Television Drama FTV4070

  • Academic Session: 2024-25
  • School: School of Culture and Creative Arts
  • Credits: 20
  • Level: Level 4 (SCQF level 10)
  • Typically Offered: Either Semester 1 or Semester 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: Yes
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No

Short Description

This course surveys the aesthetic, institutional and industrial history of television drama with reference to American and British television, drawing comparisons across global contexts.

Timetable

10 x 1hr lecture,

10 x 1hr seminar,

10 x 2hr screening over 10 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus

Requirements of Entry

Available to all students fulfilling requirements for Honours entry into Film and Television Studies, and by arrangement to visiting students or students of other Honours programmes who qualify under the University's 25% regulation.

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

1 x essay (2,000 words) or 5 minute audiovisual essay - 40%

1 x essay (3,000 words) or 8 minute audiovisual essay - 60%

Main Assessment In: April/May

Are reassessment opportunities available for all summative assessments? Not applicable for Honours courses

Reassessments are normally available for all courses, except those which contribute to the Honours classification. For non Honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions for this course are described below. 

Course Aims

This course aims to:

■ survey the aesthetic, institutional and industrial history of television drama with reference to American and British television, drawing comparisons across global contexts

■ encourage the development of specific modes of analysis appropriate to television drama.

■ consider the implications of media convergence beginning in the 1980s and 1990s and the emergence of 'prestige' drama discourse

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ express an understanding of key debates that inform the study of television drama.

■ critically analyse the institutional and cultural contexts in which recent television drama is produced.

■ Closely analyse and interpret television drama texts, utilizing relevant theoretical frameworks and critical methodologies.

■ construct arguments about television drama in written and/or audiovisual formats

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.