Graduate Certificate in Arts (Cinema Studies)

Course 089-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 certificate provides students with a general understanding of key concepts and issues in cinema studies. Students undertaking this short and concentrated program of study will develop valuable skills of analysis and critique. The certificate is an entry point to an articulated structure of higher degree study in cinema studies. Course coordinator: Dr Mark Nicholls School of Culture and Communication Email: markdn@unimelb.edu.au
Objectives:	Students who complete the graduate certificate should: develop a knowledge of one or more areas in the study of cinema studies; understand the main theories and concepts relating to these areas of study; appreciate the significance of these ideas and issues in the context of cinema studies as a discipline; develop skills of analysis in relation to specific areas of cinema studies.
Course Structure & Available Subjects:	four subjects (50 points) Total 50 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 12.50 107-240 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 12.50 106-014 Hong Kong Cinema Not offered in 2008 12.500 106-370 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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