Major - Applied Humanities Art History and Cinema Studies
Western Sydney University
Major
Code:
AH1604AHCS.1
Available to students in other Western Sydney University Courses :
NO
The Art History and Cinema Studies area is intended to introduce students to the broad tenets of art history and cinema studies. Program units examine aspects of art history and visual culture from the Renaissance to the present day and topics in film history and theory. In particular, units are offered that cover key aspects of European and Australian art and architecture, art theory, photography, Australian and Asian cinema, museum studies, and digital media. Themes and topics within these units include: the development of the avant-garde, aesthetics, modernism and postmodernism in the visual arts, cinema and gender, national cinema, and the creation of art audiences.
Major
Structure
An Applied Humanities area 80 credit point major must include the Humanities Internship unit worth 10 credit points.
Students completing a major in Art History and Cinema Studies must complete the Level 1 unit:
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101004
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From Renaissance to Impressionism
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And the Humanities Internship unit worth 10 credit points.
Students may also select the following Level 1 unit:
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100846
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Analytical Reading and Writing
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And no less than five units from the following list of Level 2 and 3 units :
Penrith campus
Level 2 and 3 units
Note: Not all units will be offered each year. Units will be offered on a rotational basis.
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10400
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Aspects of Early Modern Art
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100990
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Cinema, Culture, Memory
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10157
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History and Theory of the Avant-Garde
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100964
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Introduction to Film Studies
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100272
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Montage, Theory, Cinema
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CT208A
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Photo-Textual Histories
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10371
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The Art Museum - from the Prince to the Public
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10398
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Theories of Representation
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