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Digital Cultures

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Digital Cultures

A major in Digital Cultures requires at least 36 senior credit points from this table including at least 24 credit points from core units of study and ARIN3620

Junior units of study

There are no junior units in Digital Cultures, completion of at least 18 junior credit points, taken from any of the following will admit you into senior units of study; Anthropology, Art History, Computer Science, Design Computing, English, Gender and Culture Studies, History, Information Systems, Information Technology, Linguistics, Media and Communications, Psychology and Sociology.

Senior units of study

Core
ARIN2610
Web Transformations
6    P 18 Junior credit points from (Anthropology, Art History, Computer Science, Design Computing, English, Gender and Culture Studies, History, Information Systems, Information Technology, Linguistics, Media and Communication, Philosophy, Psychology or Sociology)
N ARIN2100
Semester 2
ARIN2620
Cyberworlds
6    P 18 junior credit points from (Anthropology, Art History, Computer Science, Design Computing, English, Gender and Culture Studies, History, Information Systems, Information Technology, Linguistics, Media and Communication, Philosophy, Psychology or Sociology)
N ARIN2200
Semester 1
Summer Main
ARIN2630
Digital Arts
6    P 18 junior credit points from (Anthropology, Art History, Computer Science, Design Computing, English, Gender and Culture Studies, History, Information Systems, Information Technology, Linguistics, Media and Communication, Philosophy, Psychology or Sociology)
N ARIN2300
Semester 2
ARIN2640
Games and Play
6    P 18 junior credit points from (Anthropology, Art History, Computer Science, Design Computing, English, Gender and Culture Studies, History, Information Systems, Information Technology, Linguistics, Media and Communication, Philosophy, Psychology or Sociology)
N ARIN3640
Semester 1
ARIN3610
Technology and Culture
6    P 12 senior credit points from (Digital Cultures, Anthropology, Art History, Computer Science, Design Computing, English, Gender and Culture Studies, History, Information Systems, Information Technology, Linguistics, Media and Communication, Psychology or Sociology)
N ARIN2600
Semester 1
ARIN3620
Researching Digital Cultures
6    P 12 Senior credit points from Digital Cultures
N ARIN2000
Semester 2
Elective
ARHT3601
Cinematic Transformations
6    P (12 senior credit points from ARHT and ARHT2656) or (ARHT2656 and 12 senior credit points from (ARHT2652, ARHT2653, ARHT2655, ARHT2657, ENGL2627, ENGL2638, ENGL3604, FILM2601, HSTY2608, ICLS2637, JPNS3675, MUSC2663))
Semester 2
DECO2010
Designing Social Media
6    N DECO2005


Enrolment numbers limited by teaching resources. If your attempt to enrol online is unsuccessful, please seek permission from the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning Student Administration Centre (SAC). First preference to Bachelor of Design Computing students.
Semester 1
DECO2101
Visual Communication
6    N DECO1015 or DECO1100

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Intensive June
Semester 1
DECO2102
Web Design and Technologies
6    N DECO1016
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 2a
LNGS3608
Computers, Discourse, Language
6    P LNGS2624
Semester 2
LNGS2613
Computer Applications in Linguistics

This unit of study is not available in 2016

6    P LNGS1001, or 12 Senior credit points from Digital Cultures
N LNGS2007 or LNGS2027
Semester 1
FILM2601
Cinema Today: Traffic in Moving Images
6    P (18 junior credit points including ENGL1011) or (12 senior credit points from Digital Cultures)
Semester 2
GCST2612
Youth and Youth Culture
6    P 12 Junior credit points from (Gender and Cultural Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, ENGL1008, ENGL1026, PHIL1011 or PHIL1013)
N WMST2012
Semester 1
GCST2630
Consumer Cultures
6    P 12 Junior credit points from (Gender and Cultural Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, ENGL1008, ENGL1026, PHIL1011 or PHIL1013)
N GCST3603
Semester 2
GCST3604
Using Cultural Theory
6    P (12 Senior credit points from Gender and Cultural Studies) or (12 Senior credit points of Digital Cultures)
Semester 1
HSTY2602
Tablet to iPad: A History of Information

This unit of study is not available in 2016

6    P (12 Junior credit points of History or Ancient History) or (12 Senior credit points of Digital Cultures)
Semester 1
SCLG2610
Science, Technology and Social Change
6    P (12 Junior credit points from Sociology) or (6 Senior credit points from Digital Cultures) or (12 Junior credit points from GCST, SCLG, ANTH, ENGL1008, ENGL1026, PHIL1011 or PHIL1013)
N SCLG2504
Semester 1
SCLG2628
Surveillance and Society
6    P (12 Junior credit points from Sociology) or (6 Senior credit points from Digital Cultures) or (12 Junior credit points from Gender and Cultural Studies)
Semester 1

Honours

ARIN4011
Digital Cultures Honours A
12   

Mid year enrolment is not available. Part time enrolment is not available. Students from other institutions may be accepted into the program, and are requested to provide samples of previous academic work as well as a proposal. Please contact the Honours coordinator, ideally by early November in the year prior to intended enrolment.
Semester 1
Semester 2
ARIN4012
Digital Cultures Honours B
12    C ARIN4011
Semester 1
Semester 2
ARIN4013
Digital Cultures Honours C
12    C ARIN4012
Semester 1
Semester 2
ARIN4014
Digital Cultures Honours D
12    C ARIN4013
Semester 1
Semester 2