Undergraduate Course: Film, Religion and Ethics 3/4 (THET10028)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | Yes |
| Summary 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. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
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. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Class Delivery Information |
Viewings Tuesdays 4-6 (optional)- Films available in New College Library |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 33,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 22,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Revision Session Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
137 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
Some additional learning and teaching details
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
20 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
20% on weekly written and oral class contribution, 30% on an essay and revised blog, 50% on degree examination. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | |
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
- Demonstrate an ability to identify key terms and their meanings
- Demonstrate good judgement about how to judge the relative importance of items on course bibliographies.
- 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
- Demonstrate an ability to identify key terms and their meanings
- Demonstrate good judgement about how to judge the relative importance of items on course bibliographies |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Keywords | FilmRE |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Jolyon Mitchell
Tel: (0131 6)50 8922
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Katrina Munro
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email: |
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