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Qualification and Programme Title
B.A. Film and Creative Writing with Year in Computer Science Full-time
Programme Code
930G
Delivery Location
Campus
Language of Study
English
Length of Programme
4 Year(s)
Accreditations
This programme has no outside accreditations
Aims of the Programme
BA Film and Creative Writing is characterised by a wide study, methodologically- and theoretically-informed, of a range of topics of study in Film and Creative Writing, ranging across genres, modes and media. Students will develop a deep and rich understanding of the generative, compositional and self-reflective processes involving creative work in both disciplines, learning practical, technical and industry-specific skills en route. Students will also engage critically with the history and thematic dimensions of both disciplines, encountering a wide range of theoretical approaches to film and creative writing in different historical periods. They will develop critical skills related to writing, reasoning, presentation and independent research through formative and summative assessment on the programme, alongside a sophisticated understanding of how to narrate those skills to future employers. The programme will prepare students for a wide range of careers in the creative arts, filmic or media sectors, and will provide a sound base for further study in any of these disciplines.
For semester/year abroad programmes only:Study abroad will provide students with the opportunity to immerse themselves in the society and culture of a foreign country while gaining experience of a different academic environment and way of teaching. The year abroad also provides an opportunity for students to improve their existing language proficiency (where applicable) as well as enhancing their organisation and communication skills and their employability through a proven ability to succeed in a foreign setting.
Programme Outcomes
Students are expected to have Knowledge and Understanding of:
Which will be gained through the following Teaching and Learning methods:
and assessed using the following methods:
1. The creative and professional processes involved in the production of creative writing and filmmaking, with reference to both generic and genre/media-specific conventions and practices, and industry standards (to enhance employability in creative or filmic industries). This will be embedded in employability options in the programme, and augmented through Future Skills provision. (CertHE/DipHE/BA; Film major/minor & Creative Writing major/minor)
2. Thematic, generic and stylistic links between written/audiovisual texts across a wide historical range. (CertHE/DipHE/BA; Film major/minor & Creative Writing major/minor)
3. Theories, historical varieties, methods of discovery and major conceptual paradigms in specialised areas of Creative Writing and Film (CertHE/DipHE/BA; Film major/minor & Creative Writing major/minor)
4. The creative and practical processes involved in the production of a polished piece of creative, filmic or media writing, with reference to both generic and genre/media-specific conventions and practices. This will be achieved through engagement with embedded employability options, and augmented by Future Skills provision. (DipHE/BA; Creative Writing major/minor & Film major/minor)
5. A comprehensive range of techniques and conventions of creative writing in the traditional genres of prose, poetry and writing for performance. (CertHE/DipHE/BA; Creative Writing major/minor)
6. Demonstrate the ability to study relevant topics at an international institution and appreciate the difference between study in the UK and overseas. (DipHE with Semester/Year Abroad & BA with Semester/Year Abroad; Creative Writing major/minor & Film major/minor)
1. Lectures and seminars; (for BA only) an individually supervised dissertation at LH 2. Lectures and seminars; (for BA only) an individually supervised dissertation at LH 3. Lectures and seminars; (for BA only) an individually supervised dissertation at LH 4. Lectures and seminars; (for BA only) an individually supervised dissertation at LH 5. Lectures and seminars; (for BA only) an individually supervised dissertation at LH 6. Semester/year abroad
1. Assessment by presentation, written assignment/essay/portfolio and (for BA only) dissertation 2. Assessment by presentation, written assignment/essay/portfolio and (for BA only) dissertation 3. Assessment by presentation, written assignment/essay/portfolio and (for BA only) dissertation 4. Assessment by presentation, written assignment/essay/portfolio and (for BA only) dissertation 5. Assessment by presentation, written assignment/essay/portfolio and (for BA only) dissertation 6. Assessed as required by host institution
Students are expected to have attained the following Skills and other Attributes:
Which will be gained through the following Teaching and Learning methods:
and assessed using the following methods:
1. The capacity to employ a range of generic and genre-specific creative writing and filmmaking skills, facilitating the production of polished, original and sustained writing in key media and/or film genres (achieved through engagement with embedded employability provision and augmented by Future Skills provison) (DipHE/BA; Film major/minor & Creative Writing major/minor)
