Programme Specification for the 2024/5 academic year
BA (Hons) Film and Television Studies and Modern Languages (3-year)
1. Programme Details
| Programme name | BA (Hons) Film and Television Studies and Modern Languages (3-year) | Programme code | UFA3EGLSML06 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study mode(s) | Part Time Full Time |
Academic year | 2024/5 |
| Campus(es) | Streatham (Exeter) |
NQF Level of the Final Award | 6 (Honours) |
2. Description of the Programme
The BA (Hons) Film & Television Studies Modern Languages (3-year) programme is not available for direct application. In exceptional circumstances only, subject to the agreement of the relevant Director of Education, it is possible to transfer onto this alternative 3-year BA Film & Television Studies Modern Languages programme.
This programme will give you a thorough grounding in the main themes and methods of two progressive disciplines, Film Studies and Modern Languages. This Combined Honours degree enables you to divide your time equally between these related subject areas. While at the University of Exeter, you will study half of your modules from the BA Modern Languages programme and the other half from Film Studies.
Film & Television Studies offers the opportunity to study an exciting range of film and television from different periods and international contexts; you will watch films from American, European, and other World cinemas, as well as learning about the trends and technologies of television. You will gain a deep and wide ranging knowledge of film and television as cultural, social, industrial and global phenomena and familiarity with different conceptual and theoretical approaches to them. The range of material studied will equip you to understand the complex histories of these media as well as how important issues of cultural difference are raised through them, giving you the tools and vocabulary to take a questioning attitude to your own media culture. We encourage you to make the most of the facilities available to broaden and enhance your study of film, not just on campus and in the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum but also through the lively film culture (art-house cinema, media facilities) in the city itself.
The Modern Languages side of the programme offers choice between the study of one of seven major languages (Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian or Spanish), taught by experienced language specialists including native speakers and academic staff at the cutting edge of research in their particular discipline. Progression through the programme will combine the acquisition of language with the study of the literature, history, film and linguistics of the language disciplines as well as advanced translation practice. You will develop a high level of proficiency in reading, writing, understanding and speaking your selected language, providing you with valued skills for future careers. A carefully arranged choice of modules enables you to focus more towards language skills or to learn about the society in which a particular language is spoken. Our cultural modules cover topics as broad as history, politics, philosophy, literature and cinema; they complement the language study within the programme and further ground your understanding of the language of your choice.
Advice and guidance on your programme can be sought from your personal tutor and programme director. All staff offer regular office hours that you can drop into without a prior appointment for this purpose.
3. Educational Aims of the Programme
This programme aims to develop your competence in the subject-specific research skills required in both Film & Television Studies and your chosen language. It will:
- give you a thorough grounding in the core principles of film and television and modern languages through study which engages you imaginatively in the analysis of language, literature, visual media and culture.
- train you towards a high level of proficiency in reading, speaking, writing and listening in your chosen language, with the aim of enabling you to communicate readily in personal and professional arenas.
- give you an appreciation and understanding of the distinctive features of European, US, and World cinema
- provide you with an appreciation of the trends and technologies of television in the UK, US, and elsewhere
- provide you with a variety of approaches (both traditional and innovative) to teaching and learning, and a lively and supportive studying environment which stimulates enjoyment and independent study
- provide a broad and challenging intellectual training and a foundation of personal and key skills for those students entering the world of work on graduation, together with a suitable basis for those who wish to pursue further research in the relevant subject or subjects
- use the research expertise of staff to promote a stimulating interaction of teaching and research within the flexible programme structure
- enable you to become reflective and autonomous independent learners.
- develop a range of subject specific, academic and transferable skills, including high order conceptual literacy and communication skills of value in graduate employment
4. Programme Structure
5. Programme Modules
The following tables describe the programme and constituent modules. Constituent modules may be updated, deleted or replaced as a consequence of the annual programme review of this programme.
Film & Television Studies modules https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/studyinformation/modules/?prog=film
Modern Languages modules https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/studyinformation/modules/?prog=mod-lang
You may take optional modules as long as any necessary prerequisites have been satisfied, where the timetable allows and if you have not already taken the module in question or an equivalent module. You are expected to balance your credits in each stage of the programme, taking 60 credits from Film Studies, and 60 credits from Modern Languages. On the Modern Languages side of your programme, you will normally take optional content modules appropriate to your degree stage and corresponding to your compulsory language module.
