Introduction to Digital Cultures (COMU1500)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
School
Communication & Arts School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Lecture 1 Hour/ Week
Tutorial 2 Hours/ Week
Assessment methods
Weekly tutorial workshops
Discussion leadership
Keywords summary
Research essay
Course enquiries
Associate Professor Elizabeth Stephens ()
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
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Course description
This course provides the foundation for the Digital Cultures major. It introduces students to the aesthetic, expressive and social cultures arising in contemporary society. Students will examine a range of visual and interactive digital media materials, and will be introduced to key concepts in the study of contemporary digital culture, including: technology and power, the mediation of the self, the manipulation of the visual, and the cultural dynamics of digital interaction. This course will critically interrogate the role of digital media in the conduct of our everyday lives, while allowing students to develop both analytical and digital media skills.
Archived offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) | External | External | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) | External | External | Course Profile |