Media and Screen Studies offers you the opportunity to explore audiovisual and digital media.
Media and Screen Studies primes you to think critically and creatively about media – from cinema and TV to popular music, comics, videogames and social networking sites. In our courses, students engage with media as cultural forms and means of expression, developing analytical thinking alongside practical storytelling skills.You can study genres like horror, action, drama and documentary alongside vital issues like gender, race and environmental justice. In a world filled with screens large and small, it’s more important than ever to understand media’s narratives, images, industries and social impact.
As part of a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Media and Screen Studies, you can study topics such as:- Film studies- Media and culture- Action film- Mockumentary- Horror media- Comics- Video games- Visual culture- Social media- Popular music- Eco-media- Writing screen stories- Filmmaking
Our graduates have careers in film and television production and distribution, advertising, broadcasting, marketing, public relations, curating, archiving, editing, publishing, journalism and reviewing.
You can take a major in Media and Screen Studies as one of your two BA majors (a double major). You will need to pass at least 120 points (eight courses) towards each of your majors, including at least 45 points (three courses) at Stage III.
Complete 120 points comprising:
Selected courses must include at least 45 points at level 300.