The Faculty, however, takes the view that in Combined Honours programmes you would be incapable of reaching a satisfactory standard in the chosen language if you took fewer than 60 credits per year in it. Accordingly you may not exercise the modularity option in Modern Languages (modularity is where you are permitted to take elective modules from other disciplines that are not included in the programme specification). However, it would be possible for you in certain cases, to exercise the right from the Film & Television Studies side of your programme alone.
At all stages, you will take one compulsory language module amounting to 30 credits in total.
On this 3-year programme, transfer to which is permissible in exceptional circumstances only, you are encouraged wherever possible to spend a period of residence in countries where the language of study is spoken during a vacation before progressing to the final stage. The Programme Director for the relevant language discipline can advise you on the most appropriate way of gaining experience of independent learning for your individual circumstances.
Transfer from the 3-year to the 4-year programme is possible up to the end of stage 2. All such transfers are subject to approval by the Director of Education and are only permissible in exceptional circumstances. Where you have completed the degree programme in three years, the words ‘Three-Year Programme' will appear on your degree certificate; otherwise the titles of the 3-year and 4-year versions of a degree programme are identical.
Stage 1
60 credits of compulsory Film Studies modules, 30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language and 30 credits of optional modules consisting of content related to your chosen language.
Compulsory Modules
Subject to choosing 120 credits for the stage overall, you must:
a - select 30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language.
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAF1501 | Major Debates in Film Theory | 30 | No |
| EAF1506 | Interrogating Screens | 30 | No |
| Modern Languages Stage 1 Compulsory Language Modules [See note a above] | |||
| MLF1001 | French Language | 30 | Yes |
| MLF1052 | French Language for Beginners | 30 | Yes |
| MLG1001 | German Language | 30 | Yes |
| MLG1052 | German Language for Beginners | 30 | Yes |
| MLI1001 | Italian Language | 30 | Yes |
| MLI1052 | Italian Language for Beginners | 30 | Yes |
| MLM1052 | Beginners Chinese | 30 | Yes |
| MLP1052 | Portuguese Language for Beginners | 30 | Yes |
| MLR1001 | Contemporary Russian Written and Oral | 30 | Yes |
| MLR1030 | Russian Language for Beginners | 30 | Yes |
| MLS1001 | Spanish Language | 30 | Yes |
| MLS1056 | Spanish Language for Beginners | 30 | Yes |
Optional Modules
b - select 30 credits of optional modules consisting of content related to your chosen language; on the Modern Languages side of your programme, you may select a maximum of 15 credits of either the SML- or HUM-coded modules listed below for the year. Please note that certain modules may only be available to students on Single Honours programmes, or to students who have taken a particular language module. This information will be given in the pre-requisites or co-requisites section of the relevant module descriptor.
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Stage 1 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note b above] | |||
| MLM1010 | China of the Senses: Approaching Chinese Culture and Environments | 15 | No |
| PHL1010 | Introduction to Asian Philosophy | 15 | No |
| SML1208 | Language, Culture, International Relations | 15 | No |
| French Stage 1 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note b above] | |||
| MLF1017 | The Making of Modern France | 15 | No |
| MLF1018 | The Devil is in the Detail: An Introduction to the Short Story in French | 15 | No |
| SML1207 | Introduction to Film | 15 | No |
| MLF1103 | The French Language, Present and Past | 15 | No |
| MLF1121 | French Visual History | 15 | No |
| MLF1105 | An Introduction to French Thought | 15 | No |
| SML1208 | Language, Culture, International Relations | 15 | No |
| German Stage 1 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note b above] | |||
| MLG1017 | Turning Points in German History 1200 - 2000 | 15 | No |
| MLG1021 | Outside In: An Introduction to Outcasts and Outsiders in German-language Literature and Film | 15 | No |
| SML1207 | Introduction to Film | 15 | No |
| MLG1014 | A Nation Remembers: Issues in German Cultural Memory | 15 | No |
| MLG1022 | Divided Germany in Film and Visual Culture 1949-1990 | 15 | No |
| SML1208 | Language, Culture, International Relations | 15 | No |
| Italian Stage 1 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note b above] | |||
| MLI1016 | Italy Inside Out: Popular Visual Narratives about Italy | 15 | No |
| SML1207 | Introduction to Film | 15 | No |
| MLI1121 | A Thousand Faces: Cultures and History in 19th-Century Italy | 15 | No |
| Portuguese Stage 1 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note b above] | |||
| SML1207 | Introduction to Film | 15 | No |
| MLP1002 | Introduction to the Lusophone World | 15 | No |
| SML1208 | Language, Culture, International Relations | 15 | No |
| Russian Stage 1 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note b above] | |||
| MLR1023 | Russia: Empire and Identity | 15 | No |
| SML1207 | Introduction to Film | 15 | No |
| MLR1006 | An Emotional Experience: Russian Literature and the Expression of Feeling | 15 | No |
| Spanish Stage 1 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note b above] | |||
| MLS1067 | Ideology in the Hispanic World | 15 | No |
| MLS1068 | An Introduction to the Literature and Film of Spain | 15 | No |
| SML1207 | Introduction to Film | 15 | No |
| MLS1066 | The Making of Modern Latin America: History Through Literature and Culture | 15 | No |
| MLS1164 | A Journey of Discovery: Hispanic Global Culture | 15 | No |
| SML1208 | Language, Culture, International Relations | 15 | No |
Stage 2
30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language, 60 credits of optional modules in Film Studies and 30 credits of optional modules consisting of content related to your chosen language.
Compulsory Modules
Subject to selecting 120 credits in the stage overall, you must:
c - select 30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language.
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Languages Stage 2 Compulsory Language Modules [See note c above] | |||
| MLF2001 | French Language, Written and Oral | 30 | Yes |
| MLF2152 | Intermediate French | 30 | Yes |
| MLG2001 | German Language, Written and Oral | 30 | Yes |
| MLG2052 | Intermediate German | 30 | Yes |
| MLI2001 | Italian Language, Written and Oral | 30 | Yes |
| MLI2051 | Italian Language | 30 | Yes |
| MLM2052 | Intermediate Chinese (One) | 30 | Yes |
| MLP2052 | Intermediate Portuguese | 30 | Yes |
| MLR2001 | Contemporary Russian Written and Oral I | 30 | Yes |
| MLR2030 | Intermediate Russian | 30 | Yes |
| MLS2001 | Spanish Language, Written and Oral | 30 | Yes |
| MLS2156 | Spanish Language (ex-beginners) | 30 | Yes |
Optional Modules
d - select 60 credits from this list of optional Film Studies modules.
e - select 30 credits of optional modules consisting of content related to your chosen language; on the Modern Languages side of your programme, you may select a maximum of 15 credits of either the SML- or HUM-coded modules listed below for the year. It is your responsibility to ensure that credit for SML modules can be counted towards the language of your study, where this is necessary for your credit count
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Film & Television Stage 2 Option modules 2024-5 [See note d above] | |||
| EAF2510 | Adaptation: Text, Image, Culture | 30 | No |
| EAF2515 | Contemporary Latin American Cinema | 30 | No |
| EAF2512 | European Cinemas: Art, Industry, Entertainment | 30 | No |
| EAF2500 | European Cinemas: Art, Industry, Entertainment | 15 | No |
| EAF2514 | Scrublands, Sanctuary, Screens: Co-creating Knowledges alongside Donkeys | 30 | No |
| EAF2502 | Shots in the Dark | 30 | No |
| EAF2511 | Television: Times, Trends and Technologies | 30 | No |
| Chinese Stage 2 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note e above] | |||
| HUM2005 | Tales of Freedom, Necessity and Providence | 15 | No |
| MLM2003 | Chinoiserie and Europeenerie: Artistic and cultural exchanges between China and Europe | 15 | No |
| MLM2008 | Introduction to Modern Chinese Literature | 15 | No |
| SML2246 | Intercultural Communication | 15 | No |
| SML2244 | Multilingualism in Society | 15 | No |
| French Stage 2 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note e above] | |||
| MLF2012 | Evolution of the French Language | 15 | No |
