50170 Australian Communication and Cultural Policy

8cp
Disciplinary Strand – Communication and Information Studies – 300 level

This subject involves a comparative critical analysis of recent and contemporary policy formulation for the communication and cultural industries in Australia. It explores issues including international economic pressures on policy development, converging technologies in the media, telecommunications and cultural spheres, and changing relations between the public and private sectors. It takes a broad approach to the definition of cultural industries to include heritage institutions, theme parks, tourism and the leisure industry, and examines their developing links with traditional media industries.

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http://www.hss.uts.edu.au/subject_descriptions/50170.pdf

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2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $832.67
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,760.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.167
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