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Programme code | 1DRAM005U |
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Programme type | Joint Honours (UG) |
Programme director(s) |
Katja Krebs (Drama)
Steffan Davies (German) |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
School/department | Department of Drama: Theatre, Film, Television |
Second School/department | Department of German |
Teaching institution | University of Bristol |
Awarding institution | University of Bristol |
Relevant QAA subject benchmark groups |
Dance, drama and performance (2019) (benchmark statement)
Languages, Cultures and Societies (2023) (benchmark statement) |
Mode of study | Full Time |
Programme length | 4 years (full time) |
The programme aims
To engage students in the creative and critical practices of performance and screen studies in a comprehensive and broadly-based manner within a collaborative and rigorous learning environment.
To equip graduates personally and educationally for a variety of careers and their further development by realising their creative potential and developing their critical faculties and transferable skills
To foster creativity and research skills that will deepen and extend knowledge of performance and screen studies in theory and in practice both within and beyond the curriculum.
To develop and advance theoretical, critical and creative aspects of performance and screen studies.
Students spend half their time in each Department.
Rationale for Joint Programme:
Drama and German are cognate subjects that are intellectually mutually reinforcing, allowing students to expand their horizons of performance and screen studies through the study of German culture and language. This joint programme provides an opportunity for those students who wish to pursue studies in both subjects.
Students spend half of their time in each Department, following a comparable developmental path to Single Honours students but select fewer options from a range of project units. Some project units may not be available to Joint Honours students, but options can be discussed with members of staff. Students in Joint Honours with a Modern Language spend their third year studying the language of their programme abroad, enriching their cultural knowledge and exposing them to diverse learning opportunities. Students conclude their Drama studies in their fourth year.
The programme aim is to deliver, within a programme which also includes work undertaken in a non-language department, a command of modern spoken and written German to a high level of fluency and accuracy, and also to provide the opportunity of studying the rich cultural, linguistic, political and social history of the German-speaking world from the Middle Ages to the present day. The programme combines the traditional and the innovative, students gain an interest in and knowledge and understanding of the Germanic world, past and present, including its language, literature, broader culture, institutions and politics. Through the ages the language, culture and political and economic weight of the German-speaking world have made a lasting impact on civilisation in Europe and beyond, and today it remains a powerhouse at the centre of the European Union. Learning the German language is the key to understanding this fascinating society and its complex development. The programme aims to promote the self-development of the individual learner and thereby to offer society the resource of intellectually trained individuals, capable of both independent and collective work, with both subject-specific and transferable skills. Graduates enter employment in a wide range of contexts, building on the skills and values of an education in the humanities.
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A range of essay writing skills (short and long essays), plus seminar papers and presentations |
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Intellectual skills are developed through: |
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Essay writing and seminar presentations assess students' ability to analyse information and present reasoned arguments |
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Oral communication is developed by requiring students to engage in class discussions and to give short introductory talks/presentations |
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Essay writing and seminar presentations assess students' ability to analyse information and present reasoned arguments |
Statement of expectations from the students at each level of the programme as it/they develop year on year.
