Overview

This unit complements the conceptual, historical and industrial themes developed in APG5900 Cultural Economy. Students will be introduced to the evolving structure of a range of cultural and creative industries. They will learn about key dynamic trends such as digitalisation, financialisation, clustering, globalisation and intellectual property legislation. The unit enables … For more content click the Read More button below.

Offerings

S2-01-CAULFIELD-ON-CAMPUS

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Dr Ben Eltham

Unit Coordinator(s)

Dr Ben Eltham

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

identify the major issues and debates in the cultural and creative industries;

2.

demonstrate an understanding of the structure and dynamics of contemporary cultural and creative industries;

3.

apply concepts to specific cultural and creative industry case studies;

4.

demonstrate analytical, independent research skills;

5.

demonstrate an ability to link structural trends to specific industry contexts.

Teaching approach

Active learning

Assessment summary

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment

1 - Essay
2 - Analytical exercise
3 - Case study

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Lectures
Tutorials

Workload requirements

Workload

Availability in areas of study

Communications and media studies
Cultural and creative industries