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COMM385 Australian Film

Updated: 17 February 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites 12cp
Co-requisites None
Restrictions COMM285 or COMM485 or EdLDC373
Notes

offered in even numbered years
Combined Units COMM485 - Australian Film
Coordinator(s) Neil Rattigan (nrattiga@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit focuses on the way in which film has constructed images of national identity. The unit will explore the variety of representations of Australian society, culture, national identify and ways of life in feature films made since 1970.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

A Short Guide to Writing About Film
ISBN: 9780205668946
Corrigan, T., Pearson 7th ed. 2009
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
Recommended Material
Optional 		Text(s):

Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

Australian Cinema in the 1990s
ISBN: 9780714680347
Craven, I., Frank Cass 7th ed. 2001
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1: Essay 40% 2000-2500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1-7
Assignment 2: Essay 60% 2000-2500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1-7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. understand a range of Australian feature films produced since 1970;
  2. apply key approaches, critical concepts and technical terms associated with film study to those films;
  3. identify and discuss a variety of cultural themes and their representation in individual feature films;
  4. analyse the roles played by Australian feature films in representations of Australian social and cultural life;
  5. identify and explore the assumptions about the relations between Australian culture and Australian film that operate in the production and reception of particular works.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will have a knowledge and understanding of a range of Australian feature films produced since 1970. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will communicate effectively and confidently orally and in written forms. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Students will be aware of a variety of cultural themes and their representation in individual Australian feature films. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Information literacy is taught, practised and assessed through the provision of guidance in research methods for analysing and writing about Australian film. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students will practise intellectual curiosity and critical thinking in analysing the role of Australian films. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
Students will understand and apply key approaches, critical concepts and technical terms associated with film study. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Students will understand the roles played by Australian feature films in representations of Australian social and cultural life. 		True True True
   

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