Level C/4 - Certificate |
Year 1 of the course is designed to lay the foundations in performance and screen studies. Students undertake lecture-based units that introduce key concepts, theories and approaches to performance and screen studies. These are supplemented by workshops and seminars in specific aspects of performance and screen studies which include critical and textual analysis. |
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Level I/5 - Intermediate |
In Year 2 a core lecture-based unit and seminars develop the approaches introduced in Year 1 and expand contextual frameworks. A range of project units (from which students choose one) including production, practice and seminar-based work provides the basis for greater specialisation. This unit can be closely linked to staff research interests. Students are expected to develop their analytical and creative skills and their ability to structure their work and present it coherently. They will develop their group work skills through active participation in preparing for presentation, performance and in creating productions. They will attain a capacity for self-directed learning (for example, through the researching, devising and realising of essays and projects). |
Level H/6 - Honours |
In the Final Year a core lecture-based unit and seminars demonstrate advanced paradigms and perspectives in performance and screen studies. Students select one project unit (or Independent Study or Industrial Placement) which may include production, practice and seminar-based work and which provides the basis for greater specialisation. This unit can be closely linked to staff research interests developing conceptual, creative and methodological approaches in greater complexity and with greater independence. Students will be expected to refine their ability to gather and assimilate information, to synthesise these appropriately, to engage in sophisticated critique, evaluation and practice. There will be an emphasis on independent learning, self-directed study, research and practical skills. |
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Knowledge and understanding are acquired through: lectures, seminars, tutorials, intensive language classes, directed reading, regular written coursework and practical language work (supported by the facilities of the Multimedia Centre), and a compulsory period of residence in the country or countries where the language is spoken. |
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A range of essay writing skills (short and extended essays), providing summative and formative assessment. Project work. Special subjects to allow students to address areas in-depth and the option of a dissertation. Examinations and coursework assessment in all three years spent in Bristol. Language is formally assessed through coursework, translations, essays, oral presentations and aural comprehension. |
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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. History and linguistics units develop similar skills in that specific field. Language, problem solving and research are honed in the year abroad assignment. The option of Independent Study is also available in the final year. |
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A variety of assessment methods are used as per individual unit aims and objectives. Essay writing and examinations test the students' ability to analyse information and present reasoned arguments. Research skills are assessed by means of extended written coursework and dissertation. Language is formally assessed by translations, essays of various types, oral presentations and aural comprehension, including interpreting. |
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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 skill are further developed in the language classes. The ability to think and work independently is stimulated by dissertation, essay and project tasks. |
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All units are assessed through written coursework and extended essays. 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. |
Statement of expectations from the students at each level of the programme as it/they develop year on year.
Level C/4 - Certificate |
Year 1 of the programme has been expressly designed to lay the foundations which will allow students to fulfil the programme aims and objectives. A core unit in language is geared to lead the student in the development of their language skills. The year introduces and includes preliminary work on some of the main themes and key concepts of German literature, history and linguistics to provide a familiarity with these disciplines. It enables students to understand the cultural heritage, historical development and modern contours of the German-speaking world. The expectation is that their work may require considerable direction from members of staff at this stage, and the Year 1 units are designed with this in mind. |
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Level I/5 - Intermediate |
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 through the wide range of options available beyond the core language unit. 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. They will be developing a capacity for self-directed learning (for example, through the researching and writing of essays and projects). Spoken and written language skills will be reinforced and enhanced. In Year 3, students will develop their command of spoken and written German during the mandatory period of residence abroad when they either follow a formal programme on instruction at and academic institution in a German-speaking country. Their linguistic critical, research and presentational skills will also be enhanced through the writing of dissertations in German during the year. |
Level H/6 - Honours |
Students are expected to have expanded the breadth of their knowledge through the study of optional units; the units are more closely linked to staff research interests developing the conceptual and methodological approaches used with more depth and 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 language texts. These skills will be perfected in the writing of longer and more demanding essays, already introduced during their study abroad. There will be an emphasis on independent learning, self-directed study and research skills. |
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 Department of Drama: Theatre, Film, Television teaches across media. It offers a single honours degree in Drama but also joint programmes: Drama with English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese or Spanish.
The School of Modern Languages also offers a single honours German degree and joint programmes in German and Czech, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian or Spanish.The Department has special links under the SOCRATES scheme with the Universities of Hannover, Heidelberg, Mainz, Marburg, Germersheim, Leipzig and Graz.
