Programme Specification for the 2020/1 academic year

BA (Hons) Film and Television Studies

1. Programme Details

Programme name	BA (Hons) Film and Television Studies	Programme code	UFA3EGLEGL12
Study mode(s)	Part Time Full Time	Academic year	2020/1
Campus(es)	Streatham (Exeter)	NQF Level of the Final Award	6 (Honours)

2. Description of the Programme

The BA (Hons) Film & Television Studies programme 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 materials 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.

As you progress through your degree into the second and final years, you will be able to follow your own interests by choosing from the variety of topics on offer, culminating in your own research project, a dissertation, in your final year.

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 for this purpose.

3. Educational Aims of the Programme

The programme is intended to:

enable and encourage you to engage with current critical and theoretical debates relating to film and television
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 the analytical skills necessary for an understanding of film and television as audiovisual media
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.

http://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/humanities/studying/undergraduates/modules/

The following tables describe the programme and constituent modules. Constituent modules may be updated, deleted or replaced as a consequence of the annual review of this programme.

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. Optional modules offered are subject to change depending on staff availability and student demand.

You may take elective modules up to 30 credits outside of the programme in the first, second and final stages 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.

Stage 1

120 credits of compulsory modules

Compulsory Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
FLM Stage 1 BA Film-TV Studies - Film-TV compulsory modules 2020-1
EAF1501	Major Debates in Film Theory	30	No
EAF1504	Introduction to Film History	30	No
EAF1506	Interrogating Screens	30	No
EAF1507	The Contemporary Film and Television Industries	30	No

Stage 2

120 credits of optional modules

^bYou must select 90-120 credits from this list of Film & Television Studies modules.

^cYou may only select one of the two modules HUM2000 or HUM2001.

Optional Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
FST S2 BA SH opt 2020-1 [See note b above]
EAS2031	Creative Writing: Building a Story	30	No
EAS2089	Creative Industries: Their Past, Our Future	30	No
EAS2103	Modernism and Modernity: Literature 1900-1960	30	No
EAS2090	Humanities after the Human: Further Adventures in Critical Theory	30	No
EAS2104	Crossing the Water: Transatlantic Literary Relations	30	No
EAS2113	Culture, Crisis and Ecology in a Postcolonial World	30	No
EAF2502	Shots in the Dark	30	No
EAF2508	Cinescapes: Time, Space and Identity	30	No
EAF2510	Adaptation: Text, Image, Culture	30	No
EAF2511	Television: Times, Trends and Technologies	30	No
EAF2512	European Cinemas: Art, Industry, Entertainment	30	No
MLF2065	Contemporary French Film: Issues and Debates	15	No
AHV2013	Photography and Evidence	15	No
HUM HUM2000-HUM2001 [See note c above]
HUM2000	Humanities in the Workplace	30	No
HUM2001	Humanities in the Workplace	15	No

Stage 3

30 credits of compulsory modules, 90 credits of optional modules

^d You must choose either EAF3514 Film Studies Dissertation or EAF3516 Creative Film Dissertation (you cannot choose more than one module from this group).

^eYou must select 90 credits from this list of Film & Television Studies modules.

Compulsory Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
EAF3514-EAF3516 [See note d above]
EAF3514	Film Studies Dissertation	30	No
EAF3516	Creative Film Dissertation	30	No

Optional Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
FLM Stage 3-4 BA Film-TV Studies - Film-TV optional modules 2020-1 [See note e above]
EAS3195	Acts of Writing: From Decolonisation to Globalisation	30	No
EAS3225	'Reader, I Married Him': The Evolution of Romance Fiction from 1740 to the Present	30	No
EAS3248	Against the Mainstream: Alternative Comics, Politics, and US Society	30	No
EAS3128	Writing the Short Film	30	No
EAS3177	India Uncovered - Representations in Film and Fiction	30	No
EAF3501	American Independent Film	30	No
EAF3513	British Screens	30	No
EAF3515	Something to See: War and Visual Media	30	No
EAF3518	Queering British Film and Television	30	No
EAF3106	Female Screens: Representation, Agency and Authorship	30	No
EAF3233	Surrealism and Its Legacies	30	No
AHV3003	The Face	15	No
EAS3197	Sport, Literature and Media	30	No
EAF3516	Creative Film Dissertation	30	No
EAF3508	Beyond Sex and the City: Becoming a Woman in Western Cinema	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. Demonstrate a broadly-based understanding of European, American and World Cinema and of television texts and industries. 2. Identify, evaluate and appreciate the variety of approaches and critical traditions taken within the disciplines of film and television studies. 3. Describe film and television aesthetics; trace and evaluate key developments and relate them to an overall conception of the subject matter. 4. Analyse film and television and their critical and theoretical contexts, and relate with issues in the wider context of cultural and intellectual history. 5. Explain the economies and technologies of cinema and television. 6. Apply critical terminology and, where appropriate, methodological, linguistic, stylistic, and/or formal terminology to an understanding of film and television; utilise appropriate bibliographical style.	ILOs 1-6 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, culminating in the dissertation. Modules at stage 3 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. Your learning is further developed through engagement with assessments, following guidance from tutors and lecturers and through feedback on work submitted.	The assessment of these skills is through a combination of presentations and participation in seminars, log-books, web-based assessments, audio-visual and written essays, exams, other written reports/projects, and a dissertation which can be critical or creative. Essays, exams and presentations are especially significant within the programme because they assess each of the skills in ILOs 1-6.

