MA Digital Media and Society (SCST89) PT

2016 - 2017

For students whose initial registration was for, or prior to, the session 2016-17 ONLY.

Year 1

STUDENTS SHOULD CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTLY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON WHICH UNITS ARE TAKEN IN WHICH YEAR OF STUDY.

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (45 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
SCS6078	Researching Digital Society	AUT SEM	15 credits
SCS6081	Digital Methods	AUT SEM	15 credits
Semester 2
SCS6079	Digital Practices	SPR SEM	15 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (15 credits)

A student will take 15 credits from this group.

Semester 1
SMI605	Introduction to Qualitative Research	AUT SEM	15 credits
SMI606	Introduction to Quantitative Research	AUT SEM	15 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (30 credits)

A student will take a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 60 credits from this group.

Semester 1
SCS6048 + Students who have taken SCS3036 may not sit this module (due to similarity).	Intimacy and Personal Relationships	AUT SEM	15 credits
SCS6054 + Students who have taken SCS3025 may not sit this module (due to similarity).	Sociology of Evil	AUT SEM	15 credits
SCS6082 + Students who have taken SCS3042 may not sit this module (due to similarity).	Social Media, Data and Society	AUT SEM	15 credits
SMI607 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: SMI608 SMI608 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: SMI622 + No. No. No. No.	Principles of Research Design	AUT SEM	15 credits
Semester 2
SCS6044 + Students who have taken SCS3014 may not sit this module (due to similarity).	Men, Masculinities and Gender Relations	SPR SEM	15 credits
SCS6051 + Students who have taken SCS3021 may not sit this module (due to similarity).	Sociology of Whiteness	SPR SEM	15 credits
SCS6055	The Sociology of Surveillance	SPR SEM	15 credits
SCS6085	The Sociology of Culture and Identity	SPR SEM	15 credits
SCS663 + Students must have means of capturing digitial images (eg. camera phone). Students with visual impairment should consult the Module Convenor before enrolling in order to assess feasibility and adjustments to assessment/delivery required.....	Visual Methods for Social Scientists	SPR SEM	15 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units

A student will take up to 30 credits from this group.

Semester 2
EAS6453 XCannot be taken with: EAS6253	Media, State and Society in China	SPR SEM	15 credits
INF6024	Researching Social Media	SPR SEM	15 credits
INF6025	Information Governance and Ethics	SPR SEM	15 credits
JNL6073	Online Journalism Studies	SPR SEM	15 credits

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (60 credits)

A student will take

Full academic year
SCS6083	Dissertation in Digital Media and Society	ACAD YR	60 credits

A student may, with the approval of the Head of Department, substitute a unit listed at 1D with other F7 Level units to the value of not more than fifteen credits.

A student who has been awarded one hundred and twenty credits from units listed at 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D above will be eligible for the award of Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Media & Society.

A student who has been awarded sixty credits from units listed at 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D above will be eligible for the award of Postgraduate Certificate in Digital Media & Society.

Year 2

⇐P	-	This module has pre-requisite(s).
P⇒	-	This module is a pre-requisite for other modules.
C	-	This module has co-requisite(s).
X	-	Some modules cannot be studied in combination with this module.
+	-	Additional information about requirements for studying this module.