Major - Screen and Media - from 1 January 2021

To be read in conjunction with the program of study requirements for the degree in which you are enrolled:

A student may complete a major sequence of 36 units in Screen and Media by completing two Year 1 topics (9 units), three Year 2 topics (13.5 units) and three Year 3 topics (13.5 units) selected from the topics listed in the program of study below.

A student may complete a minor sequence of 18 units in Screen and Media by completing two Year 1 topics (9 units), one Year 2 topic (4.5 units) plus and additional topic (4.5 units) from the Year 2 or Year 3 topics listed in the program of study below.

A minor in Screen and Media is not available to students who commenced the Bachelor of Education (Primary), Bachelor of Arts from 1 January 2019.

The minor sequence is not available to students who commenced the Bachelor of Arts, Master of Teaching (Primary) from 1 January 2020.

Course aims
Learning outcomes
Program of study
Honours

Course aims

The Screen and Media major aims to:

introduce students to the major ideas which inform the study of film, television, video, and a range of digital and interactive media.
offer students an understanding of the historical, industrial, and where appropriate, national contexts in which these media function.
offer students an understanding of the ways in which commercial and aesthetic considerations shape these media.
offer students an understanding of these media as cultural artefacts and social forces.
prepare students to examine these media critically and to work in them creatively.
provide students opportunities to explore the intersections of theory and practice in these media.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this major students will:

have acquired a broad understanding of the history of ideas that inform the study of film, television, video, digital and interactive media.
demonstrate an ability to think critically and express themselves clearly in the areas of screen and media studies.
have developed advanced knowledge of the media forms in which they specialise.

Program of study

The following is the program of study for a 36 unit major sequence in Screen and Media and should be read in conjunction with the course rule for the degree in which you are enrolled.

Major - Screen and Media

Year 1 topics

SCME1000 Film Form and Analysis (4.5 units)
SCME1001 Media and Society (4.5 units)

Year 2 topics

Select 13.5 units from the following:

ENGL2130 Crime Fiction and Film: From Poe to the Postmodern (4.5 units)
HIST2018 Film and History (4.5 units)
SCME2000  The Hollywood Industry (4.5 units)
SCME2001  Television Studies (4.5 units)
SCME2003 Truth and Lies: Documentary Media   (4.5 units)
SCME2101  Australian/Indigenous Media (4.5 units)
SCME2102 Gender, Media and Technology (4.5 units)
SCME2104  Popular Genres (4.5 units)
SCME2105  The Filmmaker: Case Studies (4.5 units)
SCME2106  Narrative and Storytelling (4.5 units)
SCME2107  Asian Cinema (4.5 units)
VEED2201  Interaction Design (4.5 units)

Year 3 topics

Select 13.5 units from the following:

CREA3456 Cultural Policy and the Arts (4.5 units)
FREN3211 French Cinema (4.5 units)
ITAL3214 Italian Cinema (4.5 units)
SCME3004  History of Film Style (4.5 units)
SCME3006 Digital Media Cultures (4.5 units)
SCME3012  Independent Research Project in Screen Studies (4.5 units)
VEED3005  Digital Games (4.5 units)
VEED3014 VFX Histories and Theories (4.5 units)
WMST3015 Media and Cultural Identities: Gender, Race and Sexuality (4.5 units)

Honours

Refer to Honours- Screen and Media

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