2010 Course Handbook
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MMCS115: Academic Cultures
What are universities for? How have student fees and the globalisation of higher education shaped the value and meaning of university study? What kinds of work do media and cultural studies degrees prepare students to do and how else might media and cultural studies change the world and the way people think about it? This unit gives students a chance to reflect on such questions as well as helping them come to understand what, in media and cultural studies, 'counts as a relevant contribution, what counts as answering a question, what counts as having a good argument for that answer or a good criticism of it' (Rorty, cited in Becher, 1989, 26). The assessment for the unit is based on students' creative responses to real world problems. Students have the chance to write in a range of academic and non-academic genres—journalistic articles and book proposals as well as academic abstracts and essays—and practice their verbal skills not only in the classroom, but also in mini podcasts and in a student conference setting.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
| When Offered: | D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Nicole Matthews |
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| NCCW(s): | CUL115, MAS115, MCS100 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Media, Music and Cultural Studies |
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