MECM20006 Understanding Australian Media (University of Melbourne): rated 4.0/5 overall across 10 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
MECM20006 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Arts in Media and Communications. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 理解澳大利亚媒体
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Media and Communications
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This subject examines Australian media with an emphasis on its political nature and issues of media convergence, citizenship, policy, regulation, ownership, governance and local content. Students are encouraged to actively, and critically, examine their own media use.
MECM20006 has 10 scored reviews: overall 4.0/5 · usefulness 3.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 4 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.5 stars); 6 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.4/5).
On Reddit: "OMG YES! Marzi was so good!! Always super sweet and helpful. Agree that the subject was a wam booster because I didn't watch a single lecture and only ever did the readings while in class (I know it's bad 😭) and still did well. She does ask questions in tutorials but they're us…"
On Reddit: "Depends what you're looking for Australian Media - super easy (imo) and the content is interesting, and teaches you lots about the Australian media landscape. In a course where all the theory options were pretty similar, I found Aus media to be a breathe of fresh air in that reg…"
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Q: Is MECM20006 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 10 reviews: usefulness 3.5/5, overall 4.0/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MECM20006, and when is it offered?
A: MECM20006 is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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