History of Media (MTD113)

MTD113 History of Media is designed to provide students with comprehensive knowledge of media development – its history and significant applications to today’s social environment. Students will understand the theories and applications of media as a tool of communication.

• Introduction to media as communication tool
• Ancient media
• Paper media
• The Revolution of industrial media
• Golden era of media: radio, TV and movies
• TV broadcasting
• The world of cables
• The birth of Internet and the arrival of digital age
• Interactive digital media convergence
• Evolution of media technology
• Media as a social medium
• Media as a driver of technology

• • develop a critical viewpoint and awareness of media issues
• • demonstrate an awareness of historical development and evolution of media from the printing press to radio, television and internet, social media and mobile technologies
• • classify the technological innovations in prints, television media, mass media and new media
• • explain the process of human communication in its various contexts and how it is impacted by technology and media
• • discuss the significance of major moments in communication and media history and how it relates to the field today and in the future
• • analyse the importance of media as a social networking tool and evaluate its application as a powerful agent of change