Module Specification - University of Leicester · 2018. 7. 19. · Teaching and Learning Methods 20 Lectures, 9 Seminars, 121 Guided independent Study, Total 150. Assessment Methods

Module Specification

No. Assessment Description Weight % Qual Mark Exam Hours Ass't Group Alt Reass't

001 Essay 1, 1500-2000 words 50 0002 Essay 2, 1500-2000 words 50 0

Period: Semester 1Occurence: ACoordinator: Claire JenkinsMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit

Academic Year: 2016/7Module Level: Year 1Scheme: UGDepartment: History of Art and FilmCredits: 20

Intended Learning OutcomesAt the end of this module, typical students should be able to: 1. Analyse the formal properties of film and television narratives - including structure, narration, editing and mise-en-scene -through close textual analysis of complex films/programmes and short sequences.2. Demonstrate an understanding of the key critical and theoretical approaches to film and television analysis, through writtenwork and oral discussion.3. Write critically about film and television, drawing on your own analysis and existing scholarship.

Teaching and Learning MethodsThe module will be taught by a combination of lectures, film screenings, seminars and guided independent study.

Assessment MethodsOccurrence A: Coursework essay 1, 1500-2000 words. Coursework essay 2, 1500-2000 words. Occurrence E: Coursework essay 1, 1500-2000 words. Coursework essay 2, 1500-2000 words.Occurrence E1: Coursework essay 1, 1500-2000 words. Coursework essay 2, 1500-2000 words.

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Lectures 10Seminars 10

Practical Classes & WorkshopsTutorials

FieldworkProject Supervision

Guided Independent Study 110Demonstration

Supervised time in studio/workshop 20Work Based Learning

PlacementYear Abroad

Total Module Hours 150

Student Workload (hours)

HA1007 Reading Film and Television

Last Published: 19 July 2018



001 Coursework Essay, 2000 words 50 0002 Examination 50 2

Period: Semester 1Occurence: ACoordinator: Thomas FrangenbergMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit


Intended Learning OutcomesBy the end of this first year module students should be able to:a) Identify the braod outlines of formal developments of style in painting, sculpture and architecture from Classical Antiquity toc.1600.b) Discriminate between works of art on the basis on internal evidence for their date and authorship.c) Recognise and correctly assign works of art and architecture to their correct chronological period, comparing them to, andcontrasting them with, other works.d) Demonstrate this competence, by assigning appropriate reasons for their judgements in written and oral work.

Teaching and Learning Methods20 Lectures, 9 Seminars, 121 Guided Independent Study. Total 150.

Assessment MethodsOccurrence A: Coursework Essay, 2000 words. Exam.Occurrence E: Coursework Essay 1, 1500-2000 words. Coursework Essay 2, 1500-2000 words.Occurrence E1: Coursework Essay 1, 1500-2000 words. Coursework Essay 2, 1500-2000 words.

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Supervised time in studio/workshopWork Based Learning




HA1112 Introduction to the History of Art I







Intended Learning OutcomesBy the end of this first year module students should be able to:a) Identify the broad outlines of formal developments in painting, sculpture and architecture from c.1600 to the present day,recognising some of the fundamental reasons for breaks with past practices.b) Discriminate between works of art on the basis of internal evidence for their date and authorship.c) Recognise and correctly assign works of art and architecture to their correct chronological period, comparing andcontrasting them to others.d) Demonstrate this competence, by assigning appropriate reasons, in written work.

Teaching and Learning Methods20 Lectures, 9 Seminars, 121 Guided independent Study, Total 150.


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HA1113 Introduction to the History of Art II




001 Web Project (group project) 30002 Event Proposal (group project) 30003 Essay 40

Period: Semester 2Occurence: ACoordinator: Guy BarefootMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit


Intended Learning OutcomesBy the end of this module students should be abe to:

A. Identify ways in which art history and film studies are related.B. Employ knowledge to plan a one day film and art event.C. Construct a proposal for the event and present in a group presentation.D. Practice digital skills through designing a web site for your event as a group.E. Demonstrate individual knowledge and understanding of an area of film or art history in a written assignment.F. Use their practical experience to identiy the motivation, experience and transferable skills sought by graduate recruiters.

Teaching and Learning MethodsSeminars, skills sessions, online and other forms of practical exercises, group work, directed reading and guided independentresearch. Students' guided independent study to include 8 hours of online exercises.

Assessment MethodsGroup presentation (30%), group film event web project (30%), individual essay (40%).

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LecturesSeminars 18

Practical Classes & Workshops 8Tutorials 1

Fieldwork 4Project Supervision






HA1115 Film and Art: Academic Study and the Workplace




001 Essay, 1500-2000 words 50 0002 Examination 50 2

Period: Semester 1Occurence: ACoordinator: David EkserdjianMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit


Intended Learning OutcomesBy the end of this first year module students should be able to:a) Identify and distinguish between different kinds of critical texts on works of art, ranging from monographs to dictionaryentries.b) Critically analyse different examples of the same genre of writing.c) Apply these skills to writing their own texts about images, demonstrating that they can produce their own examples ofdifferent genres.

Teaching and Learning MethodsSeminars and self-directed study.

Assessment MethodsOccurrence A: Essay, 1500-2000 words. Exam.Occurrence E: Essay 1, 1500-2000 words, Essay 2, 1500-2000 words.Occurrence E1: Essay 1, 1500-2000 words, Essay 2, 1500-2000 words.

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LecturesSeminars 20








HA1120 Words and Pictures




001 Essay, 1500-2000 words. 50002 Exam 50 2

Period: Semester 1Occurence: ACoordinator: James ChapmanMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit


Intended Learning OutcomesStudents who complete the module successfully should be able to demonstrate:

1. A broad knowledge of key movements and historical developments in the medium of film and the institution of cinema;2. An understanding of different approaches to the history of film, including aesthetic, technological, institutional andeconomic histories; and 3. An ability to relate films to their historical contexts of production and reception.

Teaching and Learning MethodsThe teaching strategy will be based on the standard History of Art and Film model of one lecture and screening and oneseminar per week. The screening is included in the student workload model as 'supervised time in studio/workshop': it isregarded as a compulsory session for students to attend as the films will be shown in the University Film Theatre using thelarge screen and correct aspect ratio.

The module will explore important movements in the history of film (e.g. German Expressionism, Soviet montage cinema,French new wave) and key developments in the history of the film industry (e.g. the advent of talking pictures). It willtherefore provide a baseline of key subject knowledge appropriate for the first year of an undergraduate programme. (Thiscontent was previously covered by a Media and Communications module MS1000 Introduction to Cinema which has beenwithdrawn.

Assessment MethodsOccurrence A: Essay, 1500-2000 words. Exam.Occurrence E: Essay 1, 1500-2000 words. Essay 2, 1500-2000 words.Occurrence E1: Essay 1, 1500-2000 words. Essay 2, 1500-2000 words.

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PlacementYear Abroad 0



HA1200 Introduction to Film History




001 Short Essay, 1500 words 30002 Long Essay, 2500 words 70



Intended Learning OutcomesBy the end of this first year module students should be able to:

A. Distinguish the characteristics of a range of American films and other forms of visual culture.B. Assess the significance of films and other visual media within their American cultural context.C. Assess the roles of the institutions of American cinema and television in the production and consumption of screenedmedia.D. Use appropriate critical frameworks in the analysis of this material in written assignments.

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, screenings, seminars, tutorials and guided independent study.

Assessment MethodsOccurrence A: Short Essay 1, 1500 words. Long Essay 2, 2500 words.Occurrence E: Short Essay 1, 1500 words. Long Essay 2, 2500 words.Occurrence E1: Short Essay 1, 1500 words. Long Essay 2, 2500 words.

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Practical Classes & WorkshopsTutorials 1







HA1224 American Film and Visual Culture




001 500 Word Review 15 0006 3 Separate Reviews 25 0007 900 Word Film Review 30 0008 900 Word Review Assignment 30 0

Period: Semester 1Occurence: ACoordinator:Mark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme


Intended Learning OutcomesBy the end of this second year module students should be able to:a) Identify the practical elements of writng about film and what is expected by editors in terms of readership, house style,grammar, form and content, as well as working to specific deadlines.b) Apply this knowledge in written assignments, producing a portfolio of work that can be shown to prospective employers.

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, seminars, film screenings and guided independent study.

Assessment MethodsOccurrence A: Four film reviews.Occurrence E: Four film reviews.Occurrence E1: Four film reviews.

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LecturesSeminars 20








HA2015 Film Journalism





Period: Semester 2Occurence: ACoordinator:Mark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit


Intended Learning OutcomesBy the end of this second year module students should be able to:a) Recognise and explain the geographical and cultural biases of western evaluations of cinematic production.b) Discuss and evaluate the cinematic output of other regions of the world.c) Critically assess such output within five different themes: cinema and nation; form and aesthetics; politics and cinema; newwaves, new cinemas; popular genres, popular pleasures.d) Identify and discuss in written assessments some of the key discourses pertaining to world cinema.

Teaching and Learning Methods10 Lectures, 10 Seminars, 20 Other (Film Screening), 110 Guided independent study. Total 150.


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HA2030 Researching World Cinema




001 Coursework essay, 2000-2500 words 50 0002 Examination 50 2



Intended Learning OutcomesBy the end of this second year module students should be able to:a) Identify the key developments in central and north Italian painting, sculpture and architecture between 1500 and 1700.b) Differentiate between the work of different artists and identify their contributions to specific works.c) Describe and interpret the iconography of selected works in written and oral assignments.d) Identify the role of patrons in commissioning works of art and architecture.e) Discuss and evaluate selected works of art criticism and theory.

Teaching and Learning MethodsSeminars and guided independent study.

Assessment MethodsOccurrence A: Coursework Essay, 2000-2500 words. ExamOccurrence E: Coursework essay 1, 2000 words. Coursework Essay 2, 2000 words.Occurrence E1: Coursework essay 1, 2000 words. Coursework Essay 2, 2000 words.

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HA2210 Italian Art & Architecture 1500-1700




001 Coursework Essay, 2500 words 50002 Examination 50 2

Period: Semester 1Occurence: ACoordinator: Simon RichardsMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit


Intended Learning OutcomesBy the end of this second year module students should be able to:

a) Recognise and correctly sequence key events, moments and debates during the rapid changes in European art,architecture, sculpture and film, as well as academic arts training, museum culture and heritage, between the FrenchRevolution and the Second World War.b) Understand this in terms of a complex dialectic and debate between the various avant-garde ideologies of 'modernism' anda counter-tendency towards preserving arts and pracitces linked with ideologies of 'tradition', as well as being able torecognize strong neo-traditionalist tensions hidden within the avant-garde itself.c) Locate these issues in their appropriate geographical, political, economic, social and historical contexts, particularly in thelead up to the return to traditional aesthetics in the arts policies of the pre-World War II dictatorships.d) Explain, interrogate and critically evaluate visual and theoretical material in written coursework.e) Discuss with confidence the intellectual causes and artistic outcomes of the tradition-modernity dialectic.

Teaching and Learning Methods10 Lectures, 10 Seminars, 130 Guided independent study. Total 150.

Assessment MethodsOccurrence A: Coursework Essay, 2500 words. Exam.Occurrence E: Coursework Essay 1, 2500 words. Coursework Essay 2, 2500 words.Occurrence E1: Coursework Essay 1, 2500 words. Coursework Essay 2, 2500 words.

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HA2218 Modernity and Tradition




001 Document Exercise 1 30002 Document Exercise 2 30003 Exam 40 2



Intended Learning OutcomesBy the end of this second year module students should be able to:a) Distinguish between various kinds of primary and secondary sources on art.b) Identify the specific genre, such as contracts, biographies, journals or letters, to which a text belongs.c) Critically assess the information value of such sources in written assessments.

Teaching and Learning MethodsSeminars, Guided independent study.

Assessment MethodsOccurrence A: Document Exercise 1, Document Exercise 2. Exam. Occurrence E: Document Exercise 1, Document Exercise 2, Document Exercise 3.Occurrence E1: Document Exercise 1, Document Exercise 2, Document Exercise 3.

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LecturesSeminars 20








HA2219 Documents of the History of Art




001 Coursework Essay, 5000 words 100 0



Intended Learning OutcomesBy the end of this second year module students should be able to:a) Plan, draft, write and revise an essay of 5,000 words with the guidance of an assigned supervisor.b) Work independetly, identifying a suitable subject for research and carrying through that research.c) Transfer these skills in the production of research outcomes.

Teaching and Learning Methods4 Seminars (2 x 2 hours), 3 hours tutorials, 143 Guided independent study. Total 150.

Assessment Methods5,000 word Long Essay.

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LecturesSeminars 4








HA2222 Long Essay




001 Short Essay (1500-2000 words) 30003 Long Essay (2500-3000 words) 70



Intended Learning OutcomesBy the end of this second year module students should be able to:A. Distinguish the characteristics of a range of American films and other forms of visual culture.B. Assess the significance of films and other visual media within their American cultural context.C. Assess the roles of the institutions of American cinema and television in the production and consumption screened media.D. Use appropriate critical frameworks in the analysis of this material in written assignments.

