22 UC/15 BA/4
UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha
Template 3: UC Regulation Changes
Proposal Description
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http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/regulations/award/ba_schedule_a.shtml
Purpose of the proposal:
To change the regulations to include two core courses at the 200 level for Cinema Studies majors.
Justification
The Cinema Studies major requires 45 points at 200 level but does not presently require any specifically required
courses. While these prerequisites were appropriate during the early years of the Cinema Studies programme (2010present), we feel it is time to introduce a set of core 200 level courses for students who choose to major in Cinema
Studies. This was a recommendation of the Graduating Year Review Panel in 2014. This change will not impact on the
prerequisites required for entry to 300 level CINE courses (30 points in CINE at 200 level or equivalent preparation with
the approval of the Programme coordinator).
The proposed core courses will be taught by continuing staff of the Cinema Studies programme and are particularly
designed to provide majoring students with the core competencies necessary for their discipline. These include
knowledge of the major theoretical debates and discourses that inform film studies, familiarity with the critical and
technical vocabulary of film, and expertise in a broad range of national cinemas, movements, styles and genres. CINE
EFTS would also benefit from a more concentrated focus on the required courses and the creation of a clear pathway
for majors. These designated core courses will be granted the codes from CINE201-CINE209 (which will allow for further
new courses to be developed in the future). They include two current courses, a proposed new course for 2016 and a
Special Topic course (CINE204) that has been changed to a regular course offering:
CINE201 Hollywood and Genre
CINE202 Film and Theory
CINE203/303 Coming of Age in Global Cinema
CINE204/304 Film on the Faultline
Students can also fulfil the requirements of their major (45 points at 200 level) by picking up any of the following cocoded courses:
CINE210/ENGL238 Creative Writing for the Screen
CINE213/MAOR268 Kiriata: Maori and Indigenous Film
CINE214/EULC204 European Novels and Film Adaptations
CINE215/CHIN206 Chinese Cinema and Contemporary Chinese Culture
*CINE223 Cinematic Sin and Sensuality
* Summer school, 2015/2016
Calendar Form
New Regulations
2015 UC Calendar Page 74 of the Calendar
Drop:
200-level
Required: At least 45 points of 200-level Cinema Studies
Replace with:
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200 level
Required: At least 45 points of 200-level Cinema Studies, 30 points of which must include 2 courses from
CINE201-CINE209.
CINE 201 Hollywood and Genre
15 Points 0.1250 EFTS
A historical and critical study of genre in Hollywood film. Students will analyse the evolution and transformation of the conventions
of key genres, such as the Science Fiction film, the Musical, Film Noir and Horror.
P: 30 points of CINE at 100 level, or any 45 points at 100 level, or equivalent preparation with the approval of the Programme
Coordinator.
R: AMST 239 RP: CINE 101 and CINE 102 EQ: AMST 239
CINE201-16S1 (C) Semester 1
CINE 202 Film and Theory
15 Points 0.1250 EFTS
Not offered in 2016
The class sets the foundations for a working knowledge of the major debates that have informed Cinema Studies. Students will gain
the necessary tools to use and understand the language of film theory and criticism.
P: 30 points of CINE at 100 level, or any 45 points at 100 level, or equivalent preparation with the approval of the Programme
Coordinator.
RP: CINE 101 and CINE 102
CINE 203 Coming of Age in Global Cinema
15 Points 0.1250 EFTS
The coming-of-age experience is familiar to all social classes and cultures. Stories of youth after childhood are compellingly
represented in films across the globe. In this course, we will examine the representation of adolescence within an international
context, focusing primarily on the experience of youth beyond dominant Hollywood. We will closely analyse those films from across
the globe that complicate our understanding of adolescent identity by acknowledging its intersection with other kinds of
identification - in particular racial, class, national, and that of sexual orientation.
P: Either 15 points of CINE at 100 level with a B pass, or 30 points of CINE at 100 level, or any 45 points at 100 level, or equivalent
preparation with the approval of the course Programme coordinator.
R: CINE 303, CULT 215 RP: CINE 101, CINE 102, CINE 104 EQ: CINE 303, CULT 215
CINE203-16S2 (C) Semester 2
CINE 204 Film on the Fault line
15 Points 0.1250 EFTS
Not offered in 2016
This class treats the earthquake as an event that radically transforms our understanding of the limits and possibilities of cinema, as
well as of life itself. Students will explore how, in one way or another, the films in the course unsettle the stable categories that
govern our political, ethical, social and psychological position as regards self and other in the wake of a major disaster like an
earthquake.
P: Either 15 points of CINE at 100 level with a B pass, or 30 points of CINE at 100 level, or any 45 points at 100 level, or equivalent
preparation with the approval of the Curriculum Programme coordinator.
R: CINE 221, CINE 320, CINE 304 RP: CINE 101, CINE 102, CINE 104