Cultural Studies: Information for current Honours students
On this page:
- Attendance
- Enquiries and administration
- Essays and assignments
- Extensions
- Minor thesis due dates
- Noticeboards
- Reading lists & additional reading materials
- Useful websites
Information on other pages:
Attendance
ALL Tutorials in the School of Culture and Communication for 1st, 2nd and 3rd year students and classes for 4th year students begin in the FIRST WEEK of semester.
The only exception is Media and Communications, where all lectures and seminars begin in the first week of semester and tutorials for 1st, 2nd and 3rd year students begin in the second week of semester.
Attendance at lectures and participation in tutorials is expected in all subjects.
Enquiries and administration
The School of Culture and Communication General Office is located in Rm 216, West Tower, John Medley Building. The normal hours of opening are Monday to Friday 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. The office staff are able to offer you assistance in relation to the availability of academic staff, appointments to see the Head of School, and general University and School of Culture and Communication information.
Essays and assignments
All essays submitted for assessment must have a cover-sheet attached and be placed in the essay box located outside the General Office. Your essays will be date-stamped and given to your tutor. Please do not put essays under office doors. Always keep a copy of your work.
Essays and assignments submitted during the semester will be returned to you directly by your tutor. Those submitted at the end of each semester will not be returned unless you provide a stamped, self-addressed envelope at the time of submission.
Essay writing guides
The Essay writing guide is a general guide on the presentation of essays. Your tutor will tell you if this needs to be supplemented for the purposes of a particular assignment.
Citation Style for Art History students
The citation style for Art History is a general guide on the unique referencing requirements for Art History sources.
Citation Style for Screen (Cinema) Studies students
The citation style for Screen (Cinema) Studies is a general guide on the unique referencing requirements for Screen (Cinema) Studies sources.
Extensions
Application for extension [PDF]
If you require an extension for work submitted for assessment this should be arranged with your tutor well in advance of the due date.
Extensions for final assessment may only be considered once the formal Special Consideration application has been lodged online via the SIS. Applications must be accompanied by the required supporting documentation.
Further information about Special Consideration.
Minor Thesis due dates
Honours and Postgraduate Diploma students: Art History, Cinema Studies, Creative Writing, Cultural Studies, English Literary Studies
Students who commenced their minor thesis Semester 2, 2007: Thesis due 16 May, 2008
Honours and Postgraduate Diploma students: Art History, Cinema Studies, Creative Writing, Cultural Studies, English Literary Studies
Students who commenced their minor thesis Semester 1, 2008: Thesis due 17 October, 2008
Honours and Postgraduate Diploma students: Media and Communications
Students who commenced their minor thesis Semester 2, 2007: Thesis due 23 May, 2008
Honours and Postgraduate Diploma students: Media and Communications
Students who commenced their minor thesis Semester 1, 2008: Thesis due 17 October, 2008
Masters by coursework and minor thesis students: Art Curatorship, Cinema Management, Creative Writing, and Pubilshing and Communications
Students who commenced their minor thesis Semester 2, 2007: Thesis due 16 May, 2008
Masters by coursework and minor thesis students: Art Curatorship, Arts Management, Cinema Management, Creative Writing, and Publishing and Communications
Students who commenced their minor thesis Semester 1, 2008: Thesis due 17 October, 2008
Master of Global Journalism and Master of Global Media Communications students
Students who commenced their year-long minor thesis Semester 2, 2007: Thesis due 23 May, 2008
Master of Global Journalism and Master of Global Media Communications students
Students who commenced their semester-long minor thesis Semester 1, 2008: Thesis due 30 May, 2008
Master of Global Journalism and Master of Global Media Communications students
Students who commenced their year-long minor thesis Semester 1, 2008: Thesis due 17 October, 2008
Thesis Guidelines document
Guidelines for Supervisors Document
Noticeboards
You should check the noticeboards located on the 2nd Floor, West Tower, John Medley Building, and in the Elisabeth Murdoch Building, for specific information about your subject area. Such information includes the time and location of lectures in each of the subjects.
Full subject information for all subjects is available in the University of Melbourne Handbook.
Reading lists and additional reading materials
Reading lists and other subject hand-outs will be distributed at lectures and tutorials. If you do not receive copies you should contact your tutor. Subject readers are available for sale at the University Bookshop at the start of each semester.
Most reading materials for tutorials and essays will be available from the Reserve Section of the Baillieu Library. Please contact your tutor as early as possible if you encounter difficulties in obtaining the necessary reading material.