BA and Bachelor of Fine Art - Film and Screen Studies in Clayton Australia | Monash University

This dynamic dual degree serves as your gateway to an international career in creative and cultural arts. Situated alongside the prestigious Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA), you'll collaborate with Australia's leading artists, art theorists, and cultural experts. Our Bachelor of Arts offers 40 diverse major and minor options spanning languages, social sciences, communications, political science, human rights, and international relations, allowing you to cultivate deep expertise in your chosen disciplines. The program culminates in two distinct degrees: either a Bachelor of Art History and Curating or a combined Bachelor of Fine Art and Bachelor of Arts. You'll acquire comprehensive skills to excel in either field individually or blend both in your professional practice. Opting for Art History and Curating will deepen your knowledge of artistic traditions while providing practical experience through exhibition development and curatorial internships.

Film and screen studies explore cinematic and televisual works through historical, analytical, and critical lenses, encompassing traditional and emerging media formats. The curriculum examines diverse global cinemas (Australian, Asian, European), Hollywood's evolution, experimental films, documentaries, television programming, and digital media. This major employs multiple analytical frameworks including formal analysis, semiotics, psychoanalytic theory, institutional critique, and cultural studies. You'll investigate how ideology intersects with cultural production, examining representations of identity and the evolving relationship between moving images and technology. Students are encouraged to complement film studies with related disciplines like media studies, sociology, history, literature, theater, or language studies for a more comprehensive understanding.