CN5666 - The Haunted Screen: Dark Visions in Cinema

Credit points:	03
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
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This subject explores the historical development of Horror and related genres in the cinema. It offers students the means to analyse these important areas of cinema with theoretical depth and sophistication, while relating them to social and cultural dynamics.

Learning Outcomes

• knowldge of the history and development of Horror and related genres in cinema;
• theoretical and methodological tools for cinema appreciation and analysis.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to use and interpret different media.

Prerequisites:	Admission to graduate or postgraduate program
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	CN2666 and CN3666

Availabilities
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Coordinator:	psmfb
Lecturers:	Assoc. Professor Allison Craven, psmfb.
Contact hours:	26 hours 12 hours
Assessment:	(40%); (20%); (40%).

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