ATS2530 Film and television genres
Faculty of Arts
ATS2530 Film and television genres is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2026 in Semester 1 at Caulfield and Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2026
- Semester 1
- Caulfield, Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS2530
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS2530
No unit lists ATS2530 as a prerequisite in the 2026 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
The concept of genre is a useful way of looking at how media texts are organised, categorised and consumed, and can be applied to both film and television. This unit describes genre as a complex situation that is at once enabled and limited by the related roles and practices of industry, critics and audiences. This understanding of genre is developed through three broad approaches: genre as industrial category, deals with issues of production, including commerce and authorship; genre as textual category, considers plots and structures; and genre as critical category, investigates issues of reception, audiences and institutions. In any one semester, this unit explores these questions with reference to a specific genre – such as, teen film, horror, science fiction – or selection of genres.
Offerings in 2026
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- QuizQuiz / Test10%
- Analytical exerciseWritten25%
- Research taskProject25%
- Media TaskArtefact40%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Recognise that meaning is not simply an intra-textual property of a particular text but an effect of historically specific inter- and extra-textual material technologies or institutions;
- 2
Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of intertextuality in film and television studies and its relation to genre through the categories of quotation, allusion, translation and adaptation;
- 3
Translate the in-principle concept of intertextuality into an understanding of the particular institutional structures that maintain the categories of film and television series, serials, remakes and sequels;
- 4
Display an ability to critically engage with written and visual texts in a clear and confident manner in both written and oral presentation.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Where it fits
ATS2530 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2026 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Belinda Smaill
- Dr Callan Norman
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Belinda Smaill
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS2530?
ATS2530 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS2530 offered?
In 2026, ATS2530 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield and Clayton.
How much work is ATS2530?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS2530 have an exam?
No. ATS2530 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS2530?
ATS2530 is part of Film and screen studies; and Screen.