Media Portfolio unit (HEJ326)

Hobart

Introduction

In this unit you will collate a portfolio or research project that showcases your skills and knowledge to industry and/or prepare you for higher degree research.  You may demonstrate media production, collaborative practice, and project management skills to produce a media output and/or design and execute a research project on a media related topic. Practising your skills in presenting your work and giving and receiving feedback, you will demonstrate professional workplace behaviours.

Summary

Unit name	Media Portfolio
Unit code	HEJ326
Credit points	25
College/School	Arts and Society Humanities and Social Sciences
Discipline	Media
Coordinator	Mr Andy Terhell
Available as an elective?	No
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Advanced

Availability

Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August

Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 2	4/7/2027	26/7/2027	29/8/2027	23/10/2027

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2027 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2027 will be available from the 1st October 2026. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

• Produce a portfolio of media and communications products
• Critique your own and others’ media practice
• Justify personal creative choices in media practice for an audience of peers
• Create, coordinate and present a major media project

Fee Information

2027 fee information will be available in August.

Requisites

Prerequisites

75 credit points at Introductory level and 75 credit points at Intermediate level

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	Weekly workshop (3 hours), weekly online lecture posted in MyLO (30 minutes), weekly online independent learning (7 hours)
Assessment	Peer review and self-assessment (20%)|Project Plan (20%)|Work-in-progress presentation (20%)|Media Portfolio (40%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	See MyLO weekly content and reading list

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