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Film Studies

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

Film Studies

Major

A major in Film Studies requires 48 credit points from this table including:
(i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units
(ii) 6 credit points of 2000-level core units
(iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level selective units
(iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level core units
(v) 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units
(vi) 6 credit points of 3000-level Interdisciplinary Project units

Minor

A minor in Film Studies requires 36 credit points from this table including:
(i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units
(ii) 6 credit points of 2000-level core units
(iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level selective units
(iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level core units
(iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level selective units

1000 units of study

ENGL1011
Introduction to Film Studies
6      Semester 1
Summer Main
ARHT1003
Hollywood: Art, Industry, Entertainment
6      Semester 2

2000 units of study

Core
ARHT2652
From Silent to Sound Cinema
6    P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Art History or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Film Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Critical Studies
N ARHT2052
Semester 2
Selective
ARBC2210
Screening the Arab World

This unit of study is not available in 2019

6    P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Arabic Languages and Culture or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Film Studies
Semester 2
ARHT2653
Memory of the World: Key Films

This unit of study is not available in 2019

6    P (ARHT1001 and ARHT1002) or 18 Junior credit points including ENGL1011 or 6 Senior credit points from ICLS
N ARHT2053
Semester 1
ARHT2656
Film Genres and National Cinemas
6    P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Art History or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Film Studies
N ARHT2056
Semester 1
CAEL2039
Screen Arts: an Introduction
6    P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Visual Arts or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Film Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Studio Foundation
Semester 1
ENGL2668
Australian Gothic
6    P 12 credit points at 1000 level in English
N ASLT2619
Semester 2
ENGL2617
Postmodernism

This unit of study is not available in 2019

6    P 12 Junior credit points in English or 6 Junior credit points in English and AMST1001 or (AMST1001 and (HSTY1076 or HSTY1023)) or 18 Junior credit points including ENGL1011
N ENGL2017
Semester 2
ENGL2627
Screening Sexuality
6    P 12 credit points at 1000 level in English or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Film Studies
N ENGL2027
Semester 1
ENGL2638
Literature and Cinema

This unit of study is not available in 2019

6    P 12 Junior credit points in English or (6 Junior credit points from English and AMST1001) or 18 Junior credit points including ENGL1011
N ENGL2038
Semester 2
ENGL2668
Australian Gothic
6    P 12 credit points at 1000 level in English
N ASLT2619
Semester 2
ENGL2669
Australian Stage and Screen

This unit of study is not available in 2019

6    P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Australian Literature or 12 credit points at 1000 level in English Studies
N ASLT2616 Australian Stage & Screen
Semester 1
EUST2020
Screening Europe: After 1989
6    P 12 Junior credit points from Table A
Semester 1
ICLS2635
Science Fiction: The Future is Now
6    P 12 credit points at 1000 level in International and Comparative Literary Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Film Studies
Semester 2
ICLS2637
Watching Stars: Film and the Star System
6    P 12 credit points at 1000 level in International and Comparative Literary Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Film Studies
Semester 1
MUSC2663
Survey of Film Music
6    P 18 junior credit points
Semester 2
PHIL2658
Philosophy in Film
6    P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Philosophy or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Film Studies
Semester 2
SPAN2641
Filmmaking in the Latin American Context
6    P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Spanish and Latin American Studies or Film Studies
Semester 1

3000 level units

Core
ARHT3601
Cinematic Transformations
6    P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Art History or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Film Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Digital Cultures or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Critical Studies
Semester 2
Selective
ARIN3630
Digital Arts
6    P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Digital Cultures or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Art History or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Film Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Design Computing
N ARIN2630
Semester 2
ARHT3633
Contemporary Australian Art and Film
6    P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Art History or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Film Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Critical Studies
N ARHT2633
Semester 2
ASNS3616
Japanese Cinema and Society
6    P 6 Senior credit points in Asian Studies or 18 Junior credit points including ENGL1011
N JPNS3675
Semester 1
ITLN3679
Filming Fiction: The Italian Experience

This unit of study is not available in 2019

6    P ITLN1612, or HSC Italian Beginners, HSC Italian Continuers
N ITLN3706
Semester 2

Interdisciplinary project

FILM3998
Industry and Community Project
6    P Interdisciplinary Impact in any major
Intensive December
Intensive February
Intensive January
Intensive July
Semester 1
Semester 2
FILM3999
Interdisciplinary Impact
6    P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Film Studies
N Interdisciplinary Impact in another major
Semester 1
Semester 2

Honours

Honours in Film Studies requires 48 credit points from this table including:
(i) 12 credit points of 4000-level Honours Seminar units
(ii) 36 credit points of 4000-level Honours Thesis units

Honours seminar units of study

FILM4113
What is Cinema Studies?
6      Semester 1
FILM4114
The Cinematic Experience
6      Semester 2

Honours thesis units of study

FILM4111
Film Studies Honours Thesis 1
18      Semester 1
Semester 2
FILM4112
Film Studies Honours Thesis 2
18      Semester 1
Semester 2

Advanced coursework

The requirements for advanced coursework in Film Studies are described in the degree resolutions for the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies.
24-36 credit points of advanced study will be included in the table for 2020.