Cultural Studies

Major/Minor/Specialisation !104-AA-SPC+1013 (2012)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2012.

Year and Campus: 2012

Coordinator

Semester 1: Dr Mark Nicholls (Email: markdn@unimelb.edu.au)

Semester 2: Dr Fran Martin (Email: f.martin@unimelb.edu.au)

Contact

Arts Student Centre

Overview:

The minimum entry requirement for cultural studies honours is completion of all the requirements for the BA, with completion of a major in cultural studies, and an average grade over the second/third year subjects within the major equivalent to at least an H2A (75%).

Objectives: see the course objectives
Structure & Available Subjects:

Students undertaking pure honours in cultural studies must complete:

  • Cultural Studies Thesis (37.5 points); and
  • MULT50001 Research Principles and Practices (*see note below) (12.5 points); and
  • four honours subjects in cultural studies from the list below (50 points).

Students undertaking combined honours in cultural studies and another program must complete:

  • Cultural Studies Thesis (37.5 points);
  • MULT50001 Research Principles and Practices (*see note below) (12.5 points); and
  • one honours subjects in cultural studies from the list below (12.5 points); and
  • three honours subjects from the combining program (37.5 points).

OR

  • Honours thesis from the combining program (37.5 points);
  • two honours subjects from the combining program (25 points); and
  • three honours subjects from the list below (37.5 points).

Total 100 points

*Note: Students must undertake MULT50001 Research Principles and Practices in the first semester of their Cultural Studies Thesis enrolment.

Subject Options:

Thesis:

Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
18.75

Cultural studies honours subjects:

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Semester 2
12.50
Not offered in 2012
12.50
Not offered in 2012
12.50
Links to further information: http://www.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au/study/screen-cultural
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours)

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