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. Demonstrate a broadly-based understanding of European, American and World Cinema and of television texts and industries.
2. Identify, evaluate and appreciate the variety of approaches and critical traditions taken within the disciplines of film and television studies.
3. Describe film and television aesthetics; trace and evaluate key developments and relate them to an overall conception of the subject matter.
4. Analyse film and television and their critical and theoretical contexts, and relate with issues in the wider context of cultural and intellectual history.
5. Explain the economies and technologies of cinema and television.
6. Apply critical terminology and, where appropriate, methodological, linguistic, stylistic, and/or formal terminology to an understanding of film and television; utilise appropriate bibliographical style.

ILOs 1-6 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, culminating in the dissertation. Modules at stage 3 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.

Your learning is further developed through engagement with assessments, following guidance from tutors and lecturers and through feedback on work submitted.

The assessment of these skills is through a combination of presentations and participation in seminars, log-books, web-based assessments, audio-visual and written essays, exams, other written reports/projects, and a dissertation which can be critical or creative. Essays, exams and presentations are especially significant within the programme because they assess each of the skills in ILOs 1-6.

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:
7. Apply critical skills in the analysis of film and television. 8. Articulate knowledge and understanding of relevant concepts and theories relating to film and television. 9. Demonstrate sensitivity to aesthetic and generic conventions and to the shaping effects upon communication of circumstances, authorship, textual production and intended audience. 10. Communicate effectively and construct a coherent argument in oral, written and audio-visual presentations, as appropriate. 11. Apply bibliographic skills appropriate to the discipline, including accurate citation of sources and consistent use of conventions in the presentation of scholarly work.	ILOs 7-11 are developed throughout the programme in all modules, with the emphasis becoming more complex 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). They will culminate in the substantial and independent research skills demonstrated within the dissertation.	The assessment of these skills is through a combination of presentations and participation in seminars, log-books, web-based assessments, written and/or audio-visual essays, exams, other written reports/projects, and a dissertation.

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:

7. Apply critical skills in the analysis of film and television.
8. Articulate knowledge and understanding of relevant concepts and theories relating to film and television.
9. Demonstrate sensitivity to aesthetic and generic conventions and to the shaping effects upon communication of circumstances, authorship, textual production and intended audience.
10. Communicate effectively and construct a coherent argument in oral, written and audio-visual presentations, as appropriate.
11. Apply bibliographic skills appropriate to the discipline, including accurate citation of sources and consistent use of conventions in the presentation of scholarly work.

ILOs 7-11 are developed throughout the programme in all modules, with the emphasis becoming more complex 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).

They will culminate in the substantial and independent research skills demonstrated within the dissertation.

The assessment of these skills is through a combination of presentations and participation in seminars, log-books, web-based assessments, written and/or audio-visual essays, exams, other written reports/projects, and 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:
12. Apply advanced literacy and communication skills in appropriate contexts including the ability to present sustained and persuasive written and oral arguments. 13. Analyse and critically examine diverse forms of material, both textual and visual. 14. Acquire and interrelate substantial quantities of complex information of diverse kinds, in a structured and systematic way, and involving the use of the distinctive methodological and interpretative skills of the subject areas. 15. Apply research skills for the retrieval of historical material, and develop the ability to gather, sift and organise this material independently and critically, evaluating its significance. 16. Interrogate and apply a variety of theoretical positions, and weigh the importance of alternative perspectives in a critical and self-reflective manner. 17. Exercise independent thought and judgment. 18. Engage with others through the presentation of ideas and information in groups, and work towards the collective negotiation of solutions. 19. Plan and execute written and other forms of project-work over both short and long timescales. 20. Complete tasks under time-constrained conditions and effectively manage deadlines and targets.	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, essays, exams, other written reports/projects, and a dissertation. ILOs 12-17 are also strongly developed in the course of the portfolio of assessed essays and other audio-visual and/or written work produced through the programme. These assessments work on the principle of offering formative feedback to support the development of your 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 18 is associated especially with the range of group presentations taking place in modules during the programme. Group presentation assessment brings into focus an important range of skills for students, including sharing workloads, responsibility for tasks, team working, collaborative and communicative skills. Individual contributions to group work are also assessed individually, most often in the form of a reflective presentation report. ILOs 19-20 are also accomplished in the course of ‘real-time’ formal assessments such as presentations and end of module exams, which occur through the programme.

