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MURDOCH-S2-EXT-2018-ONGOING
MURDOCH-S2-INT-2018-ONGOING

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Learning outcomes

1.

Grasp the elementary theoretical underpinnings of Communication Studies;

2.

 Identify and describe verbal, visual and digital communication;

3.

Recognize the main issues characteristic of global communication;

4.

Be proficient in the use of critical tools of communication analysis;

5.

Critically engage with the politics of communication in the global media.

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Additional information

Unit content:

Module One: Defining Communication

Session 1: What is Communication?

Session 2: Theories of Communication

Module Two: Forms of Communication

Session 3: Language and Discourse  

Session 4: Visual Communication

Session 5: Digital Communication

Module Three: Global Communication

Session 6: Communication, Perception and Identity 

Session 7: Mass Communication

Session 8: International and Cross-cultural Communication

Module Four: Critical Approaches to Global Communication

Session 9: Semiotics: Message, Discourse and Ideology

Session 10: Sociological Analysis: Genre, Culture and Gratifications

Session 11: A Case of Global Communication: Political Cartoons 

Conclusion: Revision and Examination Preparation