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Programme code | 1DRAM025U |
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Programme type | Joint Honours (UG) |
Programme director(s) |
Alex Clayton
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Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
School/department | Department of Film and Television |
Second School/department | Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies |
Teaching institution | University of Bristol |
Awarding institution | University of Bristol |
Relevant QAA subject benchmark groups |
Communication, media, film and cultural studies (2019) (benchmark statement)
Languages, Cultures and Societies (2023) (benchmark statement) |
Mode of study | Full Time |
Programme length | 4 years (full time) |
Film and Portuguese are complementary subjects that are mutually reinforcing. The Joint Honours programme allows students to enrich their understanding of Film and Television through the study of Portuguese culture and language, and vice versa. This programme provides an opportunity for those students who wish to pursue studies in both subjects. Students spend half of their time in each Department, and are taught separately in each subject. In Film, students follow a comparable developmental path to Single Honours students but take fewer practical options (some practical units are still available to Joint Honours students). Students spend their third year studying Portuguese abroad, enriching their cultural knowledge and exposing them to diverse learning opportunities. Students conclude their Film studies in their fourth year.
The Film component of the programme is designed to provide students with a deep understanding of film and television, and to equip them to use the critical, theoretical and practical skills central to the disciplines. Through historical and conceptual study, the curriculum enables students to analyse, research, interpret and understand film and television from a critically and contextually informed perspective. In addition to detailed and rigorous academic enquiry into film and television, the students also acquire practical filmmaking skills. A set of options that focus on some of the most significant historical, cultural, artistic and technological forms of film and television promote a more detailed exploration of these media and their creative realisation. Final-year students select independent study options, in which they can gain experience working in the creative industries, develop a practical project of their own devising, or produce an extended piece of academic writing. Having gained a combination of specialised and transferable skills, students are well-equipped to pursue a range of careers relating to contemporary media and arts-related professions, and within academic, professional and managerial sectors.
The Portuguese component provides the opportunity to study the language, literature, society, culture, politics and history of Portuguese-speaking countries. It is designed to allow students to develop a good knowledge of the Portuguese language and the ability to understand it in its written and spoken forms and to speak and write it well. Students are provided with a grounding in the language, literature, society, culture, politics and history of Portuguese-speaking countries, with an emphasis on the modern period. The curriculum also enables students to acquire an in-depth specialist knowledge of specific aspects and periods of the language, literature, society, culture, politics and/or history of the countries where Portuguese is spoken.
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Acquisition of knowledge and understanding through lectures, seminars and tutorials (1-10) Film component Acquisition of knowledge and understanding through lectures, seminars and tutorials (1-10) Set and directed viewings, and directed reading, with a strong emphasis on primary materials (1-10) Tutorials and seminars to encourage student participation and advance understanding of difficult materials (1-13) Lectures, seminars, workshops and demonstrations to develop student practical skills acquisition (1-4, 11-13) Production meetings and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in practical project realisation (1-4, 11-13) Tutorials and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in presentation and essay writing (1-5, 9-10) Portuguese component Acquisition of knowledge through lectures, seminars and tutorials. Directed reading with a strong emphasis on primary materials. Independent learning is achieved through written coursework and selection of optional subjects studied in-depth. Language is taught in mandatory units, with the guidance of teachers who are native speakers. All students benefit from a range of language-learning approaches and exercises as well as the compulsory period of residence in a Portuguese-speaking country. The Language Laboratory provides the opportunity for the development of aural skills and together with the Faculty of Arts Computer Laboratories, allows students to access computer-assisted packages. |
Methods of Assessment | |
Film component Coursework analytical and research essays (1-10) Individual and group presentations (1-10) Practice-based productions (1-4, 11-13) Reflexive accounts of practical work (1-4, 11-13) Portuguese component A range of essay writing skills (short and extended essays). Project work. Seminar presentations. Special subjects to allow students to address areas in-depth and there is the option of working on a dissertation in the final year. Examinations (unseen), all three years. Language is formally assessed through translations, essays, oral presentations and aural comprehension work. |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Film component Acquisition of knowledge and understanding through lectures, seminars and tutorials (1-5, 7-8, 10) Set and directed viewings (including student work), and directed reading, with a strong emphasis on primary materials (1-4, 8, 11) Tutorials and seminars to encourage student participation and advance understanding of difficult materials (1-8, 11) Lectures, seminars, workshops and demonstrations to develop student practical skills acquisition (2, 4, 6-7, 9-11) Production meetings and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in practical project realisation (1, 3-4, 6-11) Tutorials and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in presentation and essay writing (1-8, 11) Portuguese component Intellectual skills are developed through seminars, tutorials, oral presentations and essay writing. Units are structured in such a way that the skills of analysis, synthesis and evaluation of literature are developed. Specific units focus on other intellectual skills -problem solving and research (particularly in the Dissertation). |
