UnitLevel 4Undergraduate

ATS4281 Professional screen pathways: Research, industry and practice

Faculty of Arts

ATS4281 Professional screen pathways: Research, industry and practice is a level 4, 12-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
12
Offered in 2020
Semester 2
Caulfield
Workload
288 hours
per semester

This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2024 entry.

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Requisites

Before ATS4281

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After ATS4281

No unit lists ATS4281 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prerequisite: Acceptance into Arts Honours degree

Overview

The unit exposes students to a range of professional pathways within Screen Studies, aiming to facilitate transition either to further study or to work in the screen industries. The unit complements and caps first, second and third year units in Film and Screen Studies by offering students the opportunity to apply theoretical and methodological concepts to practice-based contexts, such as criticism, reviewing, curation, programming, policy-making, funding application and publication. Where relevant, external practitioners will be engaged to offer workshops and masterclasses in order to share their expertise and experience.

Offerings in 2020

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterCaulfieldOn campus

Learning outcomes

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

  1. 1

    Identify and understand a range of professional pathways extending from film and screen studies, including further research and professional work in the screen industries;

  2. 2

    Research and write for criticism and publication, developing a PhD or a conference proposal and creating a professional profile;

  3. 3

    Analyse the social, political and industrial contexts in which film and screen practices operate around the world;

  4. 4

    Evaluate and communicate film and screen practices within the contexts of social and community engagement;

  5. 5

    Contextualise various film and screen practices and research within broader industrial developments and demands.

Workload and teaching

  • Seminars24 hours

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 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

ATS4281 is part of 1 area of study in the 2020 handbook.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Associate Professor Olivia Khoo
Chief Examiners
Associate Professor Olivia Khoo

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for ATS4281?

ATS4281 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is ATS4281 offered?

In 2020, ATS4281 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield.

How much work is ATS4281?

The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Which majors and minors include ATS4281?

ATS4281 is part of Film and screen studies.

More details

Credit points
12
Level
4
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
Film, Screen and Culture
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.250
Student contribution
SCA Band 1
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
20202021202220232024