| MLF2069 | East is East? Cross-Cultural Encounters in Medieval French Literature | 15 | No |
| MLF2076 | Subversive Texts: Baudelaire and Rachilde | 15 | No |
| HUM2005 | Tales of Freedom, Necessity and Providence | 15 | No |
| HIH2208A | Medieval Paris | 30 | No |
| MLF2070 | Violence and Virtue: Early Modern French Theatre | 15 | No |
| MLF2029 | Varieties of French | 15 | No |
| MLF2006 | French-language Road Movies: Space, Place and Identity | 15 | No |
| HIH2591 | Philip Augustus and the Making of France, 1180-1223 | 30 | No |
| SML2246 | Intercultural Communication | 15 | No |
| SML2244 | Multilingualism in Society | 15 | No |
| German Stage 2 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note e above] | |||
| MLG2003 | Youth and Age: Generations in German Fiction and Film | 15 | No |
| MLG2018 | Berlin - Culture, History and Politics | 15 | No |
| MLG2019 | Gender, Race and Migration in 20th and 21st-century German Literature | 15 | No |
| SML2246 | Intercultural Communication | 15 | No |
| SML2244 | Multilingualism in Society | 15 | No |
| Italian Stage 2 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note e above] | |||
| MLI2019 | Italian(s) in the World | 15 | No |
| HUM2005 | Tales of Freedom, Necessity and Providence | 15 | No |
| MLI2004 | From Page to Screen: The Italian Female Detective in Literature, Film and Television | 15 | No |
| SML2246 | Intercultural Communication | 15 | No |
| SML2244 | Multilingualism in Society | 15 | No |
| Portuguese Stage 2 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note e above] | |||
| SML2004 | Contemporary Latin American Cinema | 15 | No |
| SML2246 | Intercultural Communication | 15 | No |
| SML2244 | Multilingualism in Society | 15 | No |
| Russian Stage 2 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note e above] | |||
| MLR2023 | A Russian Carnival of the Animals | 15 | No |
| MLR2026 | The Deceptive City: the Creation of St Petersburg in Russian Literature | 15 | No |
| MLR2021 | Understanding Russia | 15 | No |
| MLR2025 | Imperfect Murder: Reading Crime and Punishment | 15 | No |
| SML2246 | Intercultural Communication | 15 | No |
| SML2244 | Multilingualism in Society | 15 | No |
| Spanish Stage 2 Option Modules 2024-5 [See note e above] | |||
| MLS2044 | How to be a Knight: Political Lessons from 14th-Century Spain | 15 | No |
| MLS2072 | Place and Identity in Contemporary Venezuelan Culture | 15 | No |
| SML2004 | Contemporary Latin American Cinema | 15 | No |
| HIH2145A | Spain from Absolutism to Democracy | 30 | No |
| MLS2045 | Federico Garcia Lorca: Theatre and Poetry | 15 | No |
| MLS2061 | The Latin American Short Story | 15 | No |
| MLS2073 | Literary Non-Fiction in Argentina: When Writing Meets the Real | 15 | No |
| MLS2158 | "What is Love? And Do I Need It?" An Introduction to Spanish Renaissance Love Poetry | 15 | No |
| SML2246 | Intercultural Communication | 15 | No |
| SML2244 | Multilingualism in Society | 15 | No |
Stage 3
60 credits of optional Film Studies modules, 30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language and 30 credits of optional modules consisting of content related to your chosen language.
Compulsory Modules
Subject to selecting 120 credits in the stage you must:
g - select 30 credits of compulsory modules in your chosen language.
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Languages Final Stage Compulsory Language Modules [See note g above] | |||
| MLM3111 | Advanced Chinese Language Skills | 30 | Yes |
| MLF3111 | Advanced French Language Skills | 30 | Yes |
| MLG3111 | Advanced German Language Skills | 30 | Yes |
| MLI3111 | Advanced Italian Language Skills | 30 | Yes |
| MLP3111 | Advanced Portuguese Language Skills | 30 | Yes |
| MLR3111 | Advanced Russian Language Skills | 30 | Yes |
| MLS3111 | Advanced Spanish Language Skills | 30 | Yes |
Optional Modules
h - select 60 credits from this list of optional Film Studies modules.
i - select 30 credits of optional modules consisting of content related to your chosen language; you may select a maximum of 15 credits of the SML- or HUM-coded modules listed below for the year, these are additional to SML3015. You may, alternatively, take SML3030. Please note you may only select one dissertation module across the two programmes. It is your responsibility to ensure that credit for SML modules can be counted towards the language of your study, where this is necessary for your credit count.
