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Fourth year subjects
Convener: Chris Healy (Department of English)
Cultural studies at the University of Melbourne offers students an exciting and productive environment in which to acquire and develop essential skills in critical reading, analysis, and communication. The program is taught by the Department of English and has developed from its inception in 1994 to become one of Australia's leading centres for cultural studies teaching and research. Academic staff are leaders in their field and dedicated to maintaining the program's international reputation. Students will benefit directly from the highest standards of research excellence and the commitment of staff to the development and use of innovative teaching practices and technologies such as multimedia. Cultural studies is particularly relevant for students interested in pursuing careers in the media, education, arts policy, advertising, creative arts, multimedia and other related fields. Students interested in expanding their interests and knowledge in cultural studies are provided with an articulated structure of higher degree options to continue their study at the University of Melbourne.
Cultural studies is the interdisciplinary study of the relationships between popular, national, and contemporary global cultures and subcultures as they are experienced in everyday life. A diverse range of subjects address a distinctive set of concerns that include the production and consumption of cultural texts, the social impact of cultural power 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 from anthropology, art history, cinema studies, criminology, English, history, history and philosophy of science, linguistics and applied linguistics, philosophy, political science or sociology.
Students wishing to undertake subjects as part of a major in cultural studies are not required to fulfil the usual departmental prerequisites for second/third year subjects if they have completed 25 points of first year study in one of the departments listed above.
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 the 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 (totalling 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 core subjects or from the list of optional subjects below.
Students are recommended to take the two following 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 toward their cultural studies major in addition to the program's compulsory subject 106-064 Contemporary Cultural Studies
| Third/fourth year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Criminology | Semester | |
| 191-026 Crime and Culture | 1 | |
Students must take no more than two of the following optional subjects toward their cultural studies major.
You must consult the relevant area of study entries in this Handbook to make sure that you 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.
| Third/fourth year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Art history | Semester | |
| 107-061 You Beaut Country: Australia in the '50s | Not Offered | |
| 107-066 Postmodern Culture: Art in New York | Not Offered | |
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 H2B 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:
106-511 Cultural Studies Thesis or 106-512 Cultural Studies Thesis (MYE) (37.5 points) and;
106-126 Research Principles and Practices (12.5 points) and;
four honours subjects in cultural studies (totalling 50 points) from the list below.
Students undertaking combined honours in cultural studies and another area of study must complete:
106-511 Cultural Studies Thesis or 106-512 Cultural Studies Thesis (MYE) (37.5 points) and;
two honours subjects in cultural studies from the list below (totalling 25 points), including 106-126 Research Principles and Practices (12.5 points) and;
three honours subjects in the combined area of study (totalling 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 (totalling 25 points) and;
three honours subjects in cultural studies from the list below (totalling 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
Victoria 3010
Tel: +61 3 8344 5506/7/8
Web: http://www.english.unimelb.edu.au
106-511 Cultural Studies Thesis
106-512 Cultural Studies Thesis (MYE)
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