Visual Culture Research is a multi-disciplinary field combining the humanities and social scientific perspectives of anthropology, art theory and film studies with workshops utilising visual media and relevant software. It aims to foster in students a well-developed understanding of and set of skills for working with visual materials. Graduates will achieve a high level of visual literacy - an ability to analytically grasp visual materials from a range of disciplinary perspectives, and an understanding of the key conceptual debates in visual studies. They will also develop a practical familiarity with a range of visual media and the relevant software for working with visual materials. Through 'hands on' exercises students will combine these analytical and practical skills, developing the ability and confidence to manipulate visual materials for research-related purposes.

Who Studies Visual Culture Research?

The program is designed to cater to the interests and needs of a range of potential candidates. These include:

• graduates seeking to develop specialist practical and critical expertise in the field of visual culture as a pathway either to Higher Degree Research or a career working with visual culture collections
• freelance and professional filmmakers, multimedia producers, researchers looking to extend their understanding of critical and cross-cultural issues in dealing with visual culture
• curators and collections managers wishing to undertake further study in the field of visual culture as part of their professional development

It is expected that some students will come to the program with a specific idea or theme or visual culture collection that they wish to explore. The flexible design of the program allows for a suite of courses to be tailored to such aims.

Completion of an undergraduate degree of not less than three years study at a recognized university or higher education provider, or approved professional experience.