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NEWM4005P New media Arts Honours

Later Year Course

Offered By School of Cultural Inquiry
Academic Career Undergraduate
Course Subject New Media Arts
Offered in First Semester, 2013 and Second Semester, 2013
Unit Value Range 12 units to 48 units
Course Description

The Honours Program in New Media Arts entails study, analysis and research into the area of New Media Studies.

Students are expected to consult with the honours convenor well ahead of time about their choice of thesis topic, and are required to seek approval for their topics and arrange supervision with a member of staff no later than mid-January. Mid-year enrolment is permissible. This Honours Program may only be taken in the Bachelor of Arts (New Media Arts).

 

 

Learning Outcomes
  1. Students who successfully complete this program will have attained a professional level of capability in assessing policy, artistic practice and literature on the rapidly changing or digital media and its use in society.
  2. Students qualified in this degree will have developed a professional level of research skills.
  3. Students will be able to undertake the writing of a thesis of 15,000 words.
Indicative Assessment 1.  A research thesis of 15,000 words, 60%.
     After consultation with and permission from the Convenor, this component may be      varied : a practice project may also be undertaken (20%), with the written      component being 12,000 words (40%). This practice project may be undertaken      under supervision from staff in the Digital Media program in the School of Art.

2.  An appropriate 4th year or later course taken in the cognate discipline or      elsewhere in the Faculty, assessed at a Fourth Year Honours level, including      written work totalling 5,000 words,  (20%)

3.  An Honours Seminar/ Reading program: including written work totallying 5,000      words, (20%).

Workload

Workload includes the time required for the undergraduate course undertaken, usually 2 hours of lecture and 1 hour of tutorial time. The rest of the workload involves attending supervision for and writing of the thesis and the reading papers for the required seminar.

Academic Contact Dr Catherine Summerhayes

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