Cultural Studies Table
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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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Major |
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| A major in Cultural Studies requires 48 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 6 credit points of 1000-level core unit | |||
| (ii) 6 credit points of 1000-level selective units | |||
| (iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level core units | |||
| (iv) 6 credit points of 2000-level selective units | |||
| (v) 18 credit points of 3000-level units | |||
| (vi) 6 credit points of 3000-level Interdisciplinary Project units | |||
Minor |
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| A minor in Cultural Studies requires 36 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 6 credit points of 1000-level core unit | |||
| (ii) 6 credit points of 1000-level selective unit | |||
| (iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level core units | |||
| (iv) 6 credit points of 2000-level selective units | |||
| (v) 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units | |||
1000 level units of study |
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Core |
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| GCST1601 Culture, Power, Identity |
6 | Intensive February Semester 1 |
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Selective |
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| GCST1602 Sex, Gender, Culture |
6 | Intensive July Semester 1 |
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| GCST1603 Screen Cultures and Gender: Film to Apps |
6 | Intensive February Semester 2 |
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| GCST1604 Race, Diversity, Difference |
6 | Semester 2 |
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2000 level units of study |
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Core |
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| GCST2630 Consumer Cultures |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level including 6 credit points from Gender Studies, Cultural Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Media Studies, English, History, Philosophy, Education, Political Economy, Psychology, Social Work, or Law N GCST3603 |
Semester 1 |
Selective |
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| GCST2603 Animal/Human Cultures |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level |
Semester 2 |
| GCST2605 Representing Race and Gender |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Cultural Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Gender Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Diversity Studies |
Semester 1 |
| GCST2612 Youth and Youth Culture |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level including 6 credit points from Gender Studies, Cultural Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Media Studies, English, History, Philosophy, Education, Political Economy, Psychology, Social Work, or Law N WMST2012 |
Intensive July Semester 2 |
| AMST2606 Stand Up USA: American Comedy and Humour |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in American Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Cultural Studies |
Semester 2 |
3000 level units of study |
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| GCST3604 Using Cultural Theory |
6 | P (12 credit points at 2000 level Gender and Cultural Studies) or (12 credit points at 2000 level Digital Cultures) |
Semester 2 |
| GCST3631 Gender, Communities and Belonging |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Gender Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Cultural Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Diversity Studies |
Semester 1 |
| GCST3634 The Social Life of Policy This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Gender and Cultural Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Diversity Studies N GCST2632 |
Semester 1 |
| GCST3637 Cultural Politics of Difference |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Gender Studies or Cultural Studies |
Semester 2 |
Interdisciplinary project unit of study |
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| If you are completing two majors and both of your majors are from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for your first major, and the Industry and Community Project unit of study for your second major. | |||
| If you are completing two majors but only one of your majors is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for that major. | |||
| If you are completing one major only and that major is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for your major. | |||
| FASS3999 Interdisciplinary Impact |
6 | P Completion of at least 90 credit points Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive December |
Intensive December Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GCST3999 Interdisciplinary Impact This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | P Completion of at least 90 credit points N Interdisciplinary Impact in another major Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive December |
Intensive December Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GCST3998 Industry and Community Project |
6 | P 72 credit points C Interdisciplinary Impact in any major |
Intensive February Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |