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Creating Screen and Cultural Worlds (CICU30012)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Overview
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This capstone subject will give all students majoring in Screen and Cultural Studies the opportunity to experience a research and/or industry guided learning program which seeks to locate the discipline in the wider context of contemporary issues, foster an adventurous approach to new knowledge and explore a range of innovative and creative presentation formats. Three distinct components inform the learning experience. We begin with an intensive workshop over two days where students will be offered a number of provocations on how Screen and Cultural Studies can be located in the contemporary landscape of humanities scholarship and how research within the discipline responds to pressing social, political, and cultural issues. Building on these reflections students will have the opportunity to formulate a semester-long supervised project aimed at building and enhancing experiential learning and working as part of a dynamic team. Although students will have the opportunity to choose their projects, they will work as part of a broad research theme with academic and industry supervision and engagement. The subject will culminate in the presentation of research projects in innovative and imaginative modes and in ways that are informed by the intended audience or outcome, including review blogs, policy reports, photo essays, video documentary, festival programming, and websites.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should have the knowledge and skills to:
- Contextualise screen and cultural studies concepts informed by pressing social and cultural issues within the arts and humanities, guided by principles of public engagement
- Evaluate theoretical knowledge and methods in Screen and Cultural Studies relevant to applied research outcomes.
- Draw on the critical and creative methods underpinning screen and cultural studies and justify their value for arts and humanities research.
- Demonstrate autonomy and leadership in guided research as part of a team
- Design innovative presentation formats using a variety of communication formats targeted at cultural and creative industry audiences
- Demonstrate the ways in which cultural knowledge circulates on the basis of ethical commitments to principals of recognition, workplace diversity and inclusion.
Generic skills
Students who successfully complete this subject will have:
- Enhanced critical inquiry and creative problem-solving skills
- The ability to apply critical and creative skills to industry-appropriate and/or practical research scenarios;
- The ability to respectfully navigate diverse cultural and institutional contexts
- The ability to effectively manage, complete and communicate the results of an independent project as part of an active learning cohort.
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
This is a Capstone subject and only available to students in the Screen and Cultural Studies major within the Bachelor of Arts or the Screen and Cultrual Studies specialisation of the Graduate Diploma in Arts. This subject is not available to students in the minor or as breadth. Bachelor of Arts students are required to have completed the Level One requirements for the major before enrolling into this subject
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Bachelor of Arts students are expected that have completed the Level Two requirements for the major and completing the final year of the degree.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Project Proposal
| Week 6 | 20% |
Project Peer Review
| Week 8 | 10% |
Final Project and Presentation
| Week 12 | 40% |
Project Exegesis
| Week 14 | 30% |
Attendance Hurdle requirement: 1. Attendance hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum requirement of 80% attendance at tutorials, seminars, or workshops. There is an expectation that students attend lectures. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
| Hurdle requirement: 2. Late Penalty and Assessment hurdle requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task and will not be accepted after 20 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Last updated: 10 November 2023
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator Natalya Lusty Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 2 day Intensive at the beginning of semester (2 x 4 hours). 2 hour seminars- Weeks 3-12 of Semester. Presentation Showcase – 4 hours. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
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Last updated: 10 November 2023
Further information
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- Subject notes
This capstone subject is compulsory and only available to students undertaking a major in Screen and Cultural Studies. It is not available in the minor or as breadth. It is expected that students will have completed all required level 1 and level 2 subjects before enrolling in the capstone.
Bachelor of Arts students should endeavour to take the capstone subject in their final semester of study after completion of 25 pts of 3rd year. See the Handbook Bachelor of Arts entry for each Discipline's requirements.
This subject is compulsory in the Graduate Diploma in Arts (Screen and Cultural Studies).
Enrolment in the Bachelor of Arts or Graduate Diploma in Arts (Screen and Cultural Studies) is required.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Major Screen and Cultural Studies - Links to additional information
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 10 November 2023