COMU1120 Media and Society (University of Queensland): rated 3.6/5 overall across 4 reviews collected on UQ Wall.
COMU1120 is a University of Queensland course taught by the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences in Communication. This page brings together its handbook details and what UQ students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 媒体与社会
Type: undergraduate
Credit points: 2
Subject area: Communication
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This course encourages you to identify and evaluate the relationships between media and society. You will learn foundational media studies concepts and theories that you will apply to analyses of media histories, current media contexts, and media futures.
COMU1120 has 4 scored reviews: overall 3.6/5 · usefulness 3.7 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.7 stars); 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.5/5).
On Reddit: "Honestly, it's been fun! I was really worried about how everything would work out but honestly I'm glad I picked this degree! Honestly my biggest tip is just go to the lectures, especially for content heavy classes. Though, I didn't really attend many of the COMU1120 lectures be…"
The course panel on UQ Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is COMU1120 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 4 reviews: usefulness 3.7/5, overall 3.6/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMU1120, and when is it offered?
A: COMU1120 is taught by the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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