Victoria University of Wellington

This course takes a thematic approach to significant historical film movements, with attention to the contexts in which they operate and the influence they continue to have on global film culture. It begins by examining the development of narrative, aesthetic, and industrial strategies in the dominant film industry of the twentieth century—Hollywood—and then explores several movements that offer alternative or complementary approaches to filmmaking, including the French New Wave, Third Cinema, Fourth Cinema, Italian Neorealism, German Expressionism, Surrealism, and Soviet Montage. The course provides historical background to these movements and introduces key theoretical and aesthetic concepts related to film history. It fosters critical awareness of the cultural, political, and artistic contexts of these periods and situates them in relation to one another.

This course examines the role of evaluation and epidemiology in health. It introduces key evaluation and epidemiology principles and explores the relevance of these across various health issues and settings. 

This course examines ancient myth in literature (poetry, drama, historiography, and other genres) and art. It explores different ways of interpreting myths and seek to understand the meaning of myths in their contexts. Prominent themes include creation, gods, heroes, sex/gender, violence, and civilization.

This course examines the way visual art and culture is used to express identity and its relation to changing notions of creativity and selfhood. The goal of the course is to think critically about the purpose of art: what is it, what does it do, who is it for, how is it made?

This course examines health and wellbeing with an emphasis on communicable and non-communicable diseases including long-term conditions, health literacy and health promotion.

This course examines new and emerging challenges and opportunities in health and social services, and immerses students in areas of innovation and change including partnerships with services users, responding to increasing demand in mental health services and opportunities afforded by digital health and emerging technologies.

This course examines key theories and approaches used to understand and influence health and wellbeing. Consideration will be given to the types of questions that are asked by health psychology researchers, and the different methods and tools used to deepen understandings of health and illness in the social world.

A supervised program of study approved by the Head of School.