2. The ability to reflect on own creative writing or filmmaking ‘as process’, with reference to the practical and theoretical challenges presented at each stage of the degree, demonstrating self-awareness and self-direction. (CertHE/DipHE/BA; Film major/minor & Creative Writing major/minor)
3. The capacity for independent thought and judgement, and the ability to handle information and argument in a critical and self-reflective manner: By the end of L C, the ability to discuss the rationale for key differences between university-level literary study and the methods and expectations experienced at earlier stages of education; By the end of L I, the ability to construct arguments informed by, but not dependent upon, secondary material; By the end of L H, the ability to construct detailed, balanced and substantiated critical arguments; and to locate those arguments in their appropriate scholarly fields. (LC appropriate to CertHE, LI appropriate to DipHE, LH appropriate to BA; Film major/minor & Creative Writing major/minor)
4. The ability independently to use libraries, catalogues, bibliographies and other appropriate reference sources; to make appropriate use of the internet, the e-library, the physical library and other appropriate libraries; and to choose and use suitable editions of literary texts, applying a basic understanding of textual transmission. (CertHE/DipHE/BA; Film major/minor & Creative Writing major/minor)
5. The documentation, citation and presentation, according to an agreed stylesheet of scholarly written work. (CertHE/DipHE/BA; Film major/minor & Creative Writing major/minor)
6. Effective skills of communication, and the ability to apply these in appropriate contexts, including the ability to present sustained and persuasive arguments cogently and coherently; the ability to write correctly and effectively in appropriate academic prose and to apply an understanding of the qualities valued in a literary essay. (CertHE/DipHE/BA; Film major/minor & Creative Writing major/minor)
7. The ability to work with and in relation to others through the presentation of ideas and information and the collective negotiation of solutions. (CertHE/DipHE/BA; Film major/minor & Creative Writing major/minor)
8. The ability to acquire substantial quantities of complex information of diverse kinds in a structured and systematic way, to sift and organise material independently and critically, and evaluate its significance. (CertHE/DipHE/BA; Film major/minor & Creative Writing major/minor)
9. The ability to use and mobilise a range of computer-based skills (data analysis; web-based technologies; digital multimedia; emergent technologies) (CertHE/DipHE/BA; Film major/minor & Creative Writing major/minor)
10. Cross-cultural awareness (ability to understand, communicate effectively and interact with people across cultures) (DipHE with Semester/Year Abroad & BA with Semester/Year Abroad; Creative Writing major/minor & Film major/minor)
11. To develop a range of marketable skills including problem solving, communication, patience and perseverance, determination, self-motivation, analytical and study skills through direct interactions with society and institutions in another country. (Future Skills) (DipHE with Semester/Year Abroad & BA with Semester/Year Abroad; Creative Writing major/minor & Film major/minor)
1. Lectures and seminars; (for BA only) an individually supervised dissertation at LH 2. Lectures and seminars; (for BA only) an individually supervised dissertation at LH 3. Lectures and seminars; (for BA only) an individually supervised dissertation at LH 4. Lectures and seminars; (for BA only) an individually supervised dissertation at LH 5. Lectures and seminars; (for BA only) an individually supervised dissertation at LH 6. Lectures and seminars; (for BA only) an individually supervised dissertation at LH 7. Lectures and seminars; (for BA only) an individually supervised dissertation at LH 8. Lectures and seminars; (for BA only) an individually supervised dissertation at LH 9. Lectures and seminars; (for BA only) an individually supervised dissertation at LH 10. Semester/year abroad 11. Semester/year abroad
1. Assessment by group presentation, individual assignment/essay and (for BA only) dissertation; 2. Assessment by group presentation, individual assignment/essay and (for BA only) dissertation; 3. Assessment by group presentation, individual assignment/essay and (for BA only) dissertation; 4. Assessment by group presentation, individual assignment/essay and (for BA only) dissertation; 5. Assessment by group presentation, individual assignment/essay and (for BA only) dissertation; 6. Assessment by group presentation, individual assignment/essay and (for BA only) dissertation; 7. Assessment by group presentation, individual assignment/essay and (for BA only) dissertation; 8. Assessment by group presentation, individual assignment/essay and (for BA only) dissertation; 9. Assessment by group presentation, individual assignment/essay and (for BA only) dissertation; 10. Assessed as required by host institution 11. Assessed as required by host institution
