| Term | Semester 2 2013 |
| Mode | Internal |
| Level | Undergraduate |
| Location/s | North Terrace |
| Units | 3 |
| Contact | Up to 3 hours per week |
| Prerequisites | Not applicable |
| Corequisites | Not applicable |
| Incompatible | Not applicable |
| Assumed Knowledge | Not applicable |
| Restrictions | Available to BMedia students only |
| Quota | Not applicable |
| Course Description | This course examines the history and contemporary forms of broadcast television and radio, and develops an understanding of the impact of digitization which students gained in the introductory media course, Introduction to Media:Digital Revolutions. It compares public, commercial, and community models of broadcast media organisations by examining ownership and the range of audiences, styles, formats and the content typical of each institution. National broadcast regulation and policy-making is considered in relation to the forming or sustaining of communities. The course considers the production, reception and distribution of broadcast content, nationally, and globally with reference to format trade. Celebrity-based programming and genre traditions, such as reality television, talkback radio, news, documentary, sitcom, sports, drama and games are studied as ways of understanding the mobilisation of audience share, content flows, and revenue. Students may take a practical option of scriptwriting for television or radio as part of their assessment. |
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Course Staff
Dr Peter Pugsley
School of Humanities
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Room 904
Napier Building
North Terrace
Telephone: +61 8 8313 5620
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