UnitLevel 3Undergraduate

ATS3970 The audio visual essay

Faculty of Arts

ATS3970 The audio visual essay is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Caulfield and Clayton. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points: 6
Offered in 2020: Semester 2; Caulfield, Clayton
Assessment: No exam; 4 tasks
Workload: 144 hours; per semester

This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2021 entry.

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Requisites

Before ATS3970

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After ATS3970

No unit lists ATS3970 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prerequisite: Twelve credit points of second-year Arts units. As this is a third-year level unit, it is recommended that students only take this unit after they have completed at least one second-year level unit in Film and screen studies.

Overview

The unit will provide students with an opportunity to apply disciplinary practices of criticism in an audio-visual mode. It will expose students to a range of strategies of screen criticism, including mise-en-scene criticism and cinephilia and include a major practical project in audio-visual criticism ideally undertaken in groups. It will also involve a scholarly reflective exercise on the audio visual project experience as it relates to contemporary theories on criticism and screen-based media.

Offerings in 2020

Teaching period	Campus	Mode
Second semester	Caulfield	On campus
Second semester	Clayton	On campus

Assessment

Critical Literature Review
20%
Research Proposal, Design and Rationale
30%
Practical component of the project (audio-visual essay, website, interactive page
40%
Self-reflexive task
10%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1
Translate a range of critical approaches in film and television to an audio-visual work;
2
Explain the complex relationship between film and television criticism, theory and practice;
3
Research, develop and present a critical work utilising audio-visual editing software applications;
4
Engage in discussion of texts, theories and arguments in seminar environments both in the classroom and online.

Workload and teaching

Seminars24 hours
Studio activities24 hours

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

ATS3970 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators: Dr Julia Vassilieva
Chief Examiners: Dr Julia Vassilieva

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for ATS3970?

ATS3970 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is ATS3970 offered?

In 2020, ATS3970 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield and Clayton.

How much work is ATS3970?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does ATS3970 have an exam?

No. ATS3970 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.

Which majors and minors include ATS3970?

ATS3970 is part of Film and screen studies; and Screen.

More details

Credit points: 6
Level: 3
Study level: Undergraduate
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit: Film, Screen and Culture

Type: Coursework
EFTSL: 0.125
Student contribution: SCA Band 1
Study abroad: Not available
Handbook years: 20202021