Film Studies - FILMB23409
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 (Minor)
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Stream Outline
THIS STREAM IS FOR STUDENTS COMMENCING FROM 2016.
The Film Studies minor stream will provide you with the critical and conceptual skills to analyse and interpret the most popular art form of the 20th and 21st centuries. Film Studies courses available in the minor stream include historical, theoretical, and cross-cultural studies of film as well as introductory courses in video production and screenwriting. Our Film Studies minor stream allows you to explore the discipline and in doing so you will gain an understanding of the intersections between popular entertainment, politics and aesthetics. 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 minor stream will provide you with the critical and conceptual skills to analyse and interpret the most popular art form of the 20th and 21st centuries. Film Studies courses available in the minor stream include historical, theoretical, and cross-cultural studies of film as well as introductory courses in video production and screenwriting. Our Film Studies minor stream allows you to explore the discipline and in doing so you will gain an understanding of the intersections between popular entertainment, politics and aesthetics. 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:
- Recognise the history of film as a creative enterprise and cultural institution that responds to local, regional, national and global contexts
- Identify the aesthetic, technical and cultural dimensions of film and the changing interpretive frameworks of the discipline of film studies
- Recognise the role of film in a broader media landscape
Stream Structure
If you wish to gain a minor stream in Film Studies you must complete 24 units of credit including at least 6 UOC at Level 1, at least 6 UOC at Level 2 and at least 6 UOC at Level 3.
Level 1
You must complete at least 6 UOC from the following:
- ARTS1060 Introduction to Film Studies (6 UOC)
- ARTS1062 Hollywood Film (6 UOC)
Level 2
You must complete at least 6 UOC from the following:
- ARTS2061 Contemporary Approaches (6 UOC)
- 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)
Level 3
You must complete at least 6 UOC from the following:
- ARTS3060 Film in the Media Landscape (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)
- ARTS3068 On Location Film Production (6 UOC)
Students who meet the prerequisites may also take the following courses as part of their Free Elective or UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Elective requirement:
- ARTS3061 Video Project (6 UOC)
- ARTS3067 Film Studies Internship (6 UOC)
