Editing Media studies (section)

=== Australia ===
Media is studied as a broad subject in most states in [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Connected to the world: A plan to internationalise Victorian schooling |url=http://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/about/programs/learningdev/intrnatinlisingschlsplan.pdf |date=May 2015 |publisher=[[Department of Education and Training (Victoria)]] |location=Melbourne }}</ref> Media studies in Australia was first developed as an area of study in Victorian [[University|universities]] in the early 1960s, and in [[secondary school]]s in the mid 1960s.

Today, almost all [[List of Australian Universities|Australian universities]] teach media studies. According to the [[Government of Australia]]'s "Excellence in Research for Australia" report, the leading universities in the country for media studies (which were ranked well above world standards by the report's scoring methodology) are [[Monash University]], [[Queensland University of Technology|QUT]], [[RMIT University|RMIT]], [[University of Melbourne]], [[University of Queensland]], and [[University of Technology, Sydney|UTS]].<ref>'' Excellence in Research for Australia'', "Section 2: Results by Field of Research Code", [[Australian Research Council]] ([[Government of Australia]])</ref><ref>'' Excellence in Research for Australia'', "Section 4: Institutional Report" (20. Languages, Communication and Culture), [[Australian Research Council]] ([[Government of Australia]]), p286</ref>

In secondary schools, an early film studies course was first introduced as a part of the Victorian junior secondary curriculum during the mid 1960s. By the early 1970s, an expanded media studies course was being taught. The course became part of the senior secondary curriculum (later known as the [[Victorian Certificate of Education]] or "VCE") in the 1980s. It has since become, and continues to be, a strong component of the VCE. Notable figures in the development of the Victorian secondary school curriculum were the long time Rusden College media teacher Peter Greenaway, Trevor Barr (who authored one of the first media text books ''Reflections of Reality'') and later John Murray (who authored ''The Box in the Corner'', ''In Focus'', and ''10 Lessons in Film Appreciation'').

Today, Australian states and territories that teach media studies at a secondary level are [[Australian Capital Territory]], [[Northern Territory]], [[Queensland]], [[South Australia]], Victoria, and [[Western Australia]]. Media studies does not appear to be taught in the state of [[New South Wales]] at a secondary level.

In Victoria, the VCE media studies course is structured as: Unit 1 – Representation, Technologies of Representation, and New Media; Unit 2 – Media Production, Australian Media Organisations; Unit 3 – Narrative Texts, [[Production Planning]]; and Unit 4 – Media Process, Social Values, and Media Influence. Media studies also forms a major part of the [[Primary school|primary]] and junior secondary curriculum, and includes areas such as [[photography]], [[print media]], and [[television]].

Victoria also hosts the peak media teaching body known as ATOM which publishes ''Metro'' and ''Screen Education'' magazines.