AUSTRALIAN CINEMA (FLMOL1001)

This course provides an introduction to Australian cinema from the early twentieth century to the twenty-first century. Topics to be explored include early cinema, international filmmaking in Australia, the film industry¿s revival in the 1970s, market-driven entertainment and recent developments. Screen texts to be studied include historical examples, high-profile productions and other significant works. Through analysing films and relevant scholarship, the course explores what Australian cinema has been and is. Screen works are examined in themselves and in relation to their contexts. Themes of ethnicity, class and gender are addressed through screen examples. The course fosters understanding of Australia¿s relationship to international screen production by presenting an overview that includes regional and urban stories, government-funded productions and works targeted at various audiences.

Credit point 15
EFTSL 0.125
Prof Path

Commonwealth supported place (CSP)

A CSP is subsidised by the Australian Government and students pay a contribution amount. Each unit is classified into a student contribution band, depending on the study area of the unit (this discipline may be different from the study area of your course).

2024 contribution amount* - $2,040
2024 contribution amount - continuing student who commenced before 1 Jan 2021* - $957

* for Clinical Psychology (Clin Psych) & Professional Pathways (Prof Path) bands the contribution amount is determined by accredited course. Students in Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, Professional Pathway Psychology or Professional Pathway Social Work accredited courses should visit our CSP page for further information.

Note: The Job-ready Graduates Package introduced new funding clusters and contribution amounts from the 2021 academic year. If you are a continuing student who commenced before 1 January 2021 studying units in disciplines with increased contribution amounts, you will continue paying the same amount (indexed each year) as you would have. For further information visit the Australia Government's Study Assist website.

Domestic Full Fee-paying

These places are offered for postgraduate studies or to CSP ineligible students and tuition fees are not subsidised by the Australian Government. Domestic postgraduate tuition fees are course-based annual fees and the unit fee you pay will vary according to the degree you are studying. To find out more about domestic tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website.

International Full Fee-paying

International tuition fees are course-based annual fees and the unit fee you pay will vary according to the degree you are studying. To find out more about international tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website.

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