Methods of Assessment | |
Film component Coursework analytical and research essays (1-8) Individual and group presentations (1-8) Practice-based productions (2-4, 6, 8-11) Reflexive accounts of practical work (3-6, 8-11) Portuguese component Essay writing and examinations test the students' ability to analyse information and present reasoned arguments. Problem solving and mental flexibility are assessed through language work. Research skills are assessed through written coursework, seminar presentations and dissertations. Language is formally assessed through comprehensions, precis, translations, essays, oral presentations and aural comprehension work. |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Film component Acquisition of knowledge and understanding through lectures, seminars and tutorials (1, 5) Tutorials and seminars to encourage student participation and advance understanding of difficult materials (1, 5) Lectures, seminars, workshops and demonstrations to develop student practical skills acquisition (1, 5-6) Production meetings and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in practical project realisation (1-6) Tutorials and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in presentation and essay writing (1-4) Portuguese component Seminars and tutorials are used to develop oral communication by requiring students to engage in class discussions and to give short introductory talks/presentations to initiate discussion. These oral skills are further developed in the language classes. |
Methods of Assessment | |
Film component Coursework analytical and research essays (1-4) Individual and group presentations (1-5) Practice-based productions (1-6) Reflexive accounts of practical work (1-4, 6) Portuguese component All units are assessed through written coursework in the form of essays of varying lengths and requirements. These require a detailed and expansive handling of literature and extensive reading in support of their conclusions. The knowledge base is also tested through traditional unseen written examinations, through Project work. and Dissertation. Some units require oral class presentations to a satisfactory standard to gain credit points and in some cases this also forms a part of the summative assessment. |
Statement of expectations from the students at each level of the programme as it/they develop year on year.
Level C/4 - Certificate |
Film component: The first year is introductory, providing a foundation for second and final year work. Students gain familiarity with the forms and aesthetics of film and television, and acquire practical skills in filmmaking, including editing and cinematography. In addition, students develop presentation and writing skills in small-group tutorials, and expand their understanding of film and television in a broader cultural context by examining them in dialogue with theatre and music on the Criticism in the Arts unit (SART10001). Portuguese component: Year 1 of the course has been expressly designed to lay the foundations which will allow students to fulfil the curriculum's aims and objectives. Core units in language are geared to lead the student in the development of their language skills. Foundation units introduce students to the literature, society, culture, politics and history of Portuguese-speaking countries, with an emphasis on the modern period. The expectation is that their work may require considerable direction from members of staff at this stage. |
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Level I/5 - Intermediate |
Film component: In the second year, students deepen their contextual knowledge of film and television, as well as developing their appreciation of the variety and diversity of these media, on two mandatory historical units. Students also consolidate their understanding of forms, genres and contexts in film and television, and develop filmmaking skills in new areas, through optional units. Second-year optional units typically draw upon research-led teaching. Portuguese component: In Year 2 students are expected to be able to demonstrate that they have expanded the range and depth of their knowledge in various areas of the discipline and their capacity to evaluate their work. The themes and language readings will be of greater depth and substance. Students will develop their analytical skills, their ability to structure their work and present it fluently. They will be encouraged in group work skills through active participation in seminars and oral language classes. They will be developing a capacity for self-directed learning (for example, through the researching and writing of essays and projects). The grammatical and lexical knowledge of the Portuguese language will be tested, as will their specialist knowledge of specific periods/topics within the language, literature, society, culture, politics, history of the Portuguese-speaking world. The Year Abroad is integral to a student's understanding of Portuguese language and culture. It is one of the most rewarding and enjoyable aspects of a Joint Honours degree with a Modern Languages component. Through either a study or work placement arranged in consultation with the School of Modern Languages (SML), students are immersed into a foreign environment. This immersion is both linguistic and cultural, enabling students to inhabit their target language on a daily basis and to experience first-hand the cultures in which these are used. As a formative year of personal development, the Year Abroad moves students beyond the structured learning environment of the seminar room into more independent learning spaces. In turn, students are required to take greater ownership of their learning experiences, whilst at the same time developing the resourcefulness and adaptability that is necessary to living and working abroad. |
Level H/6 - Honours |
