In our media-dominated world, we are constantly reading, viewing and interpreting the world through the lens of print, literary, digital and screen media. These media provide the images, stories and soundtrack to our lives. We read or view for many reasons, including entertainment, information and social participation. Reading and viewing can also have a considerable influence in shaping our view of the world, and our responses to texts can be critical, aesthetic or affective. This course functions as an introductory course for the disciplines of literature, creative writing and media and screen studies. It introduces students to ways of reading and viewing literary, media and screen texts critically and with the skills to understand how their meanings are produced. Students will learn basic concepts of analysis applicable to literary, screen and digital media, as well as an understanding of the role of readers and viewers in constructing textual meaning. The course will examine ways of reading literary texts, still and moving images, and digital texts, including narrative structures, narration, time, plot, point of view, metaphor and allegory, reception, audiences and fandom.
For further information regarding the course please refer to the Course Outline found at the following link (PDF, 180kB).
A CSP is subsidised by the Australian Government and students pay a contribution amount. Each unit is classified into a student contribution band, depending on the study area of the unit (this discipline may be different from the study area of your course).
2024 contribution amount* -
$555
2024 contribution amount - continuing student who commenced before 1 Jan 2021* -
$555
* for Clinical Psychology (Clin Psych) & Professional Pathways (Prof Path) bands the contribution amount is determined by accredited course. Students in Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, Professional Pathway Psychology or Professional Pathway Social Work accredited courses should visit our CSP page for further information.
Note: The Job-ready Graduates Package introduced new funding clusters and contribution amounts from the 2021 academic year. If you are a continuing student who commenced before 1 January 2021 studying units in disciplines with increased contribution amounts, you will continue paying the same amount (indexed each year) as you would have. For further information visit the Australia Government's Study Assist website.
These places are offered for postgraduate studies or to CSP ineligible students and tuition fees are not subsidised by the Australian Government. Domestic postgraduate tuition fees are course-based annual fees and the unit fee you pay will vary according to the degree you are studying. To find out more about domestic tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website.
International tuition fees are course-based annual fees and the unit fee you pay will vary according to the degree you are studying. To find out more about international tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website.
It is important to check unit delivery details including location and census date, prior to making decisions about enrolment. Detailed semester and census date information can be found on the Important Dates page.