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, screenings, seminars, and guided independent study.

Assessment MethodsOccurrence A: Short Essay, 1500-2000 words. Long Essay 3000-3500.Occurrence E: Short Essay, 1500-2000 words. Long Essay 3000-3500.Occurrence E1: Short Essay, 1500-2000 words. Long Essay 3000-3500.

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HA2224 American Film and Visual Culture




001 Element 1 (2-5 minute video drama) 50 0002 Element 2 (2000-word production assignment) 50 0

Period: Semester 1Occurence: ACoordinator: Jon ShearsMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit


Intended Learning OutcomesBy the end of this second year module students should be able to:a) Work as a member of a team, producing a 2-5 minute piece of video drama.b) Film and edit a short video drama using modern digital video equipment independently and as part of a team.c) Adapt or write de novo a script for the video.d) Critically analyse in written form the techniques employed in making the video and its intended effect.

Teaching and Learning MethodsStudents will be divided into groups of 4 to 6. Each team will work towards the independent creation of a 2-5 minute piece ofvideo drama, filmed and edited using modern digital video equipment. The main taught part of the module will consist of 6 x 3hour lecture/workshops followed by a three-week gap for filming and editing and a final screening session in week 10 of thesemester. The final Video Drama piece will be awarded a group mark based on its successful exploitation of techniquestaught in the module. Individual assessment will be by means of a 2000-word Production Assignment (describing thetechniques employed in making the video and its intended effect).

Assessment MethodsOccurrence A: Element 1 - 2-5 minute video drama scene(s). Element 2 - 2000-word Production Assignment. Grouppresentation compulsory but not graded.Occurrence E: Element 1 - 2-5 minute video drama scene(s). Element 2 - 2000-word Production Assignment. Grouppresentation compulsory but not graded.

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LecturesSeminars

Practical Classes & Workshops 21Tutorials







HA2429 Film Production




001 Film Review (website), 2500 words 50 0002 Essay, 2500 words 50



Intended Learning Outcomes1. Demonstrate an understanding of debates concerning contemporary Hollywood in terms of industry and genres2. Ability to discuss Hollywood cinema within a wider historical and social context3. Demonstrate an ability to 'read' film using textual analysis4. Analyse films by applying existing scholarships to contemporary examples5. Transferable skills including: written and oral communcation, IT skills and website building, time management and work-planning

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures (including screenings), seminars, guided reading and viewing, independent study

Assessment MethodsOccurrence A: Film review (website) 2500 words. Essay 2500 words.Occurrence E: Film review (website) 2500 words. Essay 2500 words.Occurrence E1: Film review (website) 2500 words. Essay 2500 words.

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HA2432 Contemporary Hollywood Cinema




001 Essay, 3000 words 50 0002 Essay, 2500-3000 words 50 3



Intended Learning OutcomesAt the end of this module, students should have: a) A good understanding of the history and theory of modernist, post-modernist and contemporary architecture. b) The ability to identify and discuss a wide-range of architectural styles in the built environment.

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, seminar discussions, theoretical readings, presentations, running commentary/blogs on contemporary architecturalstories and issues, site visits.

Assessment MethodsOccurrence A: Coursework Essay, 3000 words. Examination.Occurrence E: Coursework Essay 1, 3000 words. Coursework Essay 2, 2500-3000 words.Occurrence E1: Coursework Essay 1, 3000 words. Coursework Essay 2, 2500-3000 words.

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HA3015 The Death and Life of Modernist Architecture




001 Coursework Essay, 2500 words 50 0002 Examination 35 2003 (Joint) Presentation 15



Intended Learning OutcomesBy the end of this final year module students should be able to:a) Identify the core themes of nineteenth and twentieth century art theories.b) Explain and assess their origins in the aesthetics of classical antiquity.c) Analyse a selection of art theories in oral and written presentations.

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, seminars, presentations and guided independent study.

Assessment MethodsOccurrence A: Coursework essay, 2500 words.; Examination, 2 hours. (Joint) Presentation, 15 minutes.Occurrence E: Coursework Essay, 2500 words. Applied Theory Exercise, 1500 words. (Joint) Presentation 15 minutes.Occurrence E1 Coursework Essay, 2500 words. Applied Theory Exercise, 1500 words. (Joint) Presentation, 15 minutes.

