Cultural Studies
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Cultural Studies |
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Master of Cultural Studies |
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| Students complete 72 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 12 credit points of core units of study | |||
| (b) a minimum of 24 credit points of selective units of study | |||
| (c) a maximum of 24 credit points from elective units of study | |||
| (i) With the permission of the Degree Coordinator a maximum of 12 credit points of elective units can be taken outside those listed in the table, including units of study offered by other faculties. | |||
| (d) a minimum of 12 credit points of capstone units of study. | |||
Graduate Diploma in Cultural Studies |
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| Students complete 48 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) a minimum of 30 credit points from selective units of study; and | |||
| (b) a maximum of 18 credit points from elective units of study. | |||
| (i) With the permission of the Degree Coordinator a maximum of 6 credit points of elective units can be taken outside those listed in the table, including units of study offered by other faculties. | |||
Graduate Certificate in Cultural Studies |
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| Students complete 24 credit points of units of study, including: | |||
| (a) a minimum of 18 credit points of core or selective units of study; and | |||
| (b) a maximum of 6 credit points from elective units of study. | |||
Core |
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| GCST5909 Key Thinkers for Cultural Studies |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GCST6903 Debates in Cultural Studies |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Selective |
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| GCST5210 Transforming Everyday Life |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GCST5910 Health, Pleasure and Consumption This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GCST6901 Cultural Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GCST6905 Gender in Cultural Theory |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| WMST6902 Arguing the Point |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| WMST6903 Gender, Media and Consumer Societies |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| WMST6904 Modernist Cultural Studies This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Elective |
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| ARHT6930 Film Theory: Art, Industry, Culture |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ARIN6903 Digital Media and Society |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ASNS6905 Asian Popular Culture |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ASNS6908 Media Industries in East Asia |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ECOP6101 Core Concepts in Political Economy |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6015 Global Employment and Migration This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GEOS5501 Human Rights and the Environment This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 |
This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 2a |
| GOVT6311 Issues in Public Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6336 Media Politics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| HRTD6906 The Philosophy of Human Rights |
6 | N PHIL7607 |
Semester 1 |
| HRTG6901 The Idea of Heritage This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| LAWS6192 Young People, Crime and the Law This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | N LAWS6069 Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6888 Risk, Fear and Insecurity |
6 |
Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive September |
| MECO6919 Health Communication |
6 |
This unit will be offered in intensive and online modes. |
Intensive May Semester 1 |
| MUSM7035 Ethics of Cultural Property |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| PACS6909 Cultures of Violence |
6 | Intensive May |
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| PRFM5901 Critical Theory and Performance |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| SCLG6901 Citizenship Rights and Social Movements |
6 | N SCWK6901 |
Semester 1 |
| SCLG6903 New Debates in Social Theory |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| USSC6919 Hollywood vs. Netflix |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| FASS7001 Academic English for Postgraduates |
6 |
Where students intend to complete both FASS7001 and FASS7002, they should undertake FASS7001 first then FASS7002. Do not enrol in both in one semester. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| FASS7002 Critical Thinking and Persuasive Writing |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Capstone |
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| GCST5906 Cultural Studies Internship Placement |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GCST5907 Cultural Studies Internship Project |
6 | C GCST5906 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GCST6922 Dissertation Part 1 |
6 | P 24 credit points N WMST6922 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GCST6923 Dissertation Part 2 |
12 | P GCST6922 N WMST6923 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |