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Cultural Studies

Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced)Specialisation (formal)Year: 2025

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Overview

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Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this specialisation, students should be able to:

  • 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.

Last updated: 14 January 2025

Structure

100 credit points

Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time

The Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) in this area of specialisation requires:

  • one compulsory subject (12.5 points)
  • thesis (50 points)
  • elective subjects (37.5 points)

 

Total 100 points

 

Please note: Students must enrol in the thesis SCRN40017 Screen & Cultural Studies Thesis Part 1 and SCRN40018 Screen & Cultural Studies Thesis Part 2 over two consecutive semesters

Subject Options

Compulsory Subject

12.5 points

Code Name Study period Credit Points
SCRN40019 Screen & Cultural Research Seminar
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Thesis Subject

50 points

Code Name Study period Credit Points
SCRN40017 Screen & Cultural Studies Thesis Part 1
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25
SCRN40018 Screen & Cultural Studies Thesis Part 2
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25

Elective subjects

37.5 points

Code Name Study period Credit Points
SCRN40009 Screen Media and Political Aesthetics Not available in 2025 12.5
AHIS40002 Indigenous Australian Art Histories
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CULS40001 Creative Economy, Policy, and Power
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CULS40011 Cultural Studies Now
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
GEND40003 Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
HIST90026 History, Memory and Violence in Asia
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
MECM40003 Researching Audiences and Reception
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
MECM90015 Perspectives on Digital Platforms
June (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
POLS90063 Indigenous Social & Political Movements
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
SOTH40001 Emotions in Society
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Links

http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/culture-communication

Last updated: 14 January 2025