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HA3020 Classical Aesthetics and its Legacy




002 Extract Analysis 1500 words 35003 Essay 3500 words 65



Intended Learning OutcomesBy the end of this final year module students should be able to:a) Assess the history and current status of women as filmmakers and film stars, from the 1910s to the present, in the Britishand US film industries as well as international cinema movements such as the French New Wave.b) Employ and evaluate theories of representation and spectatorship in the analysis of a range of films from the work of earlypioneers such as Alice Guy to contemporary directors such as Kathryn Bigelow, and from the melodramas and 'women'spictures' of the 1940s to those featuring action heroines past and present.c)Assess the importance of the economics and organisation of cinema as a global industry for women behind and in front ofthe camera.d) Demonstrate this understanding and these skills in a sequence analysis and an essay.

Teaching and Learning MethodsThe teaching for this module will be through lectures, screenings and semianrs. Each week, there will be a formal, structuredlecture followed by a screening. Seminars will offer the opportunity to further discuss the screening, concepts and theoriesgiven in the lecture.

Assessment MethodsOccurrence A: Extract Analysis, 1500 words. Essay, 3500 words.Occurrence E: Extract Analysis, 1500 words. Essay, 3500 words.

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LecturesSeminars 10








HA3030 Women in Cinema




001 Coursework 100

Period: Academic YearOccurence: ACoordinator: James ChapmanMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit


Intended Learning OutcomesBy the end of this module students will have attained:

the ability to identify, research and 'write up' an extended piece of independent research;*a greater understanding of bibliography and research methods;*improved problem-solving skills;*enhanced knowledge of a range of critical approaches;*the ability to reflect on and take steps to remedy (where necessary) a range of key skills, including writing, critical andpresentation skills;*the ability to summarise research findings for the purpose of oral presentation;*the ability to use PowerPoint as a medium to present a piece of research

Teaching and Learning MethodsThis is a core module for both History of Art and Film Studies students. The emphasis on this module is on supervised, self-directed learning. Students are required to research and write a 10,000 word dissertation, on a subject of their own choice,and to this end are instructed in the selection, researching, writing and presentation of their research topic and appropriateresearch methods, including archival and bibliographical research. They are also given individual tutorials with the member ofstaff appointed as their supervisor. Students are also required to give an oral presentation on their chosen subject of approx5 minutes duration plus 5 minutes for questions/answers. Although this is not assessed, written feedback from theirsupervisor is provided.

Assessment Methods10,000 word dissertation

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FieldworkProject Supervision 4






HA3401 Dissertation




001 Coursework Essay, 2500 words 50 0002 Examination 3 Hours 50 3



Intended Learning OutcomesBy the end of this final year module students should be able to:a) Analyse art produced in Britain from the 1960s to the present day.b) Identify and discuss developments in Conceptual Art in this period.c) Contextualise these developments in terms of the contemporary art market and the theoretical and aesthetic contexts.d) Extrapolate from personal study of Conceptual Art works and competently discuss them in written assessments.

Teaching and Learning Methods30 Seminars, 10 Field Work, 110 Guided independent Study. Total 150.


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LecturesSeminars 30








HA3424 Conceptual Art and its Aftermath in Britain




001 Essay 2500-3000 words 50002 Exam 50 3

Period: Semester 2Occurence: ACoordinator: Phillip LindleyMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit


Intended Learning OutcomesBy the end of this final year module students should be able to:a) Identify different categories of figure-sculpture from the period.b) Differentiate and classify chronologically the key works produced in the period.c) Identify and describe the different functions of imagery before and after the Reformation.d) Explain the hostility to sculptured imagery evinced by many Reformers.

Teaching and Learning MethodsSeminars 10 x 3 hours; Field Work 6 hours. Summarise a key text in oral and written form (this does not count towards theassessment of the module).

Assessment MethodsOccurrence A: Coursework Essay, 2500-3000 words. Exam.Occurrence E: Coursework Essay 1, 2500-3000 words. Coursework Essay 2, 2500-3000 words.Occurrence E1: Coursework Essay 1, 2500-3000 words. Coursework Essay 2, 2500-3000 words.

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LecturesSeminars 30








HA3426 British Gothic Sculpture




001 Essay 2500-3000 words 50002 Exam 50 3



LecturesSeminars 20








HA3430 Italy and the North 1550-1700




001 Literature Reivew, 2000 words 40002 Essay, 3000 words 60 3



Intended Learning OutcomesBy the end of this final year module studens should be able to:

a) Identify and discuss ways in which the Gothic has existed as a form of fiction evident in cinema and television.b) Employ appropriate critical skills in the analysis of Gothic texts on film and television.c) Assess the historical and cultural significance of 'screen Gothic'.d) Demonstrate this competence in a literature review and an essay.e) Identify and discuss significant critical work on Gothic film and television.

