50480 Conceptual Frameworks for Public Communication
8cp Disciplinary Strand – Communication and Information Studies – 200 level
This subject examines theoretical paradigms and approaches that inform professional practice in public communication. Students integrate conceptual frameworks with contemporary practice in communication. A unifying concept is the exploration of meaning-making and sense-making in interpersonal, group, organisational, and societal contexts. Central themes that are covered include rhetoric, rhetorical theory, visual communication, professionalism, ethical practice, systems theory, social constructivism, advocacy, conflict and facilitation, and international practice.
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Autumn semester, City campus
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2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,760.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.167
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