Unit name | Industry Study |
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Unit code | FATV30004 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Maingard |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Film and Television |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
The unit will provide a structured and supervised opportunity for final year students to pursue the independent study of a creative industry, organisation or practice related to the areas of film and television. Students will choose their own focus and topic for the study (subject to approval by the unit convenor), and will be provided with support and guidance from the Department. The Department has a number of ongoing links and connections to organisations that students can draw on for their industry studies. The student will conduct the planning, structuring and writing of the study under the supervision of the department, which may include interviews with key players in the field/s of film and/or television and related organisations. The assessment is in the form of a scholarly essay that brings the study and the outcomes of its related activities together in a structured way, drawing on relevant theoretical contexts, and presenting a cogent argument/s.
Aims:
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. identify a key topic for study within a professional industrial setting related to film and/or television;
2. effectively and independently plan, structure and execute a case study of an aspect of the film and television industry, which may include interviews, with supervisory support;
3. consider at an advanced level how the creative industries function with regard to the focus of the selected case study and within wider cultural and artistic contexts;
4. write a scholarly essay to an advanced level that is situated within relevant contexts, including those relating to aspects of the creative industries, and that presents a structured and cogent argument.
5 x 1-hr meetings (either individual or in a group) with an academic supervisor
11 x 2 hour weekly seminar
6,000 word essay, extending the student’s study of an aspect of the creative industries (100%) ILOs 1-5
Reading will be drawn from material that relates to issues raised by the industrial placement