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Programme code | 1DRAM017U |
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Programme type | Joint Honours (UG) |
Programme director(s) |
Paul Clarke (Theatre)
Jacqueline Maingard (Film) |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
School/department | Department of Theatre |
Teaching institution | University of Bristol |
Awarding institution | University of Bristol |
Relevant QAA subject benchmark groups |
Dance, drama and performance (2019) (benchmark statement)
Communication, media, film and cultural studies (2019) (benchmark statement) |
Mode of study | Full Time |
Programme length | 3 years (full time) |
This programme is a consequence of the new departmental grouping of Music, Film, Theatre, which for the first time acknowledges the distinct disciplinary areas of Film and Television, and Theatre and Performance Studies. The new programme builds on the best features of the highly successful and well respected Single Honours in Drama, which for decades has been held up nationally and internationally as a model of best practice and provision in undergraduate programmes, including the introduction of Film Studies to the UK HE sector. It will continue to integrate the best research-informed critical, historical and theoretical teaching with high-quality creative and production experience, both through teaching in discipline-specific and equipped facilities in the departments and placement in a professional context. It also provides us with the opportunity to continue to respond to student and external-examiner feedback, as well as advice from the Faculty and ESU, in that we have slightly modified our assessment profile across the units as well as increased optionality by making some units available across levels 5 and 6.
The programme is designed to provide students with a deep understanding of film/television and performance/theatre, 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/television and performance/theatre from a critically and contextually informed perspective, and in key units, such as Criticism in the Arts and certain options such as Melodrama, make comparative and cross-disciplinary connections. In addition to detailed and rigorous critical, historical and theoretical enquiry, the students also explore practical and creative approaches: the programme combines an understanding of the diversity and complexity of film/ television and performance/theatre with the acquisition and application of film-making and theatre-making skills. A set of options that focus on some of the most significant historical, cultural and artistic forms of both disciplines promote a more detailed exploration of these media and their creative realisation. Final-year students will 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 scholarly writing. Having gained a combination of specialised and transferable skills, students are well-equipped to pursue a range of careers relating to the contemporary creative industries and arts-related professions, and within academic, professional and managerial sectors.
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Film component Acquisition of knowledge and understanding through lectures, seminars and tutorials (1-10, 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 (1-12, 13, 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) Theatre component Acquisition of knowledge and understanding through lectures and seminars (1-7, 10) Set and directed viewings and visits to performances, and directed reading, with a strong emphasis on primary materials (1-8, 10, 12) Seminars and small-group tutorials to encourage student participation and advance understanding of difficult materials (1-12) Seminars and workshops to develop student creative and practical production skills acquisition (5, 6, 8-12) Production meetings and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in practical project realisation (5, 6, 8-12) Tutorials and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in presentation and essay writing (1-7, 10, 12) |
Methods of Assessment | |
Film component Coursework analytical and research essays (1-10) Individual and group presentations (1-10) Practice-based productions (1-4, 11-14) Reflective dossiers (1-4, 11-14) Theatre component Coursework analytical and research essays (1-7, 10) Individual and group presentations (1-8, 10, 12) Practice-based presentations and performances (1-12) Workfiles, journals and vivas (1-12) |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Film component Acquisition of knowledge and understanding through lectures, seminars and tutorials (1-4, 6, 7, 11) Set and directed viewings (including student work), and directed reading, with a strong emphasis on primary materials (1-3, 7-9, 13) Tutorials and seminars to encourage student participation and advance understanding of difficult materials (1-9, 13) Lectures, seminars, workshops and demonstrations to develop student practical skills acquisition (2, 5, 6, 8-13) Production meetings and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in practical project realisation (1, 3, 5-13) Tutorials and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in presentation and essay writing (1-7, 13) Theatre component Acquisition of knowledge and understanding through lectures and seminars (1, 2, 4-6, 9) Set and directed viewings and visits to performances, and directed reading, with a strong emphasis on primary materials (1, 2, 4-6)' Seminars and small-group tutorials to encourage student participation and advance understanding of difficult materials (1, 2, 4-10) Seminars and workshops to develop student creative and practical production skills acquisition (1-3, 5, 6, 10-16) Production meetings and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in practical project realisation (3, 9-14, 16) Tutorials and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in presentation and essay writing (1, 2, 4-9) |
Methods of Assessment | |
Film component Coursework analytical and research essays (1-7) Individual and group presentations (1-7) Practice-based productions (2, 3, 5, 7-13) Reflective dossiers (3-5, 7-13) Theatre component Coursework analytical and research essays (1, 2, 4-9) Individual and group presentations (1-10,13,14,16) Practice-based presentations and performances (1-15) Workfiles, journals and vivas (1-16) |