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:

12. Apply advanced literacy and communication skills in appropriate contexts including the ability to present sustained and persuasive written and oral arguments.
13. Analyse and critically examine diverse forms of material, both textual and visual.
14. Acquire and interrelate substantial quantities of complex information of diverse kinds, in a structured and systematic way, and involving the use of the distinctive methodological and interpretative skills of the subject areas.
15. Apply research skills for the retrieval of historical material, and develop the ability to gather, sift and organise this material independently and critically, evaluating its significance.
16. Interrogate and apply a variety of theoretical positions, and weigh the importance of alternative perspectives in a critical and self-reflective manner.
17. Exercise independent thought and judgment.
18. Engage with others through the presentation of ideas and information in groups, and work towards the collective negotiation of solutions.
19. Plan and execute written and other forms of project-work over both short and long timescales.
20. Complete tasks under time-constrained conditions and effectively manage deadlines and targets.

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, essays, exams, other written reports/projects, and a dissertation.

ILOs 12-17 are also strongly developed in the course of the portfolio of assessed essays and other audio-visual and/or written work produced through the programme. These assessments work on the principle of offering formative feedback to support the development of your 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 18 is associated especially with the range of group presentations taking place in modules during the programme. Group presentation assessment brings into focus an important range of skills for students, including sharing workloads, responsibility for tasks, team working, collaborative and communicative skills. Individual contributions to group work are also assessed individually, most often in the form of a reflective presentation report.

ILOs 19-20 are also accomplished in the course of ‘real-time’ formal assessments such as presentations and end of module exams, which occur through the programme.

7. Programme Regulations

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 in Film & Television Studies have a personal tutor for their entire programme of study and who are available at advertised ‘office hours’ (staff changes are likely due to Research Leave etc.). 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.

Programme handbooks and other useful information can be accessed via the student intranet: http://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/humanities/studying/taughthandbook/.

Other useful information and student resources can be accessed via the Exeter Learning Environment (ELE): http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/login/index.php, which has specific information on library skills, essay writing and research skills.

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.

(http://as.exeter.ac.uk/support/admin/staff/qualityassuranceandmonitoring/tqamanual/fullcontents/)

12. Indicators of Quality and Standards

The programme is not subject to accreditation and/ or review by professional and statutory regulatory bodies (PSRBs).

13. Methods for Evaluating and Improving Quality and Standards

The University and its constituent Colleges draw on a range of data to review the quality of educational provision. The College documents the performance in each of its taught programmes, against a range of criteria on an annual basis through the Annual Programme Monitoring cycle:

Admissions, progression and completion data
In Year Analysis data
Previous monitoring report
Monitoring of core (and optional) modules
External examiner's reports and University and College responses (reported to SSLC)
Any Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Body/accrediting body or other external reports
Consultation with employers and former students
Staff evaluation
Student evaluation
Programme aims

Subject areas are reviewed every four years through a periodic subject review scheme that includes external contributions. (http://admin.exeter.ac.uk/academic/tls/tqa/Part%209/9JREVISEDPSRSCHEME.pdf)

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

18. Final Award

BA (Hons) Film and Television Studies

19. UCAS Code

Not applicable to this programme.

20. NQF Level of Final Award

6 (Honours)

21. Credit

CATS credits		ECTS credits

22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group

[Honours] Communication, media, film and cultural studies

23. Dates

Origin Date	01/03/2010	Date of last revision	26/02/2019

Programme Specification for the 2020/1 academic year

BA (Hons) Film and Television Studies

1. Programme Details

2. Description of the Programme

3. Educational Aims of the Programme

4. Programme Structure

5. Programme Modules

Stage 1

Compulsory Modules

Stage 2

Optional Modules

Stage 3

Compulsory Modules

Optional Modules

6. Programme Outcomes Linked to Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods

Intended Learning Outcomes A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge

7. Programme Regulations

8. College Support for Students and Students' Learning

9. University Support for Students and Students' Learning

10. Admissions Criteria

11. Regulation of Assessment and Academic Standards

12. Indicators of Quality and Standards

13. Methods for Evaluating and Improving Quality and Standards

14. Awarding Institution

15. Lead College / Teaching Institution

16. Partner College / Institution

Partner College(s)

Partner Institution

17. Programme Accredited / Validated by

18. Final Award

19. UCAS Code

20. NQF Level of Final Award

21. Credit

22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group

23. Dates

Intended Learning Outcomes
A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes
B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes
C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge