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Master of Film Studies MFS
Postgraduate Coursework 2010

 

Application Closing Dates

 
Semester 1 Semester 2 Mid-Year Entry CRICOS
30 OCT 2009 30 APR 2010 Available 058181M
Late applications are considered, however priority will be given to applications received on time.

Duration

 
This qualification is normally completed in 1 year of full time study or 2 - 4 years part time.

Entry Requirements

 
A Bachelor degree with a major in a relevant field in the humanities or social sciences.

Completion Requirements

 
Eight units of study (totalling 48 credit points) comprising four core units of study plus four electives. Two units of study from AFTRS (Australian Film Television and Radio School) may be included, subject to the permission of the postgraduate coordinator. Please contact the coordinator for information on current units of study offered by the AFTRS.

Units of Study

NB: 2010 Units of Study will be finalised in late September 2009 and available to view on this site in October. Any links below to the online Handbook are to 2009 listings and should be treated as a guide only. Please refer to the 2010 Handbook for additional units.
 
  SemPts
Core
ARHT 6925 Cinematographic Performance 2 6
ARHT 6930 Film Theory: Art, Industry, Culture 2 6
EUST 6901 European Cinema & National Identities 1 6
USSC 6919 American Film and Hollywood 1 6
Elective
ARHT 6934 The Eighteenth Century: Art, Text, Film 44 6
ARHT 6940 Editing the Moving Image 1 6
ARIN 6903 Exploring Digital Cultures 2 6
ARIN 6914 Remixable Media 7 6
ARTS 7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates 1, 2 6
ASNS 6905 Asian Popular Culture 1 6
ENGL 6969 Writers at Work: Screenwriters 2 6
FRNC 5903 Minorities in French Cinema 2 6
MGRK 7106 Greek Literature in Film 1 6
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Semester
Start
End
 
43
Summer Main
05 Jan
27 Feb
2010
44
Summer Late
19 Jan
27 Feb
2010
7
Semester 1a
02 Mar
26 Apr
2010
1
Semester 1
02 Mar
10 Jun
2010
2
Semester 2
27 Jul
08 Nov
2010
Notes:
 
Department permission required
 
Department permission required. Highly recommended that this unit of study be completed during first semester of study by all non-English speaking background postgraduate students. Exceptions may be made by the relevant postgraduate coordinator and/or the unit coordinator for those NESB students who have fluent English and have completed their Bachelor award at a university where English was the medium of instruction. More Information