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Cultural Studies

Unit of study table

Master of Cultural Studies

Students complete 72 credit points, including:
(a) 24 credit points of core units of study
(b) a minimum of 24 and a maximum of 36 credit points of selective units of study
(c) a maximum of 12 credit points of elective units of study
(i) With the permission of the relevant delegate a maximum of 12 credit points of elective units can be taken outside those listed in the table, including units of study offered by other faculties.
(d) a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 18 credit points of capstone units of study.

Graduate Diploma in Cultural Studies

Students complete 48 credit points, including:
(a) 24 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) 24 credit points from selective units of study;

Graduate Certificate in Cultural Studies

Students complete 24 credit points of units of study, including:
(a) 12 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) 12 credit points of selective units of study.
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Core

GCST5210
Transforming Everyday Life
6 Ìý
GCST5909
Key Thinkers for Cultural Studies
6 Ìý
GCST6903
Debates in Cultural Studies
6 Ìý
GCST6905
Gender in Cultural Theory
6 Ìý

Selective

GCST5211
Girls and Boys: Gendered Forms of Youth
6 Ìý
GCST5902
Natures and Cultures of Bodies
6 Ìý
GCST5905
Identity Place and Culture
6 Ìý
GCST5910
Health, Pleasure and Consumption

6 Ìý
GCST6901
Cultural Policy
6 Ìý
GCST6907
Sexuality, Gender and Social Relations
6 Ìý
WMST6902
Arguing the Point

6 Ìý
WMST6903
Gender, Media and Consumer Societies

6 Ìý

Elective

ARHT6930
Film Theory: Art, Industry, Culture
6 Ìý
ARIN6903
Digital Media and Society
6 Ìý
ARIN6905
Digital Audiences and Creators
6 Ìý
ASNS6905
Asian Popular Culture
6 Ìý
ASNS6908
Media Industries in East Asia
6 Ìý
ECOP6101
Political Economy: A Primer
6 Ìý
LNGS7002
Language, Society and Power
6 Ìý
LNGS7274
Media Discourse
6 Ìý
MECO6919
Health Communication
6 This unit will be offered in intensive and online modes.
MHST6915
Heritage Studies and Communities
6 Ìý
MUSM7035
Ethics of Cultural Property

6 Ìý
PRFM5901
Critical Theory and Performance
6 Ìý
SCLG6700
Global and Regional Migration
6 Ìý
SCLG6901
Citizenship Rights and Social Movements
6 N SCWK6901
SCLG6903
Topics in Rights, Justice and Society
6 Ìý
SCLG6916
Indigenous Rights - Global Issues
6 Ìý
SCWK6902
Social Research
6 Ìý
USSC6919
Hollywood vs. Netflix
6 Ìý
FASS7001
Academic English for Postgraduates
6 Where students intend to complete both FASS7001 and FASS7002, they should undertake FASS7001 first then FASS7002. Do not enrol in both in one semester.
FASS7002
Critical Thinking and Persuasive Writing
6 Ìý

Capstone

GCST5906
Cultural Studies Internship Placement
6 Ìý
GCST5907
Cultural Studies Internship Project
6 C GCST5906
GCST6922
Dissertation Part 1
6 P An average mark above 75% across 24 credit points from the Unit of ¸ßÇ帣ÀûƬ Table for the Master Cultural Studies and an average mark above 75% in all GCST-coded units taken
N WMST6922
GCST6923
Dissertation Part 2
12 P GCST6922
N WMST6923
GCST6924
Contemporary Issues in Cultural Research
6 P Completion of 24 credit points of units of study from the Units of ¸ßÇ帣ÀûƬ Table for the Master of Cultural Studies
GCST6925
Cultural Research Project
6 P GCST6924