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) Theatre component Acquisition of knowledge and understanding through lectures and seminars (3, 7, 9) Set and directed viewings and visits to performances, and directed reading, with a strong emphasis on primary materials (3, 4) Seminars and small-group tutorials to encourage student participation and advance understanding of difficult materials (2-7, 9) Seminars and workshops to develop student creative and practical production skills acquisition (1-9) Production meetings and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in practical project realisation (1-9) Tutorials and supervisions to provide formative feedback and develop student skills in presentation and essay writing (3-9) |
Methods of Assessment | |
Film component Coursework analytical and research essays (1-4) Individual and group presentations ( 1-5) Practice-based productions (1-6) Reflective dossiers (1-4, 6) Theatre component Coursework analytical and research essays (2-5, 8) Individual and group presentations (1-9) Practice-based presentations and performances (1-9) Workfiles, journals and vivas (1-9) |
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/television and theatre/performance, and acquire practical skills in film-making and theatre-making, including editing and cinematography, stage design and lighting, bringing these to appropriate forms of public performance and screening. In addition, students expand their understanding of film/television and theatre/performance in a broader cultural context by examining both in dialogue with music on the Criticism in the Arts unit. |
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Level I/5 - Intermediate |
In the second year, students deepen their contextual knowledge of film/television and theatre/performance, 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/television and theatre/performance, and develop creative and practical skills, through optional units. Second-year optional units typically draw upon research-led teaching and offer some opportunity for comparative work across disciplines. |
Level H/6 - Honours |
Students choose supervised independent project options from each discipline, 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 creative and practical skills at more complex levels, through further optional units. In Film, 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. In Theatre, optional units are offered to Levels I and H jointly, but with intellectual development through the programme ensured by differentiated Intended Learning Outcomes and assessment at the two levels. |
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
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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Criticism and the Arts | DRAM10029 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 | |
Introduction to Film and Television Studies | DRAM10024 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 | |
Production Skills for Film | DRAM11007 | 10 | Mandatory | TB-1A | |
Performance Forms and Analysis | DRAM11004 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 | |
Production Skills for Performance 1 | DRAM10028 | 10 | Mandatory | TB-1A | |
Students must take one from: | |||||
Producing the Performance | DRAM10027 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Staging the Text | DRAM11008 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
and also one from: | |||||
Close-Up on Television | DRAM10023 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Filmmaking through Hitchcock | DRAM11011 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
120 |
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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Students must take one from the following: | |||||
Performance Histories | DRAM23125 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Politics of Performance | DRAM20048 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Students must also take one from the following: | |||||
Film History to 1960 | DRAM20031 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 | |
Film and Television History, 1960 to the present | DRAM20030 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
40 credits worth of optional units in Theatre AND 40 credits worth of optional units in Film (These can include another one or more of the above core units and/or up to 20 credits worth of Open Units). | |||||
Students can select up to 20 credit points worth of open units. | OPEN | 20 | Optional | ||
120 |
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | ||
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Students should choose 1 or 2 units (to a maximum of 40 credit points) from the following units in Film. Students are not permitted to select both FATV30004 Industry Study and FATV30008 Industrial Placement. | |||||
Written Dissertation | FATV30012 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Industrial Placement | FATV30008 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Industry Study | FATV30004 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Practical Project | FATV30009 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Students should choose 1 or 2 units (to a maximum of 60 credit points) of the following units in Theatre: | |||||
Independent Study: Performance Project | THTR30015 | 40 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Independent Study: Work Placement | THTR30016 | 20 | Optional | TB-1,TB-2 | |
Independent Study: Extended Essay | THTR30017 | 20 | Optional | TB-1,TB-2 | |
Independent Study: Dissertation | THTR30018 | 40 | Optional | TB-2 | |
Students can select up to 20 credits worth of Open units | OPEN | 20 | Optional | ||
PLUS up to 40 credits of optional units in FILM AND up to 40 credits of optional units in THEATRE (including the choice of other independent study options in Film or Theatre, where possible) | |||||
Theatre and Film (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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