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Hollywood Cinema

Undergraduate | GRF-CMM28 | 2018

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Go back to the birth of American cinema. Chart the technical and industrial development of the Hollywood studio system. Flash-forward to the dominance of the contemporary blockbuster. Gain a global view of the history of Hollywood filmmaking.

Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
Prior study needed
Duration
13 weeks

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Hollywood Cinema

About this subject

  • Key learning criteria:

    1. Improve generic skills in critical analysis that are fundamental to continued work in film and media studies
    2. improve discipline-specific knowledge of Hollywood, which is likewise fundamental to continued work in film and media studies
    3. through completion of your assessment items, improve your written communication skills
    4. through analysis of films in their historical, industrial, and cultural contexts, improve discipline-specific skills that will help you succeed in future film and media degrees.
    5. by reading key works of scholarship, improve your knowledge of Hollywood history and your understanding of the discipline of film and media studies.

Entry requirements

Prior study

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:

Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).

Others

You must complete Level 1 Communication studies before starting this subject.

Additional requirements

  • Other requirements -

    Access to videos or DVDs or movie downloads

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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