Disciplines and areas of study
Cinema studies
Program Coordinator: Dr Felicity Collins (First Semester) and Dr Gabrielle Murray (Second Semester)
Programs of study
Cinema Studies Major
To complete a major in cinema studies students must complete:
- a cinema studies core subject at each year level of their degree.
- 30 credit points at first year level,
- 40 credit points at second-year level and
- at least 60 credit points at third year level of cinema studies (or equivalent) subjects from the list below.
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| First year core subjects (15 credit points) | ||
| TE-SEM-1 | Introduction to Screen Analysis | CST1IFA |
| Second year core subject (20 credit points) | ||
| TE-SEM-1 | Imagining Hollywood | CST2CLH |
| Third year core subject (20 credit points) | ||
| TE-SEM-1 | Film History and Visual Culture | CST3HFT |
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| First year subjects (15 credit points) | ||
| TE-SEM-1 | Introduction to Screen Analysis | CST1IFA |
| TE-SEM-2 | Introduction to Screenwriting3 | CST1ITS |
| TE-SEM-2 | Making Sense of the Movies | CST1MSM |
| Second or third year subjects (20 credit points) | ||
| TE-SEM-1 | Cinema and Sexuality | CST2CAS/CST3CAS |
| TE-SEM-1 | Imagining Hollywood | CST2CLH/CST3CLH |
| TE-SEM-1 | Radio Sound Production | MST2RSP/MST3RSP |
| TE-SEM-1 | Radio Theory and History | MST2RTH/MST3RTH |
| TE-SEM-1 | Screenplay as Narrative Form | CST2SCN/CST3SCN |
| TE-SEM-1 | Screenwriting Project | CST2ADS/CST3ADS |
| TE-SEM-2 | Contemporary World Cinema | CST2CFI/CST3CFI |
| TE-SEM-2 | Digital Media Cultures | MST2DMC/MST3DMC |
| TE-SEM-2 | Experimental Cinema | CST2ALC/CST3ALC |
| TE-SEM-2 | Film Noir | CST2FNO/CST3FNO |
| TE-SEM-2 | Genre Studies | CST2GES/CST3GES |
| TE-SEM-2 | Screen Criticism | CST2FCR/CST3FCR |
| Third year subjects (20 credit points) | ||
| TE-SEM-1 | Creative Industry Research3 | CST3CIP |
| TE-SEM-1 | Reading Course A2 | CST3RCA |
| TE-SEM-2 | Video Project | CST3VID |
| TE-SEM-2 | Reading Course B2 | CST3RCB |
| TE-SEM-2 | Script Development | CST3SED |
Key: 2 Special prerequisite. See the subject description at www.latrobe.edu.au/udb_public.
3 Only available to students in Bachelor of Creative Arts.
| Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|
| Second or third year subjects (20 credit points) | |
| Australian Cinema | CST2CAC/CST3CAC |
| Contemporary European Cinema | CST2CIC/CST3CIC |
| Documentary Cinema | CST2DOC/CST3DOC |
| Film History and Visual Culture | CST3HFT |
| Media and the Spectacular | MST2MAS/MST3MAS |
| Storytelling and the Cinema | CST2SAC |
| Violence and Cinema | CST2VAC/CST3VAC |
Honours
To apply for entry to honours following completion of the degree, a student is normally expected to have completed at least 130 credit points of cinema studies subjects with an average mark of 70% or better. Application does not guarantee a place in the honours year, selection for which is based upon recommendations of lecturers and the Program’s ability to provide adequate supervision.
Honours students are required to complete 60 credit points of coursework at fourth year level, including CST4IAM Issues and Methods, taken at its earliest availability. In addition, an honours student is expected to submit a 12,000 to 15,000-word thesis on a topic approved by the Program and is entitled to an oral examination on the thesis. There is some possibility for an honours thesis to involve practical or production work. Enquiries should be directed to the Honours Coordinator.