Unit name | Television Drama History |
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Unit code | FATV20024 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Piper |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Film and Television |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit provides an introduction to the history of television drama in the 20th Century. Students will study a range of the television drama forms including the television play, popular genre series, adaptations, serials, and soap operas shown to British audiences during the period. Key genres such as crime, political or medical series will be covered with reference to the changing social, political, technological, and regulatory contexts of their reception. Dramas will also be considered in terms of the aesthetic, theoretical and ideological debates that have surrounded them.
Aims:
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
Weekly 2-hour seminar, weekly 3-hour screening including introduction.
20-minute group presentation (40%) ILO 1- 6
3000 word essay (60%) ILO 1-5
Presentations will take place in seminar sessions. Group presentations will be awarded a single grade.
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How much time the unit requires
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of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
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Assessment
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