Graduate Diploma in Arts (Cinema Studies)

Course 069-CI (2008)

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Year and Campus:	2008
Fees Information:	Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Level:	Graduate/Postgraduate

 ContactGraduate Enquiries, Arts & Music Student Centre Rm 104 (Ground Floor) Old Arts Building Tel: +61 3 8344 5321/+61 3 8344 6395 Fax: +61 3 9347 0424 Email: arts-gradstudies@unimelb.edu.au 

Course Overview:	The graduate diploma is similar to an undergraduate major and offers a comprehensive program of study in cinema studies. The course is suitable for general interest or professional development purposes and does not require a research project or thesis. Graduates are provided with a pathway to higher degree study and may qualify for entry to the postgraduate diploma. Course coordinator: Dr Mark Nicholls School of Culture and Communication Email: markdn@unimelb.edu.au
Objectives:	Students who complete the graduate diploma should: demonstrate competency in reading visual images, narrative forms, and sound elements inherent to cinema; be familiar with the debates that surround critical theory in the cinema; demonstrate skills in writing about the cinema.
Course Structure & Available Subjects:	eight elective subjects (100 points) Total 100 points - subjects are 12.5 points each, unless indicated otherwise.
Subject Options:	Maximum of one First Year subject Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 107-132 Introduction to Cinema Studies Semester 1 12.50 Second/Third Year subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 107-076 Contemporary Hollywood Cinema 1 12.500 107-077 Television and Commodity Culture 1 12.500 107-078 Italian National Cinemas 2 12.500 107-079 Sex and the Cinema: The Gendered Screen 2 12.500 107-083 Film Noir: Style and History Semester 2 12.50 107-087 Contemporary Australian Cinema Semester 1 12.50 107-240 World Screen: Aesthetics and Politics Not offered in 2008 12.500 107-246 Surrealism and the Cinema Not offered in 2008 12.500 107-258 Game Studies, Entertainment & Cityscape Not offered in 2008 12.50 107-270 The 1950s: Film, Perfection & Propaganda Not offered in 2008 12.50 107-307 Love Stories and the Cinema Semester 2 12.50 106-370 Asian Screen Cultures 1 12.500 110-219 Media and Everyday Life in Asia Semester 1 12.50 136-205 Cybersociety Semester 1 12.50 760-241 Surrealism and Creativity Not offered in 2008 12.500 Fourth Year subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 760-425 Film and Philosophy Semester 1 12.50
Entry Requirements:	The minimum entry requirement is: an undergraduate degree in any discipline.
Core Participation Requirements:	For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry. It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability
Graduate Attributes:	None
Links to further information:	www.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au

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