RMIT School of Media and Communication

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School of Media and Communication
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College of Design and Social Context,
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Head Lisa French
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RMIT's School of Media and Communication is an Australian tertiary education school within the College of Design and Social Context at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University), located in Melbourne, Victoria.

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History

The School of Media and Communication was formed by the merger of the RMIT School of Creative Media and RMIT School of Applied Communication on 6 July 2009.[ citation needed ]

In 2020 the school moved from RMIT's Building 6 to Building 10, but owing to its size, some staff remained in other buildings in the city campus.[ citation needed ]

Description and location

The school hosts the university's advertising, audio visual, creative writing, editing and publishing, film and television/ radio, journalism, communication, music industry in Australia|music industry]], professional communication, and public relations programs.[ citation needed ]

As of December 2024 Lisa French is dean of the School of Media and Communication. [1]

The school is headquartered in Building 9 (RMIT's historical radio communications building) on Bowen Street at the RMIT City campus, located in the "RMIT Quarter" at the northern end of the Melbourne CBD.[ citation needed ]

Film studies

As of 2002, RMIT was running a three-year television production major, within the BA Media Studies at RMIT, introducing and developing a range of skills relating to television and film production. Third-year students could develop and produce major collaborative projects with real world outcomes. 16 mm film production was also available as an elective. [2]

As of 2025, the school runs various courses relating to filmmaking, including vocational diplomas and certificates, and both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. [3]

In November 2021, in collaboration with Bus Stop Films, the school introduced a 40-week Accessible Film Studies Program, for students with disabilities. [4]

In addition, in October 2024, RMIT partnered with the national filmmaking school, AFTRS in Sydney, to deliver four short courses in Melbourne, [5] including intensive courses on assistant directing, production accounting, Location scouting, and an introduction to producing and screen business. [6] The arrangement came about in consultation with VicScreen, with the aim of addressing critical industry skills shortages in Victoria. [5] The first courses were run in December 2024. [1]

AFI Research Collection

The Australian Film Institute (AFI) Research Collection is a non-lending, specialist film and television industry resource. It opened in the mid-1970s as the George Lugg Library, and was a joint venture between the AFI and the Victorian Federation of Film Societies. In 2002 it came under the auspices of the RMIT School of Media and Communication, in conjunction with the AFI. [7]

In 2020 the AFI Research Collection became part of the RMIT Public Engagement Group.[ citation needed ]

ADM+S

In collaboration with other universities, a new Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence, the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S), was formally launched in September 2020. [8] The centre is headed by Julian Thomas. [9]

RMIT FactLab

RMIT FactLab is a fact-checking service registered as a research unit under the School of Media and Communication. It was launched in January 2021 with a focus on debunking COVID-19 misinformation. In December 2021, the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) certified FactLab as a fact-checker. [10] In August 2023, FactLab was temporarily suspended by Meta as one of the partner organisations for its fact-checking program, after it was discovered that its accreditation with IFCN had lapsed [11] on 31 December 2022. [10] The discovery came after Liberal senator James Paterson had written to Meta's regional policy director raising his concerns about recent fact checks on the No campaign's claims in the 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum. [11]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 "New screen industry courses to address critical skills shortages". RMIT University. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  2. ↑ Wotherspoon, Alison (August–September 2002). "Adapt, innovate & collaborate". RealTime (50). Rushcutters Bay, N.S.W: Open City Inc. ISSN   1321-4799. nla.obj-766818451. Retrieved 28 December 2024– via Trove.
  3. ↑ "Screen and Media Courses & Degrees". Study at RMIT Australia. Archived from the original on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Accessible Film Studies Program coming to RMIT". RMIT University. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  5. 1 2 "AFTRS teams up with RMIT to offer Victorian short courses". IF Magazine . 28 October 2024. Archived from the original on 19 December 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Australian Film Television and Radio School". Australian Film Television and Radio School. 24 October 2024. Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  7. ↑ AFI Research Collection
  8. ↑ "February Update (Newsletter)". ADM+S. February 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Automated Decision-Making and Society". ADM+S. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  10. 1 2 "RMIT FactLab". IFCN Code of Principles. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  11. 1 2 Butler, Josh (29 August 2023). "Facebook suspends RMIT FactLab after voice no campaigners criticise factchecker". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 29 August 2023.

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