Film component: Students choose one or two supervised independent project options, through which they develop their particular areas of interest and gain further experience in researching and formulating academic arguments, conceptually-informed creative practice, and related transferable skills for future employment. Students also deepen their critical and analytical expertise, and extend their skills in filmmaking, through further optional units. Optional units are more specialized than in the first and second years, focused around specific case studies. These units make further use of research-led teaching. Portuguese component: Students are expected to have expanded the breadth of their knowledge through the study of optional units, which are more closely linked to staff research interests and which aim to develop conceptual and methodological approaches in more complexity. Students will be expected to develop further their ability to gather and assimilate information, to synthesise these in an appropriate way, to engage in sophisticated evaluation of texts. The students' ability to assimilate and synthesise material, organise their ideas, weigh conflicting interpretations, marshal arguments, form judgements and present their thoughts in written and verbal forms with precision and clarity will be further developed. There will be an emphasis on independent learning, self-directed study and research skills. The grammatical and lexical knowledge of the Portuguese language will be tested, as will their specialist knowledge of specific periods/topics within the language, literature, society, culture, politics and history of the Portuguese- speaking world. |
The intended learning outcome mapping document shows which mandatory units contribute towards each programme intended learning outcome.
For information on the admissions requirements for this programme please see details in the undergraduate prospectus at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/prospectus/undergraduate/ or contact the relevant academic department.
Workload Statement
In common with the rest of the University, units in the Faculty of Arts
adhere to the credit framework which sets out that 20 credits normally
equates to some 200 hours of student input. Some of this time will be spent
in class, with the remainder divided between preparation for classes and
preparation for, and completion of, the assessment tasks. Some of this
activity may occur within the University’s online learning environment,
Blackboard, which you may use to prepare wikis, to interact with other
students, to download tutorials or to receive feedback.
Assessment Statement
Please select the following link for a statement about assessment. This is University of Bristol access only.
https://www.bris.ac.uk/arts/current/under/assessment.html
The film and television curriculum has developed a balance of historical and aesthetic enquiry with creative and practical work in a way that is distinctive to the University of Bristol. This combination has emerged out of the University’s long-standing tradition of film-related teaching (previously as part of the Drama programme). The undergraduate curriculum outlined in this document provides an in-depth investigation of film and television aesthetics and history alongside the acquisition and development of filmmaking skills. These points of emphasis, and this overall trajectory, develop and extend the successful approaches that already characterise the teaching of film and television at Bristol.
The Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies also offers single honours programmes in Spanish and Hispanic Studies (Spanish with Portuguese or Catalan) and through the School of Modern Languages, joint programmes in Portuguese with one of the following: Czech, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, and in Spanish with one of the following: Czech, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Theatre; History of Art, Philosophy and Politics.
The Department has ERASMUS links/exchanges with universities in Evora and Oporto. The University has an agreement with the Federal University of Santa Catarina in Brazil to take students during their year abroad. Further links with Brazilian universities are being established.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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List A - Take 40 CP or 60 CP if taking ab initio | |||||
Portuguese Language | HISP10302 | 40 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Portuguese Language - Post A Level | HISP10307 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Filmmaking Fundamentals | FATV10001 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
List B - Take 40 CP | |||||
Key Moments in Lusophone History and Culture | HISP10015 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
Introduction to Film and Television Studies | FATV10005 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 | |
List D | |||||
Close-Up on Film | FATV10002 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 | |
List E - Take this unit only if you take HISP10307 in List A | |||||
Certificate of Higher Education | 120 |
Mandatory Unit HISP20302 is must pass. For further information and a definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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Students must take 40 CP Film units and 40 CP Portuguese units | |||||
List A - Take 20 CP or 40 CP including optional Film & Television unit | |||||
Film History to 1960 | FATV20011 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Portuguese Lang for Joints/ML | HISP20302 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
List B - Choose 20 CP | |||||
Cultural Exchange in the Lusophone Atlantic, 16th-17th Centuries | HISP20089 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Latin America in the Twentieth Century: A People's History | HISP20119 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Film Genre | FATV20002 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
The Film Director's Vision | FATV20006 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Film and Television Audiences | FATV20008 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Television Drama History | FATV20024 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
General Linguistics | MODL20016 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Woman and Nation | MODL23017 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
List C - Choose 20 CP | |||||
Images of Power in Lusophone Culture | HISP20092 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
