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FILMSCRN06 Film and screen studies

Faculty of Arts

Film and screen studies (FILMSCRN06) is a minor worth 24 credit points, listing 22 units, taught at Clayton and Caulfield. It is offered in 12 courses, including Bachelor of Arts; and Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Criminology.

Credit points
24
Units
22
Campus
Clayton, Caulfield
Offered in
12 courses

This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2026 entry.

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Overview

Film and screen studies involve historical, textual and critical approaches to film and television, and related video and new screen technologies. Film and screen studies cover Australian, Asian and European national cinemas, earlier and contemporary popular Hollywood and its institutions, alternative film and video, documentary film, Australian television, popular television genres, online screen forms, and video practice.

Students are encouraged to consider combining their film and screen studies with other relevant and compatible units and/or areas of study such as communications and media studies, sociology, history, literary studies, theatre, performance and language studies.

Availability

Film and screen studies is listed in A2000 Bachelor of Arts at Caulfield and Clayton as a major and a minor, and in A0502 Diploma of Liberal Arts at Caulfield and Clayton as a major.

Structure

Rules
No more than 12 credit points at level 1 may be credited to the minor.
Level 1 gateway units12 credit points
Level 2 and 3 Film and screen studies electives12 credit points

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Minor details

Type
Minor
Study level
Undergraduate
Credit points
24
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
School of Media, Film and Journalism
Handbook years
2020202120222023202420252026