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Programme code | 1DRAM015U |
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Programme type | Single Honours |
Programme director(s) |
Alex Clayton
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Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
School/department | Department of Film and Television |
Teaching institution | University of Bristol |
Awarding institution | University of Bristol |
Relevant QAA subject benchmark groups | Communication, media, film and cultural studies (2019) (benchmark statement) |
Mode of study | Full Time |
Programme length | 3 years (full time) |
This 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 programme 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, the students also explore practical and creative approaches: the programme combines an understanding of the diversity and complexity of film and television with the acquisition and application of 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. The programme culminates in three supervised independent units in which final-year students gain experience working in the creative industries, develop a practical project of their own devising, and 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.
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Acquisition of knowledge and understanding through lectures, seminars and tutorials (1-10, 12) Set and directed viewings, and directed reading, with a strong emphasis on primary materials (1-10, 12) Tutorials and seminars to encourage student participation and advance understanding of difficult materials (1-14) Lectures, seminars, workshops and demonstrations to develop student practical skills acquisition (1-4, 11-14) Production meetings and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in practical project realisation (1-4, 11-14) Tutorials and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in presentation and essay writing (1-5, 9-10) |
Methods of Assessment | |
Coursework analytical and research essays (1-10) Individual and group presentations (1-10) Practice-based productions (1-4, 11-14) Reflexive accounts of practical work (1-4, 11-14) |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Acquisition of knowledge and understanding through lectures, seminars and tutorials (1-5, 7-8, 12) Set and directed viewings (including student work), and directed reading, with a strong emphasis on primary materials (1-4, 8-10, 14) Tutorials and seminars to encourage student participation and advance understanding of difficult materials (1-10, 14) Lectures, seminars, workshops and demonstrations to develop student practical skills acquisition (2, 4, 6-7, 9-14) Production meetings and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in practical project realisation (1, 3-4, 6-14) Tutorials and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in presentation and essay writing (1-8, 14) |
Methods of Assessment | |
Coursework analytical and research essays (1-8) Individual and group presentations (1-8) Practice-based productions (2-4, 6, 8-14) Reflexive accounts of practical work (3-6, 8-14) |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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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) |
Methods of Assessment | |
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) |
Statement of expectations from the students at each level of the programme as it/they develop year on year.
Level C/4 - Certificate |
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). |
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Level I/5 - Intermediate |
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. |
Level H/6 - Honours |
In the three final year supervised independent projects, students 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. |
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 programme outlined in this document provides an in-depth investigation of film and television aesthetics and history alongside the acquisition and development of filmmaking skills. This is further developed through final year independent study units in which students undertake an industrial placement, create a practice-based project and undertake a dissertation. 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.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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List A | |||||
Filmmaking Fundamentals | FATV10001 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
List B | |||||
Introduction to Film and Television Studies | FATV10005 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 | |
List C | |||||
Filmmaking through Hitchcock | FATV10006 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
List D | |||||
Close-Up on Film | FATV10002 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 | |
List E | |||||
Close-Up on Television | FATV10004 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 | |
List F | |||||
20 CP From Bristol Futures, UWLP or Faculty Wide Units | OPEN | 20 | Optional | ||
Certificate of Higher Education | 120 |
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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List A | |||||
Film History to 1960 | FATV20011 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 | |
List B - Choose 20 CP from this list | |||||
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 | |
List C - Choose 20 CP from this list | |||||
British Cinema and Television | FATV20001 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Film and TV Comedy | FATV20005 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Screen Performance | FATV20003 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Hollywood Cinema History | FATV20007 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Short Fiction Film | FATV20022 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Experimental Film | FATV20016 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Television Drama History | FATV20024 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
List D | |||||
Film and Television History, 1960 to the present | FATV20004 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 | |
List E - Choose 20 CP from this list | |||||
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 | |||||
20 CP From Bristol Futures, UWLP or Faculty Wide Units – OR choose an additional 20 CP from lists B, C or E above | OPEN | 20 | Optional | ||
Diploma of Higher Education | 120 |
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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List A - Core Disciplinary - Choose one of the 20 CP units listed below: | |||||
Television: Ideas and Industry | FATV30020 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Contemporary World Cinemas | FATV30010 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Film Festivals | FATV30023 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
List B - Academic Writing - Choose one of the 20 CP units listed below: | |||||
Contemporary Hollywood Cinema | FATV30011 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Film Criticism | FATV30006 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
List C - Presenting - Choose one of the 20 CP units listed below: | |||||
Global Cinemas / Local Stories | FATV30005 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Digital Filmmaking | FATV30007 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Character Animation | FATV30021 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
List D - Collaborative - Choose one of the 20 CP units listed below: | |||||
Industrial Placement | FATV30008 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Political Film | FATV30018 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Practical Project | FATV30009 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Film Festivals | FATV30023 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
List E - Independent Learning - Choose one of the 20 CP units listed below: | |||||
Written Dissertation | FATV30012 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Industry Study | FATV30004 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Contemporary Television Drama | FATV30022 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
List F - Contextual: | |||||
20 CP From Bristol Futures, UWLP or Faculty Wide Units OR choose an additional 20 CP from lists D-E above | OPEN | 20 | Optional | ||
Film and Television (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.
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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