Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Cultural Studies)

Course 095-CU (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 postgraduate diploma allows students to undertake a research project in a specialist field of study. Students will gain considerable knowledge in an area of cultural studies and engage in critical assessment of the major theoretical claims of the discipline. The course provides a pathway to higher degree research for students who have not completed a four year BA (Honours) with a research component in cultural studies. Course coordinator: Dr Chris Healy School of Culture and Communication Email: clhealy@unimelb.edu.au
Objectives:	Students who complete the postgraduate diploma should: complete the equivalent of honours and obtain a recognised qualification; obtain an adequate basis for pursuing advanced studies in cultural studies at Masters or PhD level; develop a specialist understanding in specific areas of study; develop a capacity for independent research in cultural studies.
Course Structure & Available Subjects:	A thesis subject One compulsory subject Four elective subjects from the list below A total of 100 points - subjects are 12.5 points each, unless indicated otherwise.
Subject Options:	A thesis subject Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 106-512 Cultural Studies Thesis Semester 1, Semester 2 37.50 Compulsory subject Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 106-401 Research Principles and Practices Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 Elective subjects Australian Studies Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 102-511 Imaging Australian Spaces Semester 2 12.50 102-512 Australian Cosmopolitanisms Semester 1 12.50 English Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 106-402 Cultural Policy and Power Semester 1 12.50 106-403 Reading the Subject: Freud/Fiction/Lacan Semester 2 12.50 106-404 Memory Cultures Semester 2 12.50 106-409 Celebrity Cultures Not offered in 2008 12.500 106-428 Media, Politics and Cultural Diaspora Not offered in 2008 12.500 106-430 Subcultural Studies Semester 2 12.50 106-432 Cultural Studies in Asia Not offered in 2008 12.50 106-436 Queer Theory Ten Years On Not offered in 2008 12.500 106-444 Global Culture: History and Theory Not Offered 106-448 Theorising the Spectator Not offered in 2008 12.500 106-453 Introduction to Theory Not Offered 106-469 The Athlete's Body as Sign and Text Not offered in 2008 12.500 Cinema Studies / Art History Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 107-409 Indigenous Photography, New Media, Film Not offered in 2008 12.50 107-431 Postmodernism and the CinemaNot offered in 2008 Not offered in 2008 12.500 107-436 Postcolonial Visual Art Semester 2 12.50 107-458 Screen Affect: Culture, Bodies, Emotion Semester 2 12.50 107-466 Contemporary Culture: Art in New York 2 25.000 107-470 The Carnivalesque and the Cinema Not offered in 2008 12.500 History Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 131-464 Secret Life of Things: Material CultureNot offered in 2008 Not offered in 2008 12.500 131-471 Postcolonial and Indigenous Histories Semester 2 12.50 131-551 Gender: Representations and Histories Semester 1 12.50 History and Philosophy of Science Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 136-528 Medicine and Culture Semester 2 12.50 Social theory Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 136-532 Reading Texts in Social Theory 2 12.500 136-533 Theories of Modernity Not Offered
Entry Requirements:	The minimum entry requirement is: an undergraduate degree with a major in cultural studies or cognate discipline a grade average of H2B (70%) or equivalent in the major or a Graduate Diploma in Arts (Cultural Studies) with a grade average of H2B (70%) or equivalent. Applicants are required to submit a 300 word thesis proposal with their applications.
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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