Undergraduate Course: Filming the American Novel (LLLG07037)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Lifelong Learning (LLC) |
Other subject area | None |
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| Course description | This is a for-credit course offered by the Office of Lifelong Learning (OLL); only students registered with OLL should be enrolled.
How do you turn a great novel into a great film? This course will study a selection of American texts which achieve this difficult feat, from Edith Wharton's 'The House of Mirth', through Steinbeck's 'Of Mice and Men' and Hemingway's 'For Whom the Bell Tolls', and finishing with Truman Capote's 'Breakfast at Tiffany's¿. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
¿ apply relevant critical analysis to the individual texts and films studied in class;
¿ comparatively discuss the original literary texts and their film adaptation;
¿ analyse various adaptation strategies;
¿ reflect on the challenges of film adaptation.
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Assessment Information
| Open Studies 10 credit courses have one assessment. Normally, the assessment is a 2000 word essay, worth 100% of the total mark, submitted by week 12. To pass, students must achieve a minimum of 40%. There are a small number of exceptions to this model which are identified in the Studying for Credit Guide. |
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Martine Pierquin
Tel: (0131 6)51 1182
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Course secretary | Mrs Diane Mcmillan
Tel: (0131 6)50 6912
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