Television Drama (MCS) FTV5073

  • Academic Session: 2024-25
  • School: School of Culture and Creative Arts
  • Credits: 20
  • Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
  • Typically Offered: Either Semester 1 or Semester 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: No
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No

Short Description

Exploring television drama: aesthetics, narrative, and industry.

Timetable

10 x 1hr lecture per week over 10 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus.

Requirements of Entry

Standard entry to Masters at College Level.

Excluded Courses

FTV4070

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

1 x Poster (detailing aesthetics, industrial contexts, and/or narrative structures of an episode from a TV drama) and Reflective Essay (1,500 words) - 40%

 

1 x Annotated Bibliography (2,500 words) - 60%

Course Aims

This course aims to:

■ survey the aesthetic, institutional and industrial history of television drama with reference to American and British television, drawing comparisons across global contexts

■ encourage the development of specific modes of analysis appropriate to television drama.

consider the implications of media convergence beginning in the 1980s and 1990s and the emergence of 'prestige' drama discourse

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ express an understanding of key debates that inform the study of television drama.

■ critically analyse the institutional and cultural contexts in which television drama is produced.

Closely analyse and interpret television drama texts, utilizing relevant theoretical frameworks and critical methodologies.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.