Film & Television Studies MA
Film Analysis FTV4004
- Academic Session: 2024-25
- School: School of Culture and Creative Arts
- Credits: 20
- Level: Level 4 (SCQF level 10)
- Typically Offered: Semester 1
- Available to Visiting Students: No
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
Short Description
This course develops skills of close textual analysis rehearsed at Level One and Two, with a view to enhancing the quality of textual analysis in other Honours courses (including the dissertation). Through repeated small-group seminar exercises on a range of different films, it encourages students to enhance their close film reading skills while employing a variety of critical perspectives.
Timetable
10 x 1hr lecture,
10 x 75 min seminar,
10 x 2hr screening (online only) over 10 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus
Excluded Courses
None
Co-requisites
None
Assessment
Essay (2,000 words) - 40%
Essay (3,000 words) - 50%
Seminar participation - 10%
Main Assessment In: April/May
Are reassessment opportunities available for all summative assessments? Not applicable
Reassessments are normally available for all courses, except those which contribute to the Honours classification. For non-Honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions for this course are described below.
Course Aims
This course aims to:
■ Develop the skills of close textual analysis, through small group and individual work
■ Explore the relationship between text and context
■ Consider frameworks for the 'interpretation' of texts
■ Explore the role and function of textual analysis for the study of film
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of this course students will be able to:
■ Apply close textual analysis to a variety of film texts and analyse them critically with careful consideration of relevant contexts
■ Identify and critically employ appropriate interpretive frameworks in their analysis
■ Present ideas critically, clearly and coherently in oral and written formats
■ Employ communication skills to work constructively within small groups
Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits
Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components of the course's summative assessment.