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Film & Television Final Stage Option modules 2024-5 [See note h above] | |||
| EAF3501 | American Independent Film | 30 | No |
| EAF3513 | British Screens | 30 | No |
| EAF3519 | Cinema in the Anthropocene | 30 | No |
| EAF3106 | Female Screens: Representation, Agency and Authorship | 30 | No |
| EAF3521 | Film Audiences | 30 | No |
| EAF3515 | Something to See: War and Visual Media | 30 | No |
| Chinese Final Stage Option Modules 2024-5 [See note i above] | |||
| HUM3015 | The Place of Meaning: Gardens in Britain and China | 15 | No |
| SML3015 | Dissertation | 15 | No |
| SML3013 | Through the Language Lens: the Relationship between Language, Culture and the Mind | 15 | No |
| SML3043 | Migration and Multilingualism | 15 | No |
| SML3041 | Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures | 15 | No |
| MLM3008 | Introduction to Modern Chinese Literature | 15 | No |
| SML3042 | Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration | 15 | No |
| SML3009 | Intercultural Communication in a Global World | 15 | No |
| HUM3002 | Aliens Abroad: Science Fiction in Global Literature | 15 | No |
| SML3030 | Extended Dissertation | 30 | No |
| French Final Stage Option Modules 2024-5 [See note i above] | |||
| SML3015 | Dissertation | 15 | No |
| SML3030 | Extended Dissertation | 30 | No |
| SML3013 | Through the Language Lens: the Relationship between Language, Culture and the Mind | 15 | No |
| SML3043 | Migration and Multilingualism | 15 | No |
| SML3041 | Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures | 15 | No |
| MLF3034 | Sociolinguistics of French | 15 | No |
| MLF3079 | Sex, Subversion and Censorship: Libertine Literature in Seventeenth-Century France | 15 | No |
| MLF3007 | Multilingualism, Audiovisual Translation and Power in Cinema-monde | 15 | No |
| MLF3078 | Philosophers, Prophets and Mystics in French Culture | 15 | No |
| MLF3080 | Les Miserables from the Nineteenth Century to the Present Day | 15 | No |
| SML3042 | Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration | 15 | No |
| SML3044 | Migration in World Cinema | 15 | No |
| SML3009 | Intercultural Communication in a Global World | 15 | No |
| German Final Stage Option Modules 2024-5 [See note i above] | |||
| MLG3040 | Sex, Sciences and the Arts | 15 | No |
| SML3015 | Dissertation | 15 | No |
| SML3013 | Through the Language Lens: the Relationship between Language, Culture and the Mind | 15 | No |
| SML3034 | Contemporary French Visual Culture | 15 | No |
| SML3041 | Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures | 15 | No |
| MLG3036 | Dictatorships on Display: History Exhibitions in Germany and Austria | 15 | No |
| SML3042 | Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration | 15 | No |
| SML3009 | Intercultural Communication in a Global World | 15 | No |
| SML3030 | Extended Dissertation | 30 | No |
| Italian Final Stage Option Modules 2024-5 [See note i above] | |||
| MLI3199 | Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend | 15 | No |
| SML3015 | Dissertation | 15 | No |
| SML3013 | Through the Language Lens: the Relationship between Language, Culture and the Mind | 15 | No |
| SML3043 | Migration and Multilingualism | 15 | No |
| SML3041 | Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures | 15 | No |
| MLI3033 | Multicultural Italy | 15 | No |
| HUM3002 | Aliens Abroad: Science Fiction in Global Literature | 15 | No |
| SML3042 | Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration | 15 | No |
| SML3009 | Intercultural Communication in a Global World | 15 | No |
| SML3030 | Extended Dissertation | 30 | No |
| Portuguese Final Stage Option Modules 2024-5 [See note i above] | |||
| SML3013 | Through the Language Lens: the Relationship between Language, Culture and the Mind | 15 | No |
| SML3015 | Dissertation | 15 | No |
| SML3043 | Migration and Multilingualism | 15 | No |
| SML3041 | Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures | 15 | No |
| SML3044 | Migration in World Cinema | 15 | No |
| SML3014 | Socialist Thought and Practice in Latin America and Africa | 15 | No |
| SML3042 | Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration | 15 | No |
| SML3009 | Intercultural Communication in a Global World | 15 | No |
| SML3030 | Extended Dissertation | 30 | No |
| Russian Final Stage Option Modules 2024-5 [See note i above] | |||
| MLR3026 | The Deceptive City: The Creation of St Petersburg in Russian Literature | 15 | No |
| MLR3123 | A Russian Carnival of the Animals | 15 | No |
| SML3015 | Dissertation | 15 | No |
| SML3013 | Through the Language Lens: the Relationship between Language, Culture and the Mind | 15 | No |
| SML3043 | Migration and Multilingualism | 15 | No |
| SML3041 | Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures | 15 | No |
| MLR3021 | Women Writers in Twentieth - century Russian Literure | 30 | No |
