Film and American Studies BA (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In Winchester
Description
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Bachelor's degree
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Location
Winchester
This programme is built on the acquisition of relevant subject knowledge, critical approaches and key skills in Year 1. These are developed in Years 2 and 3 while integrating the study of film and American Studies through specific attention to American contexts for film and enhancing research skills to allow you to work in both independent and informed ways at advanced levels of study.Relevant theoretical and cultural contexts are provided to emphasise representation in historical and cultural contexts while also allowing you to specialise in American forms of representation (both visual and literary). The programme draws on the research interests and expertise of staff with subject-specific and strong interdisciplinary backgrounds.In both Year 2 and Year 3, in addition to the mandatory requirements, you must take at least two Film Studies and two American Studies optional modules in each year.
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About this course
Our aim is to shape 'confident learners' by enabling you to develop the skills needed to excel in your studies here and as well as onto further studies or the employment market. You are taught primarily through a combination of lectures and seminars, allowing opportunities to discuss and develop your understanding of topics covered in lectures in smaller groups.In addition to the formally scheduled contact time such as lectures and seminars etc.), you are encouraged to access academic support from staff within the course team, your personal tutor and the wide range of services available to you within the University.Independent learningOver the duration of your course, you will be expected to develop independent and critical learning, progressively building confidence and expertise through independent and collaborative research, problem-solving and analysis with the support of staff. You take responsibility for your own learning and are encouraged to make use of the wide range of available learning resources available.Overall workloadYour overall workload consists of class contact hours, independent learning and assessment activity.While your actual contact hours may depend on the optional modules you select, the following information gives an indication of how much time you will need to allocate to different activities at each level of the course .Year 1 (Level 4): Timetabled teaching and learning activity* Teaching, learning and assessment: 300 hours Independent learning: 900 hoursYear 2 (Level 5): Timetabled teaching and learning activity* Teaching, learning and assessment: 288 hours Independent learning: 900 hours Placement: 12 hoursYear 3 (Level 6): Timetabled teaching and learning activity* Teaching, learning and assessment: 264...
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Subjects
- Cinema
- Film Studies
Course programme
Core modules:
- Reading Film
- Film Criticism
- Introduction to American Studies I
- Film Form, History and Culture
- Understanding Horror Film
- Introduction to American Studies II
Core modules:
- American Modernity
- Classical Hollywood Cinema or Post-Classical Hollywood Cinema
- Researching Film Studies or Researching American Culture
Optional modules:
- Contemporary European Cinema
- Music and Film
- Cinema,Politics and Society
- B-Movies
- Gangster and Crime Film
- British Cinema - Comedy, Realism and the Imaginary
- Science Fiction and Fantasy
- The American Film Western
- American Gothic
- Region and Environment
- American Science Fiction
- Writing America
- Literature and Film
- Making it, Buying it and Being it: Work and Money in American Literature
- Field Trip
- Volunteering for Film Studies
- Volunteering for American Studies
Year 3
Core modules:
- Film and American Studies Dissertation (Extended Independent Study)
- Identity in Contemporary American Film
Optional modules:
- Authorship and Film
- Stars
- Film and the City
- Melodrama and Film
- Animation
- Cult Film and Art Cinema
- Film and Reality: Modernity, Modernism and Postmodernism
- Gothic Film
- Killer Films
- American Conspiracies
- African America
- The Contemporary American Novel
- American Crime Fiction
- Sex and the City and Beyond
- American Women's Culture in the Nineteenth Century
- Liberty and Extremism in America
Please note the modules listed are correct at the time of publishing, for full-time students entering the programme in Year 1. Optional modules are listed where applicable. Please note the University cannot guarantee the availability of all modules listed and modules may be subject to change. For further information please refer to the terms and conditions at /termsandconditions. The University will notify applicants of any changes made to the core modules listed above.
Film and American Studies BA (Hons)