MECM20015 Advertising, Media and Society (University of Melbourne): rated 3.8/5 overall, difficulty 2.5/5 (higher is harder) across 3 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
MECM20015 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: 广告、媒体与社会
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Media and Communications
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This subject is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of advertising in the changing media environment. Through set readings, case studies and class discussions, students will be introduced to a wide range of issues surrounding advertising, including the rise of consumer.
MECM20015 has 3 scored reviews: overall 3.8/5 · usefulness 3.8 · difficulty 2.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: the Actuarial Students' Society Subject Review 2025 course guide; 1 StudentVIP review (average 4.0 stars); 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.9/5).
Actuarial Students' Society Subject Review 2025: "This was a pretty standard arts subject which had a fascinating intersection with commerce and business concepts. While general discussions and content were pleasant and led to good analysis tasks, it often felt like the same few points were being regurgitated. Rather, I think including some more h…"
On Reddit: "MECM 20015 was pretty interesting and definitely a WAM booster but tbh I didn’t learn anything that I did not already know but that’s just me, other than that, the lecturer and the tutors are pretty good and it was fun overall"
The course panel on UniMelb Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is MECM20015 hard?
A: Students rate MECM20015's difficulty 2.5/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is MECM20015 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 3 reviews: usefulness 3.8/5, overall 3.8/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MECM20015, and when is it offered?
A: MECM20015 is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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