| MLR3025 | Apocalypse/Utopia: The Russian Roots of Revolution | 15 | No |
| SML3009 | Intercultural Communication in a Global World | 15 | No |
| SML3042 | Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration | 15 | No |
| HUM3002 | Aliens Abroad: Science Fiction in Global Literature | 15 | No |
| SML3030 | Extended Dissertation | 30 | No |
| Spanish Final Stage Option Modules 2024-5 [See note i above] | |||
| MLS3037 | Women and Feminism in 20th Century Spain | 15 | No |
| MLS3057 | Cross Currents: Memory, Myth and Modernity in Latin America | 15 | No |
| MLS3071 | The Chilean Road to Socialism (1970-1973): What Happened and Why? Elements for a Debate | 15 | No |
| SML3015 | Dissertation | 15 | No |
| SML3013 | Through the Language Lens: the Relationship between Language, Culture and the Mind | 15 | No |
| SML3043 | Migration and Multilingualism | 15 | No |
| SML3041 | Green Matters in Modern Languages and Cultures | 15 | No |
| MLS3072 | Unlawful Sex: Sexualities on Trial in Medieval Spain | 15 | No |
| SML3031 | Advanced Translation Skills | 15 | No |
| SML3009 | Intercultural Communication in a Global World | 15 | No |
| SML3014 | Socialist Thought and Practice in Latin America and Africa | 15 | No |
| SML3042 | Transcultural Devon: Creating, Analysing and Subtitling Interviews in the Context of Migration | 15 | No |
| SML3044 | Migration in World Cinema | 15 | No |
| HUM3002 | Aliens Abroad: Science Fiction in Global Literature | 15 | No |
| SML3030 | Extended Dissertation | 30 | No |
6. Programme Outcomes Linked to Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods
Intended Learning Outcomes
A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
1. Identify and evaluate the variety of approaches and traditions taken within both the study of Film & Television and Modern Languages, combining language and culture. | ILOs 1-8 are acquired through lectures, seminars, workshops, study groups, tutorials and other learning activities throughout the programme. The degree of specialisation of subject knowledge increases during the programme. Modules at Stage 4 are most closely related to the research specialism of the staff teaching the module. The precise method of teaching varies according to each module. On team-taught modules you will normally engage in both lectures and seminar groups. In smaller options you will normally spend most of your contact time in seminar groups and workshops. Core language modules at Stage 1 include an introduction to language-learning strategies, with subsequent stages requiring you to make systematic use of the self-access material available in the library, in the Language Centre, and via web-based resources. Language modules at each stage use authentic materials in the chosen language/s, both written (texts in a variety of styles and registers) and spoken (oral classes with native speakers, together with use of TV and the electronic media). These forms of target-language material are used in a variety of ways, including reading or listening comprehension, translation, and production of related material in the chosen language/s through exercises such as summarising, essay-writing and oral presentations. Instruction is reinforced by regular formative assessment. Formal grammar is usually taught, both in seminars and through guided study of a textbook, at a level appropriate to each stage of the programmes and to level of achievement at the outset of the programme. | The assessment of these skills is through a combination of presentations and participation in seminars, coursework, log-books, web-based assessments, visual and written essays, oral and written exams, other written reports/projects, and (if chosen) a dissertation. Essays, exams and presentations are especially significant within the programme because they assess each of the skills, 1-8. |
Intended Learning Outcomes
B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
9. Apply critical skills in the analysis of film and television. | ILOs 9-13 and 15-16 are developed throughout the programme in film and television and modern language modules, becoming more sophisticated as students move from stage to stage. They are developed through lectures and seminars, written work, and oral work (both in presentation and seminar discussion), and reinforced through the range of modules across all four stages. They will culminate in the substantial and independent research skills demonstrated within third year special subject and advanced language modules. ILO 14 is implicit in all study of the language and cultures of another country, and all modules | The assessment of these skills is through a combination of presentations and participation in seminars, log-books, web-based assessments, written and visual essays, oral and written exams, other written reports/projects, and (if chosen) a dissertation. |
