Film Studies - FILMB13409
Stream Summary
Faculty: ARTSC - Faculty of Arts&Social Science
School: School of the Arts and Media
Contact: sam@unsw.edu.au
Program: 3409 - Arts
Award(s):
Bachelor of Arts (Major)
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Stream Outline
THIS STREAM IS FOR STUDENTS COMMENCING FROM 2016.
The Film Studies major stream will provide you with the critical, conceptual and practical skills to analyse, interpret and work with the most popular art form of the 20th and 21st centuries. Film Studies courses include historical, theoretical, and cross-cultural studies of film as well as practical courses in video production and screenwriting. Our Film Studies major stream provides you with a comprehensive study of the discipline, while also fostering an understanding of the intersections between popular entertainment, politics and aesthetics. Film Studies contributes to and has its origins in a range of disciplinary fields in the Humanities, including Philosophy and Critical Theory, Aesthetics, Performance Studies, Cultural Studies, Anthropology, Sociology and Gender Studies. For this reason Film Studies is a discipline that enables you to explore a range of debates in the Humanities as they inform—and are informed by—the film and media landscape and its impact on contemporary life. Our courses enable you to study film and related media forms in their historical, cultural, and technological contexts and provide you with an international perspective on the place and history of film in the global media landscape.
The Film Studies major stream will provide you with the critical, conceptual and practical skills to analyse, interpret and work with the most popular art form of the 20th and 21st centuries. Film Studies courses include historical, theoretical, and cross-cultural studies of film as well as practical courses in video production and screenwriting. Our Film Studies major stream provides you with a comprehensive study of the discipline, while also fostering an understanding of the intersections between popular entertainment, politics and aesthetics. Film Studies contributes to and has its origins in a range of disciplinary fields in the Humanities, including Philosophy and Critical Theory, Aesthetics, Performance Studies, Cultural Studies, Anthropology, Sociology and Gender Studies. For this reason Film Studies is a discipline that enables you to explore a range of debates in the Humanities as they inform—and are informed by—the film and media landscape and its impact on contemporary life. Our courses enable you to study film and related media forms in their historical, cultural, and technological contexts and provide you with an international perspective on the place and history of film in the global media landscape.
Stream Learning Outcomes
You should achieve the following learning outcomes upon the successful completion of the stream:
- Describe the history of film as a creative enterprise and cultural institution that responds to local, regional, national and global contexts
- Identify and explain the aesthetic, technical and cultural dimensions of film and the changing interpretive frameworks of the discipline of film studies
- Interpret the role of film in a broader media landscape
Stream Structure
If you wish to gain a major stream in Film Studies you must complete 60 units of credit including 12 UOC of core courses at Level 1, at least 18 UOC at Level 2 including the core course and at least 18 UOC at Level 3.
Level 1
You must complete the following Level 1 core courses:
- ARTS1060 Introduction to Film Studies (6 UOC)
- ARTS1062 Hollywood Film (6 UOC)
Level 2
You must complete the following Level 2 core course:
- ARTS2061 Contemporary Approaches (6 UOC)
And at least 12 UOC from the following:
- ARTS2062 Australian Cinema (6 UOC)
- ARTS2063 National Cinemas (6 UOC)
- ARTS2064 A Case Study of Film Genre (6 UOC)
- ARTS2065 Working with Image and Sound (6 UOC)
- ARTS2066 Writing for the Screen (6 UOC)
The following course from another subject area can also be counted towards the Film Studies major stream:
- ARTS2036 Modernism (6 UOC)
Level 3
You must complete at least 18 UOC from the following:
- ARTS3060 Film in the Media Landscape (6 UOC)
- ARTS3061 Video Project (6 UOC)
- ARTS3062 Aspects of Film History (6 UOC)
- ARTS3063 Cinemas & Cultures (6 UOC)
- ARTS3064 Film Styles and Aesthetics (6 UOC)
- ARTS3065 Explorations in Contemporary Film Theory: Capstone (6 UOC)
- ARTS3066 Documentary and Non Fiction Cinemas (6 UOC)
- ARTS3067 Film Studies Internship (6 UOC)
- ARTS3068 On Location Film Production (6 UOC)
