This course will offer an opportunity to develop knowledge and expertise in the media and communications industries, how they operate in contemporary societies, their social, political and cultural impact on the world around us and their role as a powerful mode of public engagement and knowledge creation. Students will be able to reflect on how industries associated with their ‘home’ discipline (e.g. the policy sector, the international development sector, the climate adaptation industry, the financial industry) are narrated, justified and understood as a result of the way they communicate, and the way media represent them.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Critically reflect on the social, political and cultural impact of media and communication industries and practices on the world around us and its role as a powerful mode of public engagement and knowledge creation.
- Describe and analyse the use and impact of a variety of media and communication tools and techniques.
- Synthesise and critically reflect on different aspects of their learning from the different theoretical, methodological and epistemological perspectives introduced in this course and across their studies.
- Demonstrate resilience, creativity and adaptability in their approach to their studies.