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/drama
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/Depts/German/
Mandatory Unit Language 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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Performance Forms and Analysis | DRAM11004 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 | |
Film and Television Forms and Analysis Not available in this year | DRAM11005 | 20 | Mandatory | ||
Introduction to German Studies (Post A-Level) | GERM10013 | 40 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
German Language 1 (Post A-level) | GERM10009 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
Instead of the above German language units, ab initio students take: | |||||
German Language 1 (ab initio) | GERM19003 | 40 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Introduction to German Studies | GERM10023 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Choose 20 credits from the following options: | |||||
Production Skills for Film | DRAM11007 | 10 | Optional | TB-1A | |
Certificate of Higher Education | 120 |
Mandatory Unit German Language 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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Performance Histories | DRAM23125 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 | |
Film and Television Histories Not available in this year | DRAM23123 | 20 | Mandatory | ||
German Language 2 (Post A-Level) | GERM20001 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
Instead of the above, students who took German ab initio GERM19003 in their first year should take this unit | |||||
German Language post ab initio | GERM20032 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
Students must choose at least one but no more than two units from the following list: | |||||
Divided Germany | GERM22037 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Business German | GERM20029 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Historical Linguistics | GERM22038 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Aspects of Modern Sociolinguistics | GERM22029 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Literature and Politics, 1800-1871 | GERM22039 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Spotlights on Anglo-German Relations: Literature, Media, Film | GERM20031 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
'Talking to Tyrants' Politics, Thought and Drama in 1780s Germany | GERM20030 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
20 credit points of optional Drama units: | |||||
The Film Director's Vision | DRAM23133 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Film and TV Comedy | DRAM23122 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Popular Performance: Cabaret, Music Hall, Musicals and Revue | DRAM23124 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Performing the Archive: Re-use, Re-enactment and Adaptation | DRAM23129 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Interpreting Plays | DRAM23128 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Animated Film | DRAM23137 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Documentary Histories and Practices | DRAM23135 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Students may choose up to one unit from the following list: | |||||
Political Systems of Modern Europe | MODL20008 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Memory and History in the Twentieth Century | MODL20010 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Introduction to Linguistics | MODL23013 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
World Cinemas: from national to transnational | MODL23016 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Woman and Nation | MODL23017 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Gender in Post-Socialist Central and Eastern Europe | MODL20011 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Students may choose up to one unit from the following list: | |||||
Catalan Language (Elementary) | MODL23014 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Czech Language (Elementary) | MODL23015 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Diploma in Higher Education | 120 |
Mandatory Year Abroad 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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Year Abroad (Joint Honours) | GERM28003 | 120 | Mandatory | AYEAR | |
120 |
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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German Language 3 | GERM30001 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 | |
Students must choose at least one but no more than three units from the following: | |||||
Linguistic Variation and Change in German | GERM30060 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Radical Protest and Political Violence in post-WWII Germany – Politics, Aesthetics, and Critical Theory | GERM30061 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Political Poetry: 1745–1945 | GERM30062 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Seduction and Destruction: 1772–1808 | GERM30063 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
After The Wall: Remembering the GDR | GERM32060 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
The German Sonnet | GERM32063 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
One of the following: | |||||
40 credit points of optional Drama units: | |||||
Contemporary Hollywood Cinema | DRAM33127 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Contemporary British Theatre | DRAM30053 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Devised Performance | DRAM33124 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Film Criticism | DRAM33128 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Global Cinemas / Local Stories | DRAM33131 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Students may choose up to two unit from the following list: | |||||
Communism in Europe | MODL30001 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Independent Study 1 | MODL30005 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Translating in a Professional Context | MODL30010 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Teaching Modern Languages as a Foreign Language | MODL30013 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Sociolinguistic Anthropology: Language, Culture, and Society | MODL30016 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Reimagining Odysseus | MODL30019 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
The Italian City: Medieval and Early Modern Cultures | MODL30020 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
This unit is only available to students studying Programmes of French German or Spanish: | |||||
Liaison Interpreting | MODL30006 | 20 | Optional | TB-1,TB-2 | |
Students may choose MODL30011 if they took MODL23014 in their second year of study and students may choose MODL30012 if they took MODL23015 in their second year of study: | |||||
Catalan Language (follow-on) | MODL30011 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Czech Language (follow-on) | MODL30012 | 20 | Optional | TB-4 | |
Drama and German (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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