Undergraduate Course: Film, Religion and Ethics 3/4 (THET10028)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Theology and Ethics |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | A critical study of religious and theological approaches to film, through an examination of cinematic narratives, directorial intentions and audience responses to selected films. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | "The Religion and Film Reader" (Routledge, 2007) is the course book and is available from bookshops / online. It is approximately £20-24. There is no photocopied readings book, but there are readings placed on Web CT at no cost to students. All primary set films will be screened on Tuesdays and are available to borrow from New College library (no cost). |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Divinity/Religious Studies courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- View films in a more critical, discerning and imaginative fashion
- Summarise, compare and critically write about specific approaches to 'religious and theological film-analysis'
- Use appropriate key concepts employed in film criticism when interpreting the moral and religious world of specific films
- Deconstruct the ethical virtues, value commitments and world views enacted in selected films
- Describe and critically analyse the religious and theological significance of specific films produced both in Hollywood and beyond
- Develop transferable skills in web research, writing about film and visual literacy |
Assessment Information
| 20% on weekly written and oral class contribution, 30% on an essay and revised blog, 50% on degree examination. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Keywords | FilmRE |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Jolyon Mitchell
Tel: (0131 6)50 8922
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Course secretary | Mrs Joanne Cannon
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
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