MEDIA: SCREEN + SOUND HONOURS THESIS

MSS4HON

2020

Credit points: 60

Subject outline

Full time Honours students will work closely with a supervisor to produce a 15,000 word thesis on an independent research topic. Honours students may undertake a creative component as part of their thesis. Projects will be worked out in consultations with the Honours co-ordinator and the supervisor.

School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 60

Subject Co-ordinator: Rolando Caputo

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Enrolment in AHCA or AHA or AHMS

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: MST4HNP OR MST4HON OR MSS4HNJ OR CST4HON OR MST4HNJ OR CST4HNP OR CST4HNJ OR MSS4HNP

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Advanced Library Research Skills

02. Advanced Research methodologies for written research essays/thesis

03. Advanced ability to reflect on and discuss theoretical practice of self and peers

04. Advanced ability to translate ideas from individual research into written form

05. Advanced understanding of research methodologies for written and creative practice as research

06. Develop, research and evaluate ideas, concepts and processes through critical and reflective thinking

07. Recognise and reflect on social, cultural and ethical issues and life-long learning issues and apply local and international perspectives to theoretical research

08. Work independently on the development of a feasible research project.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Rolando Caputo

Class requirements

Supervisor ConsultationWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour supervisor consultation other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Appointments arranged between student and supervisor

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Thesis (12,000-15,000 words)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	100	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6, SILO7, SILO8

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Day