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Convener: Chris Healy (Department of English)
Cultural Studies is a Faculty of Arts interdepartmental program housed in the Department of English. The program enables students to study the interrelationships of popular, national and class cultures and sub-cultures, as they are experienced in everyday life, the contemporary print media, broadcasting, film and popular music.
Through a range of interdepartmental subjects, the program introduces student to the methodologies of cultural studies as a discipline. 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 commences in second year. The general prerequisite for entry is the completion of 50 points of first year study. These must include 25 points of first year study in Anthropology, Art History, Cinema Studies, Criminology, English, History, History and Philosophy of Science, Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Philosophy, Political Science or Sociology.
Students planning to undertake a Major in Cultural Studies are strongly advised to complete both 106-001 Contemporary Culture and Media and 106-005 Contemporary Culture and Everyday Life in their first year. These subjects are offered in Department of English in Semester 1 and 2 respectively. The completion of these subjects is not, however, a formal prerequisite for the second/third year component of the Cultural Studies program.
A Major in Cultural Studies usually consists of nine 12.5 point subjects, totalling 112.5 points. It comprises:
Two first-year subjects in Anthropology, Art History, Cinema Studies, Criminology, English, History, History and Philosophy of Science, Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Philosophy, Political Science or Sociology (25 points), and;
Seven second/third-year subjects equivalent to 87.5 points, which must include:
106-064 Contemporary Cultural Studies, the program's compulsory subject (12.5 points), and;
At least four subjects from the list of core subjects below, and:
The remainder from the list of optional subjects below.
Students are recommended to take the two following first-year subjects offered in the Department of English as part of their Cultural Studies Major.
| Recommended first-year subjects | ||
|---|---|---|
| 106-001 Contemporary Culture and Media | 1 | |
| 106-005 Contemporary Culture and Everyday Life | 2 | |
Students must take at least four of the following core subjects at second/third year toward their Cultural Studies Major in addition to the program's compulsory subject 106-064 Contemporary Cultural Studies
Students must take no more than two of the following optional subjects at second/third year toward their Cultural Studies Major.
Students must consult the relevant area of study entries in this handbook to make sure that they meet the prerequisites, if any, for entry to these subjects. Existing prerequisites may be waived for students undertaking an interdepartmental program. If you do not meet the existing prerequisites, please consult the relevant subject coordinator for permission to enrol.
General enquiries about optional subjects as they relate to the Cultural Studies program should be directed to the Cultural Studies convener in the Department of English.
Students interested in further subjects in Ethnomusicology and Australian music studies should consult the Faculty of Music handbook entry.
The prerequisites for entry to fourth year Honours in Cultural Studies are:
Completion of all the requirements for the BA, and;
Completion of a Major in Cultural Studies, and;
An average grade of H2A or higher over the second/third-year subjects within the Major.
Entry to Honours must be approved by the convener of Cultural Studies and the Faculty of Arts Honours course adviser.
Students undertaking pure Honours in Cultural Studies must complete:
106-128 Cultural Studies Honours Thesis (37.5 points), and;
106-126 Research Principles and Practices (12.5 points), and;
Four Honours subjects in Cultural Studies (equivalent to 50 points) from the list below.
Students undertaking combined Honours in Cultural Studies and another area of study must complete:
106-128 Cultural Studies Honours Thesis(37.5 points), and;
Two Honours subjects in Cultural Studies from the list below (equivalent to 25 points), including 106-126 Research Principles and Practices (12.5 points), and;
Three Honours subjects in the combined area of study (equivalent to 37.5 points).
or
Honours thesis in the combined area of study (37.5 points), and;
Two Honours subjects in the combined area of study (equivalent to 25 points), and;
Three Honours subjects in Cultural Studies from the list below (equivalent to 37.5 points), excluding106-126 Research Principles and Practices
A degree with a Major in Cultural Studies is an excellent preparation for careers in the arts, in the media, and in cultural policy.
There is an MA by thesis in Cultural Studies. Students wishing to apply for entry into the MA program should have an H1 or H2A Honours degree (or equivalent) in a related discipline.
Chris Healy
Department of English
Second Floor, John Medley Building
The University of Melbourne
Parkville Victoria 3052
Tel: +61 3 9344 5506/7/8
Web: http://www.CulturalStudies.unimelb.edu.au
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