British Cinema and Television | FATV20001 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Film and TV Comedy | FATV20005 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Experimental Film | FATV20016 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Short Fiction Film | FATV20022 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Hollywood Cinema History | FATV20007 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Screen Performance | FATV20003 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Catalan Language (Elementary) | MODL23014 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Czech Language (Elementary) | MODL23015 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Woman and Nation | MODL23017 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Introduction to teaching Modern Languages as Foreign Languages | MODL20021 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Beginners Portuguese | MODL20022 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
List D - Students must select FATV20004 unless they chose FATV20011 in list A, otherwise students should move on to list E | |||||
Languages of the Iberian Peninsula | HISP20088 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Introduction to Latin American Cinema | HISP20114 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Film and Television History, 1960 to the present | FATV20004 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Historical Linguistics | MODL20017 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
List E - Choose 20 CP | |||||
Migration and Movement: Cultural Exchange in the Lusophone World, 19th to 20th Centuries | HISP20099 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Documentary Histories and Practices | FATV20009 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Animated Film | FATV20010 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Creative Technologies | FATV20021 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
List F | |||||
Take 20 CP From Bristol Futures, UWLP or Faculty Wide Units – OR choose an additional 20 CP from lists B-E above | OPEN | 20 | Optional | ||
Diploma of Higher Education | 120 |
Mandatory Unit MODL20014 and MODL20015 are must pass. For further information and a definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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Year Abroad TB-1 | MODL20014 | 60 | Mandatory | AYEAR | |
Year Abroad TB-2 | MODL20015 | 60 | Mandatory | AYEAR | |
120 |
Mandatory Unit HISP30302 is must pass. For further information and a definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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Students must take 40 CP Film units and 40 CP Portuguese units | |||||
List A – Take 40 CP from this list, including 20CP Film units and 20 CP Language units | |||||
Television: Ideas and Industry | FATV30020 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Contemporary World Cinemas | FATV30010 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Film Festivals | FATV30023 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Portuguese Language for School of Modern Languages and Joint degrees | HISP30302 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
List B - Choose one unit | |||||
Film Criticism | FATV30006 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Contemporary Hollywood Cinema | FATV30011 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Approaching Video Games | FATV30024 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Communism in Europe | MODL30001 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
List C - Choose 20 CP | |||||
Global Cinemas / Local Stories | FATV30005 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Political Film | FATV30018 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Character Animation | FATV30021 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Industrial Placement | FATV30008 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Contemporary Television Drama | FATV30022 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Hispanic Sociolinguistics | HISP30056 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Translating in a Professional Context | MODL30010 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Catalan Language (follow-on) | MODL30011 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Czech Language (follow-on) | MODL30012 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Follow-on Portuguese | MODL30037 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Liaison Interpreting | MODL30006 | 20 | Optional | TB-1,TB-2 | |
List D - Choose 20 CP | |||||
Practical Project | FATV30009 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Screenwriting: From Idea to Pitch | FATV30025 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Studying and Making Early Printed Books | MODL30040 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Transnational Narrative in pre-modern cultures | MODL30041 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
List E | |||||
Written Dissertation | FATV30012 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Industry Study | FATV30004 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
MODL30005 is mandatory for Single Honours Students | |||||
Independent Study 1 | MODL30005 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Sociolinguistic Anthropology: Language, Culture, and Society | MODL30016 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Theoretical Approaches to Language Teaching | MODL30036 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
List F | |||||
Choose 20 CP from Bristol Futures/UWLP/Faculty-wide units or another Modern Languages unit from List B or C, or another unit of any type from List D | OPEN | 20 | Optional | ||
Film and Portuguese (BA) | 120 |
Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:
For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.
All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.
Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.
The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).
An Ordinary degree can be awarded if a student has successfully completed at least 300 credits with a minimum of 60 credits at Level 6.
The pass mark for the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine and Dentistry is 50 out of 100. The classification of a degree in the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry is provided in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
An oral distinction may be awarded.
The alternative classified honours degree of Arts (Modern Language Studies) may be awarded on this programme. For further details please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes
Please note: This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if he/she takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided.
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