Students who commenced study in 2016 should refer to this area of study entry for direction on the requirments; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your area of study.

Film and screen studies

Honours
Research area

Commencement year

Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Managing faculty

Faculty of Arts

Offered by

School of Media, Film and Journalism

Contact details

Visit http://future.arts.monash.edu/contact-arts/

Coordinator

Associate Professor Con Verevis

Websites

Faculty of Arts

School of Media, Film and Journalism

Location

Caulfield, Clayton

Honours studies in this area will advance students' knowledge and competencies in the discipline of film and screen studies.

Students are required to complete 48 points of study including a thesis, a compulsory coursework unit and one elective coursework unit. Students may also be required to attend a short methodology course. The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the film and screen studies honours coordinator.

Units

This course comprises 48 points: Part A: Research (24 points) and Part B: Coursework (24 points)

Units are 12 points unless otherwise indicated.

Part A. Research (24 points)

Students undertake the following in their chosen discipline:

either:

ATS4230 Arts honours thesis (24 points)

or both of:

ATS4231 Arts honours thesis A
ATS4232 Arts honours thesis B

Part B. Coursework (24 points)

ATS4002 Honours research methods seminar

and one of:

ATS4235 Selected topics in theory and practice
ATS4279 Historical film theory and criticism
ATS4280 Contemporary film theory and criticism

Intending honours students

Students intending to enter honours in film and screen studies must have completed a major in that discipline.

Relevant courses

A3701 Bachelor of Arts (Honours)