Human Rights on Screen

Subject CICU50001 (2015)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2015.

Credit Points: 12.5
Level: 5 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2015:

Semester 1, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period 02-Mar-2015 to 31-May-2015
Assessment Period End 26-Jun-2015
Last date to Self-Enrol 13-Mar-2015
Census Date 31-Mar-2015
Last date to Withdraw without fail 08-May-2015


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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 4.5
Total Time Commitment:

Total expected time commitment is 170 hours across the semester, including class time.

Prerequisites:

Admission to the Master of Arts and Cultural Management (Moving Image) or Master of Arts and Cultural Management or the Master of Art Curatorship.

Corequisites:

None

Recommended Background Knowledge:

None

Non Allowed Subjects:

None

Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.

The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

Coordinator

Prof Barbara Anne Creed

Contact

Barbara Creed

bacreed@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview:

Human Rights on the Screen will allow students to investigate the unique ways that visual cultures present and intervene in human rights issues of concern to local and global communities. It will also explore the relationship between human rights and animal ethics. This subject will offer students real world opportunities to become involved with Human Rights arts and film festivals and to create their own moving image projects (eg. a short film, a virtual community, a promotional campaign, a blog or website) and to curate and organise projects for not for profit organisations in response to current real world situations.

This subject offers students opportunities to create visual media and research projects within a real world context. Human Rights on the Screen will be open to all students within the Cultural Management masters programs.

Learning Outcomes:

Students completing this subject will be able to:

  • Understand the historical, cultural and theoretical context of human rights issues and think creatively about artistic process and how screen practices address these issues;
  • Develop skills of written, oral and visual communication, communicate views intelligibly and effectively;
  • Demonstrate a capacity for advanced research and communication skills; and
  • Appreciate the history of Human Rights campaigns and identify contemporary developments in moving image technologies and their potential to create change.
Assessment:

A specific case study including a class presentation, a moving image based project and a research essay totalling 5000 words 100% (due in the examination period). Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% (or 10 out of 12) classes in order to qualify to have their written work assessed. Any student who fails to meet this hurdle without valid reason will not be eligible to pass the subject. All required written work must be submitted in order to pass the subject. Essays submitted after the due date without an extension will be penalised 2% per day. Essays submitted after two weeks of the assessment due date without a formally approved application for special consideration or an extension will only be marked on a pass/fail basis if accepted.

Prescribed Texts:

Subject reader will be available.

Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:

Students successfully completing this subject will be able to:

  • define areas of inquiry and create relevant methods of research in the preparation of both visual projects and essays;
  • conceptualise theoretical problems, form judgements and arguments and communicate critically, creatively and theoretically through essay writing, seminar discussion and presentations;
  • demonstrate highly developed skills in oral and visual presentations;
  • communicate knowledge intelligibly and economically through essay writing and seminar discussion; and
  • participate productively in team work through involvement in syndicate groups and group discussions.
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: 100 Point Master of Arts and Cultural Management
100 Point Moving Image
150 Point Master of Arts and Cultural Management
150 Point Moving Image
150 point program - full time over 18 months
200 Point Master of Arts and Cultural Management
200 Point Moving Image
200 point program - full time over 18 months
200 point program - full time over 24 months
Screen Studies
Screen Studies

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