Intended Learning Outcomes
C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
17. Apply advanced literacy and communication skills in appropriate contexts including the ability to present sustained and persuasive written and oral arguments. | Personal and key skills are delivered through all modules, and developed in lectures, workshops, study groups, tutorials, work experience and other learning activities throughout the programme. | The assessment of these skills is through a combination of presentations and participation in seminars, log-books, web-based assessments, written and visual essays, oral and written exams, other written reports/projects, and a dissertation. ILOs 17-22 are also strongly developed in the course of the portfolio of assessed essays and other written work produced through all stages of the programme. These assessments work on the principle of offering formative feedback to support the development of your written work within as well as between modules. Feedback on one assignment is intended to inform the next piece of work you undertake on the module; the next piece of work on the programme, or the future learning of graduates. ILO 23 is associated especially with the range of group presentations and projects taking place in modules. Group assessment brings into focus an important range of skills for students, including sharing workloads, responsibility for tasks, team-working, collaborative and communicative skills. ILOs 24-25 are also accomplished in the course of ‘real-time’ formal assessments such as presentations and end of module exams, which occur in all four levels of the programme. |
7. Programme Regulations
Programme-specific Award Rules
You will enter initially to study the BA (Hons) Film & Television Studies and Modern Languages, but your final degree title will reflect the language you have studied.
Classification
Full details of assessment regulations for all taught programmes can be found in the TQA Manual, specifically in the Credit and Qualifications Framework, and the Assessment, Progression and Awarding: Taught Programmes Handbook. Additional information, including Generic Marking Criteria, can be found in the Learning and Teaching Support Handbook.
8. College Support for Students and Students' Learning
All students within Film Studies and Modern Languages have a personal tutor for their entire programme of study and who is available at advertised ‘office hours’. There are induction sessions to orientate you at the start of your programme. A personal tutoring system will operate with regular communication throughout the programme. Academic support will be also be provided by module leaders. You can also make an appointment to see individual teaching staff.
9. University Support for Students and Students' Learning
Please refer to the University Academic Policy and Standards guidelines regarding support for students and students' learning.
10. Admissions Criteria
Undergraduate applicants must satisfy the Undergraduate Admissions Policy of the University of Exeter.
Postgraduate applicants must satisfy the Postgraduate Admissions Policy of the University of Exeter.
Specific requirements required to enrol on this programme are available at the respective Undergraduate or Postgraduate Study Site webpages.
11. Regulation of Assessment and Academic Standards
Each academic programme in the University is subject to an agreed College assessment and marking strategy, underpinned by institution-wide assessment procedures.
The security of assessment and academic standards is further supported through the appointment of External Examiners for each programme. External Examiners have access to draft papers, course work and examination scripts. They are required to attend the Board of Examiners and to provide an annual report. Annual External Examiner reports are monitored at both College and University level. Their responsibilities are described in the University's code of practice. See the University's TQA Manual for details.
14. Awarding Institution
University of Exeter
15. Lead College / Teaching Institution
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS)
16. Partner College / Institution
Partner College(s)
Not applicable to this programme
Partner Institution
Not applicable to this programme.
17. Programme Accredited / Validated by
0
18. Final Award
BA (Hons) Film and Television Studies and Modern Languages (3-year)
19. UCAS Code
Not applicable to this programme.
20. NQF Level of Final Award
6 (Honours)
21. Credit
| CATS credits | ECTS credits |
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22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group
[Honours] Languages and related studies
[Honours] Communication, media, film and cultural studies
23. Dates
| Origin Date | 01/06/2016 |
Date of last revision | 26/07/2021 |
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