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures and introductions to key issues will precede weekly screenings. Weekly seminars will provide forum for discussingscreened material and selected critical texts. They will include non-assessed group presentations. Students will alsoundertake independent research.

Assessment MethodsOccurrence A: Literature Review, 2000 words. Essay, 3000 words.Occurrence E: Literature Review, 2000 words. Essay, 3000 words.Occurrence E1: Literature Review, 2000 words. Essay, 3000 words.

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HA3464 Screen Gothic




001 Serial Portfolio 30002 Coursework Essay, 3000 words 70



Intended Learning OutcomesBy the end of the module students will be able to identify, analyse and discuss characteristics of seriality across diverse mediaforms. Students will be able to demonstrate detailed knowledge and complex understanding of the significance of serialforms, dissemination and consumption. They will be able to demonstrate reflective and analytical skills in applyingapproaches derived from both social sciences and the humanities to a topic relevant to both fields.

Teaching and Learning MethodsThis is a co-taught module, run by staff from History of Art and Film and Media and Communication. It will be taught throughlectures, tutor and student presentations, screenings, seminars and self-directed study. Through the portfolio they have tocompile, students will reflect on their use of the serial and on how they can apply the notions of seriality they have beestudying to their own viewing, reading or listening experience.

Assessment MethodsOccurrence A: Coursework: Serial portfolio. Essay, 3000 words.Occurrence E: Coursework: Serial portfolio. Essay, 3000 words.Occurrence E1: Coursework: Serial portfolio. Essay, 3000 words.

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LecturesSeminars 20








HA3465 Seriality: Film, Television and Other Media




001 Research Proposal 50 0002 Research Essay 50



Intended Learning Outcomes1. To demonstrate a thorough understanding of debates surrounding the aesthetics, reception and politics of British andAmerican TV drama, and the relationship between the two.2. To analyse and discuss contemporary television drama within a wider disciplinary and socio-historical discourse3. To identify original and significant areas for study within the field of contemporary television and to situate their own workwithin these4.Transferable skills including: written and oral communcation, time management and work-planning, outlining andresponding to research objectives

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures (including screenings), seminars, guided reading and viewing, and independent study

Assessment MethodsOccurrence A: Research Proposal, (summary of critical debates) 2000 words. Research Essay, 3000 words.Occurrence E: Research Proposal, (summary of critical debates) 2000 words. Research Essay, 3000 words.Occurrence E1: Research Proposal, (summary of critical debates) 2000 words. Research Essay, 3000 words.

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Fieldwork 0Project Supervision 0

Guided Independent Study 110Demonstration 0

Supervised time in studio/workshop 0Work Based Learning 0

Placement 0Year Abroad 0



HA3478 Television Drama




001 Coursework Essay, 2500 words 50002 Examination 50 3



Intended Learning OutcomesBy the end of this final year module students should be able to:a) Scrutinise and discuss the ways in which Italian renaissance artists employed drawings in a variety of media to make theirpaintings.b) Discuss an individual case study, locating it in its larger artistic, cultural and historical context.c) Evaluate and combine textual and visual evidence.d) Demonstrate this competence in an essay an written examination.

Teaching and Learning Methods10 x 2 seminars.130 hours of guided independent study


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LecturesSeminars 20








HA3484 From Drawing to Painting in the Italian Renaissance




001 Essay, 2500-3000 words 50002 Examination 50 3



Intended Learning OutcomesBy the end of this final year module students should be able to:a) Evaluate the complex relationships between French films of the period 1930-55 and the society and culture within whichthey were produced.b) Assess the critical literature on the subject.c) Identify and locate films and film makers within various contexts, industrial, institutional, technological, social, cultural,economic and political.d) Demonstrate this competence in a written essay and examination.

Teaching and Learning Methods1 lecture and 1 seminar a week, plus a 2 hour screening.

Assessment MethodsOccurrence A: Essay, 2500-3000 words. Exam.Occurrence E: Essay 1, 2500-3000 words. Essay 2, 2500-3000 words.Occurrence E1: Essay 1, 2500-3000 words. Essay 2, 2500-3000 words.

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Fieldwork 0Project Supervision 0

Guided Independent Study 110Demonstration 0

Supervised time in studio/workshop 30Work Based Learning 0

Placement 0Year Abroad 0



HA3485 The Golden Age of French Cinema,1930-1955
