CMS1010 Introduction to Communication and Media Studies (FOART)

Semester 1 (ONC)Toowoomba (ONC)Springfld (EXT)Toowoomba

Units 1.0 (Communication & Media Studies) Band 1

Synopsis

This course is designed as a foundation course in Communication and Media Studies. All of our interactions with other people, nations and cultures involve communication processes. This course introduces students to the study of human communication theory and the basic skills of information literacy, textual interpretation and cultural literacy. The course develops skills in communications research, essay and report writing and critical thinking. Through a study of theories of language and communication this course develops more effective communication skills and strategies, and it develops strategies for critically interpreting texts and discourses in their social & cultural context.