Film and television Studies
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
| Offered by | |
| Coordinator | See Faculty of Arts Honours Coordinators |
| Campus | Clayton |
Description
Students intending to enter honours in Film and Television Studies must have completed a major in that discipline or an interdisciplinary program such as Visual Culture. Students completing a Visual Culture major are encouraged to consult as early as possible with the fourth-year honours coordinator in planning their major sequence.
Students are required to complete 48 points of study comprising of a thesis and two coursework units. Students are also required to attend a short methodology course.
The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the Film and Television Studies honours coordinator.
Units
Thesis
Students complete the following two units:
- FTV4002(A) Minor thesis Part 1
- FTV4002(B) Minor thesis Part 2
Coursework Units
Students complete the following two units:
- FTV4042 Historical film theory and criticism
- FTV4052 Contemporary film theory and criticism
- FTV4500 Special reading course
- A maximum of 12 points at forth-year level from another discipline and/or institution with the permission of the Film and Television Studies honours coordinator.
Relevant Courses
- 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
- 0204 Honours degree of Bachelor of Letters
- 0082 The honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
2011 Information
The University Handbook for 2011 will be available from 1 October 2010.