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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : Cultural Studies
Convener: Simon During (Department of English)
The Faculty of Arts offers an interdepartmental program in Cultural Studies housed in the Department of English. The program allows students to study the interrelationships of popular, national and class cultures and sub-cultures, as they are formed in and through everyday life, the contemporary print media, broadcasting, film and popular music.
The program combines interdepartmental coursework in the methodologies of cultural studies as a discipline. It also provides opportunities for concentrated study of specific areas of cultural production, and specific issues in and sites of cultural politics, including those of nation, class, gender, ethnicity and race. It addresses questions about the social functions of culture, the institutions in which culture is produced and transmitted, and its role in the formation of identities.
The Cultural Studies program at the University of Melbourne has three areas of focus: post-colonialism, theories of transgression (in particular queer theory), and theories of the popular media and media technologies. Students may choose to either focus on one of these areas or strands, or they may choose to select subjects from across these areas.
The Cultural Studies program is of particular interest and value for students planning to work in the arts, in the media, and in cultural policy.
Students interested in undertaking a major in Cultural Studies are strongly advised to enrol in both of the following subjects, but they are not formal prerequisites for second year Cultural Studies.
Recommended first-year subjects
106-101 Contemporary Culture and Media 106-106 Contemporary Culture and Everyday Life
Students who intend to continue working in the postcolonial strand of the program are advised to enrol in one or both of the following subjects, though again it is not a formal prerequisite for second year Cultural Studies.
Recommended first-year subjects (Postcolonial strand)
131-120 Introduction To Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies 166-123 'The World Is an Amazing Place': the Politics of Other Cultures
Prerequisites
Students can enter the Cultural Studies program at 2nd year level after having completed 50 credit points at first year level from across any one or more of the following departments:
Cinema Studies
English
Fine Arts
History
HPS (History and Philosophy of Science) & Anthropology
Philosophy
Political Science
For a major in Cultural Studies students are required to pass five subjects, totalling 83.3 points, in the following way:
All students must complete the foundation subject 106-290/390 Contemporary Cultural Studies. Of the remaining 4 subjects, at least three should be taken from the list of second or third year subjects below. Where students elect to take only three subjects from this list, one subject may be taken from the list of 'Optional Departmental Subjects'.
Second Year and Third Year Cultural Studies subjects
Optional subjects may be taken in conjunction with Interdepartmental Cultural Studies subjects. Students should consult with the relevant department for timetable verification. Students should check that they meet the enrolment prerequisites, if any, of the following subjects. Prerequisites may be waived for students undertaking an interdepartmental program. Please consult a Faculty Course Adviser for details.
Optional Departmental Subjects
Students interested in further subjects in Ethnomusicology and Australian Music Studies should consult the Faculty of Music entry.
Enquiries about the Cultural Studies Program should be directed to the Cultural Studies coordinators in the Department of English.
Students wishing to enrol in a Combined Honours course in Cultural Studies are required to reach an average standard of H2A or above in the Cultural Studies major.
Entry into the combined honours is available to those who have completed a major in Cultural Studies with an average of H2A or above. Exceptions to this provision may only be made with permission of the Conveners of Cultural Studies. Students can elect to write an Honours thesis in either Cultural Studies or the combining area of study and must take two single-semester Cultural Studies subjects from the following list (or alternative subjects if approved by the Convener of Cultural Studies).
Honours subjects
The MA in Cultural Studies is an MA by thesis and there is no coursework involved. Students wishing to apply for entry into the MA program should have an H1 or H2A Honours degree (or equivalent) in a related discipline.
Contact:
Simon During
Department of English
The University of Melbourne
Telephone: (03) 9344 5506/7
1. Students interested in further subjects in Ethnomusicology and Australian Music Studies should consult the Faculty of Music Handbook.
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