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Units indexed by faculty Master of Renaissance Studies (1.5-year program)Course code: 3792 + Course abbreviation: MRenSt + Total credit points required: 72 + 1.5 years full-time, 3 years part-time Study mode and course locationOn-campus (Clayton) Course descriptionStudents will consider what the Renaissance was and examine its different aspects, with an emphasis on Italy but with attention to the wider dissemination of Renaissance culture. The approach is interdisciplinary, and students will learn about the historical background to the Renaissance and about the art, literature and architecture of the period. Students will have the opportunity to take at least one unit at Monash University's Prato Centre, and will then complete a research project that provides the opportunity to explore a particular aspect of the Renaissance in some depth, while learning skills of research method. Entry requirementsThe completion of a bachelors degree in a relevant discipline (or equivalent) or a bachelors degree, with a minimum credit average in the final year. Course structureStudents complete 72 points as follows: Core units
Students would normally undertake the research project in their final semester of study. Elective unitsStudents will choose three of the following 12-point electives at level 4, and those who take the research project at 12 points will also take one of the following units at level 5. Note that not all of these units will be offered every year.
Further elective offerings from within the faculty are planned to be introduced in future years, including 'Visions and revisions of Renaissance lives' (history), 'The other Tuscany' (visual culture), 'Renaissance literature' (English) and 'From script to print: books and society in the West, 1300--1600'. One unit will be offered in Prato each year (in intensive mode), and the research project, subject to supervision being available, may be partly completed in Prato. Minimum pass gradeTo graduate with the Master of Renaissance Studies, students must gain a credit (60 C) or above in core units and a minimum credit average overall. Exit pointsStudents may be offered an exit award of a Graduate Certificate of Arts after successful completion of 24 points, or a Postgraduate Diploma in Renaissance Studies after successful completion of 48 points. Contact detailsCourse coordinatorDr Carolyn James Previous page | Next page | Section contents | Title and contents |