Film Studies
Contact
Dr Richard Smith
Phone: + 61 2 9351 4208
Email: r.smith@sydney.edu.au
Requirements
Graduate Certificate in Film Studies
4 units of study = 24 credit points
Graduate Diploma in Film Studies
6 units of study = 36 credit points
Master of Film Studies
8 units of study = 48 credit points
A Bachelor's degree with a major in a relevant field in the humanities or social sciences.
Units of study
Cores
- ARHT6925 Cinematographic Performance
- ARHT6930 Film Theory: Art, Industry, Culture
- ARHT6939 The Documentary Film
- USSC6919 American Film and Hollywood
Electives
- ARHT6934 The Eighteenth Century: Art, Text, Film
- ARHT6952 Modern & Contemporary Art & Aesthetics
- ARIN6903 Exploring Digital Cultures
- ARIN6914 Remixable Media
- ARTS7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates
- ASNS6905 Asian Popular Culture
- ASNS6908 Media Industries in East Asia
- ENGL6915 Recovering Meaning: Novel into Film
- ENGL6969 Writers at Work: Screenwriters
- EUST6901 European Cinema & National Identities
- GCST5905 Key Thinkers for Cultural studies
- GOVT6336 Media Politics
- MECO6906 Literary Journalism: History and Theory
- MGRK7106 Greek Literature in Film
- RLST6988 Transcendental Cinema: Images & Ecstasy
- WMST6903 Gender, Media and Consumer Cultures
- WMST6904 Modernism, Modernity and Modern Culture
- ARHT6920 Dissertation Part 1*
- ARHT6921 Dissertation Part 2*
Core units of study: Master candidates complete 4; Graduate Diploma candidates complete 3; Graduate Certificate candidates complete 2.
*Department permission required. Available to Master of Film Studies candidates only. Please discuss your proposed topic for the dissertation with the postgraduate coordinator prior to enrolling in these units of study.
Course rules
Master of Film Studies
These resolutions must be read in conjunction with applicable University By-laws, Rules and policies including (but not limited to) the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (the 'Coursework Rule'), the Resolutions of the Faculty, the University of Sydney (Student Appeals against Academic Decisions) Rule 2006 (as amended) and the Academic Board policies on Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism.
Course resolutions
1 Course codes
|
Code |
Course title |
|---|---|
|
DG024 |
Graduate Certificate in Film Studies |
|
DF029 |
Graduate Diploma in Film Studies |
|
DC051 |
Master of Film Studies |
2 Attendance pattern
0.
The attendance pattern for these courses is full time or part time according to candidate choice.
3 Master's type
0.
The master's degree in these resolutions is an advanced learning master's course, as defined by the Coursework Rule.
4 Embedded courses in this sequence
(2)
A candidate for the graduate certificate or graduate diploma may apply to progress to a longer course in this sequence, providing the candidate meets the admission requirements for that course. Only the longest award completed will be conferred.
5 Admission to candidature
(1)
Available places will be offered to qualified applicants based on merit, according to the following admissions criteria. In exceptional circumstances the Dean may admit applicants without these qualifications but whose evidence of experience and achievement is deemed by the Dean to be equivalent.
(2)
Admission to candidature for the Graduate Certificate in Film Studies requires a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney, with a major in a relevant subject area in the humanities or social sciences, or an equivalent qualification.
(a)
a bachelor's degree with a minimum credit (65%) average, from the University of Sydney, including a major in a relevant subject area in the humanities or social sciences or an equivalent qualification; or
(b)
completion of the Graduate Certificate in Film Studies with a minimum credit (65%) average, or an equivalent qualification.
(a)
a bachelor's degree with a minimum credit (65%) average, from the University of Sydney, including a major in a relevant subject area in the humanities or social sciences, or an equivalent qualification; or
(b)
completion of the Graduate Diploma in Film Studies with a minimum credit (65%) average, or an equivalent qualification.
6 Requirements for award
(1)
The units of study that may be taken for these courses are set out in the Postgraduate Table of Units of Study for the Film Studies subject area.
(2)
To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Film Studies a candidate must complete 24 credit points, including:
(3)
To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Film Studies a candidate must complete 36 credit points, including:
(4)
To qualify for the award of the Masters of Film Studies a candidate must complete 48 credit points, including:
7 Course transfer
0.
A candidate for the master's degree or graduate diploma may elect to discontinue study and graduate with a shorter award from this sequence, with the approval of the Dean, and provided the requirements of the shorter award have been met.
8 Transitional provisions
(2)
Candidates who commenced prior to 1 January 2011 will complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement, provided that requirements are completed by 1 January 2016. The Faculty may specify a later date for completion or specify alternative requirements for completion of candidatures that extend beyond this time.