Department of Media
The Department of Media combines industry focus, theoretical strength and internationally significant research to equip graduates with skills and advanced knowledge across a range of media forms.
As well as drawing on the world-class research of academic staff in areas including social media, film, immersive media, design, journalism and games, the Department works with industry to combine knowledge and application.
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Our teaching
You can study Media as a stand-alone degree, part of a double degree or a major in another degree. Students in the Media degree have a range of major options to choose from – including Immersive Media, Social Media and Digital Promotion, Marketing, Journalism, Film Studies, Photographic Imaging, Visual Design and Story Production. Majors in Popular Music or Sonic Arts are also options. Or you can enrol in the degree without nominating a major, and select from the wide range of electives available to put together a program that best suits your interests.
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Our people
Academic Staff
Name
Role
Dr William Andrade Lecturer in Media
Research and teaching expertise in 3D modelling, 2D and 3D animation, film, animation, and game history, digital media, and creative industries.
Lecturer in Media
Program Director, Master of Media (Strategic Communication)
Teaching and research expertise in strategic communication; digital media; mediatisation of risk, security and othering; journalistic practices, terrorism/counterterrorism and censorship.
Senior Lecturer in Media
Director of Gender Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Faculty of Arts
Student Support Academic Mentor
Research and teaching expertise in persona studies, media and communication studies, online identity, social media, qualitative methods, and popular culture.
Dr Kathryn Bowd Director Work Integrated Learning, Faculty of Arts
Postgraduate Coordinator
Research and teaching expertise in journalism, particularly journalism practice and non-metropolitan media
Senior Lecturer in Media
Research and teaching expertise in media theory, media and migration and racism, with focus on journalism.
Mr Steve Cook Senior Lecturer in Media
Program Coordinator, Master of Immersive Media Technologies
Head, Realities Extended
Student Support Academic MentorResearch and teaching expertise in mobile ubiquitous platforms, Virtual/Mixed/Augmented Realities (VR, MR and AR), and applied SVEs (Shared Virtual Environments)
Lecturer in Media and Digital Humanities
Research and teaching expertise in digital design and visual communication. Particular expertise in comics and graphic narratives, multimodal communication and user experience design
Head of Department
Research and teaching expertise in food media, screen and sound industries, and work-cultures and practices
Associate Professor Peter Pugsley Associate Professor - Reader in Media
Research and teaching expertise in Asian media cultures, particularly Asian film.
Mr Darren Taljaard Lecturer in Media
Research and teaching expertise in graphic design, design fundamentals, digital storytelling, visual communication, and typography.
Dr Guillaume Vétu Adjunct Fellow Dr Victoria Fielding Lecturer in Strategic Communication -
Our research
The Department of Media's research spans a wide range of media-focused areas.
All academic staff within the Department are active researchers whose research contributes to their teaching as well as to the broader body of knowledge in their areas. Department staff have national and international research profiles in their individual fields of expertise, and most are actively engaged with industry.
Broad research fields within the Department include screen and sound industries, popular culture, immersive media, journalism, visual communication, social media, film, digital games, Asian screen media, persona studies, diaspora and migrant media, and user experience design.
Further adding to the research profile of the Department are higher degree students who are undertaking PhD and Research Masters research projects on a wide variety of media-related topics.
Major/Minors and Study Plans
For information on Major/Minors, please visit the Faculty Page.
For study plans, please visit this page.
Industry connections
- Media Advisory Board
The Sia Furler Institute for Contemporary Music and Media
The Institute was founded in 2017, by the University’s Elder Conservatorium of Music.
It was inspired by the spirit and work of Sia Furler, one of Australia’s most influential modern-day creative forces. You can study a music major through the institute.
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