MDA10003 · Swinburne University of Technology
Screen Studies: Movies, Television and Ourselves
- Credit points
- 12.5
- Level
- 1
- Workload
- ≈ 13 h / week
- Faculty
- Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
What it covers
This unit introduces students to the major concepts and key debates in screen studies and provide students with the critical tools necessary to analyse a screen text. Students will develop an understanding of the histories and structures of screen industries with a particular emphasis on cinema and television. This unit will also facilitate greater student awareness of the relationship between screen texts, genre and society
Assessment
| Task | Type | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Analysis | Individual | 40% |
| Essay | Individual | 40% |
| Poster | Group | 20% |
When and where
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Hawthorn | On campus |
| Winter | Hawthorn | On campus |