Course Guide BA (Hons) English, Film & Television …...Ameena Khan [email protected] 3404 MK507...

School of MediaBA (Hons) English, Film & Television StudiesCourse Guide

2017-18September

About this guide

This is your course guide. It provides the basic but fundamental information about your course of study. Thisguide is yours for the duration of the course, we don’t re-issue it annually and if any information containedwithin were to change then we will write to you to explain so.

In particular, if any important aspects relating to your modules were to change then we will inform you inaccordance with the Code of Practice for the Management of Changes to Modules and Courses. The teachingand support teams which you will get to know over time will refer to this guide – it will be useful to you andwe advise you to make good use of it throughout your studies.

The Course Guide should be read in conjunction with the more general sources of information which relate toall students at the University. The Student Handbook is a very detailed reference point for all issues relating toyour studies which aren’t specific to just your particular course. You might also want to refer to the StudentCharter; the University’s Policies and Regulations and the University Assessment Handbook documents whichwill provide you with all of the information that we think you will need for your period of study here.

If you need additional information, or you simply want to discuss elements of any of these documents or otheraspects of your course, find that there is something you need to know, please contact your Faculty StudentServices:

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We can help with the administration and organisation of your time at University – from enrolment andmodule registration, tuition fee enquiries, attendance support, course management and lifecycle queries,extenuating circumstances, leave of absence, transfers and changes, assignment submission, SAMsappointments, assessment and result queries, right through to Graduation.

You can also come and talk to us for impartial advice and support if things are starting to go wrong and you’renot sure who else to talk to. The main thing to remember is that you are not alone. We see large numbers ofstudents over the course of a year on a variety of issues, so please don’t be afraid to approach us.

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Welcome from the Course Leader

On behalf of the teaching and support teams from BA (Hons) Film & Television Studies course, I would like toextend to you a very warm welcome to the University of Wolverhampton, and in particular your campus.

My name is Eleanor Andrews and I am the course leader for the BA (Hons) Film & Television Studies courseand together with your personal tutor, I will be your main point of contact for the duration of your studies. Mycontact details are below – please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you need any support or guidance.

The successes which you will achieve while at University are based on a partnership between the expertiseand support from the staff and the effort, work and commitment you put into learning. We welcome studentswho are eager to think for themselves, to take control of their own learning and who are ready to get involved

in developing the skills required in a highly competitive job market. Make the most of the wide range ofopportunities available to you.

Studying at University can be difficult, and for many of you, the transition to University life may bechallenging. However, we will support you throughout your course, particularly while you develop into anindependent learner over the course of your first year with us.

We believe it is important that you are encouraged to make your own contribution to the effective operationand development of your chosen course. We hope that you might consider acting as a Course Representativeduring some of your time with us to help the University continue to improve your experience.

I would like to wish you every success with your studies. We look forward to working with you and hope thatyou enjoy your time here at the University of Wolverhampton.

Eleanor Andrews

Course Management and Staff Involvement

RoleRole NameName SpecialismSpecialism eMaileMail Tel.Tel.Ext.Ext.

RoomRoom

Head of Department Dr Bianca Fox [email protected] 1919 MK507

Head of Department Dr Frank Wilson [email protected] 3478 MX103

Course Leader Dr Eleanor Andrews European Cinema, the Holocaust,Fairy Tales

[email protected] 2461 MK507

Lecturer Mr Robert Geal Adaptation, Film Theory,Shakespeare on Film

[email protected] 2145 MK507

Senior Lecturer Dr Gavin Wilson Film Production [email protected] 1997 MK511

Reader Dr FrancesPheasant-Kelly

Fantasy Film, Post 9/11 Film,Abjection

[email protected]

3325 MK507

Senior Lecturer Dr Aidan Byrne [email protected] 3430 MX103

Senior Lecturer Dr Nicola Allen [email protected] 3523 MX103

Senior Lecturer Ms JosianeBoutonnet

[email protected] 3495 MX103

Senior Lecturer Dr Gerald Carlin [email protected] 3477 MX103

Senior Lecturer Dr Mark Jones [email protected] 3482 MX103

Senior Lecturer Ms Gabriela Steinke [email protected] 2476 MX103

Reader Dr Benjamin Colbert [email protected] 3457 MX103

Reader Dr Glyn Hambrook [email protected] 3330 MX103

Reader Dr Rosie Miles [email protected] 3479 MX103

Lecturer Kauser Husain [email protected] MX112b

Graduate TeachingAssistants

Ameena Khan [email protected] 3404 MK507

Educational Aims of the Course

This course offers a wide ranging approach to the systematic and in depth study of literary, filmic and

televisual texts. In English, you will have the opportunity to experience and explore a range of literary andnon-literary texts from the Renaissance to the present day and from the Western Hemisphere to the WestMidlands. In Film and Television Studies you will examine a varied syllabus, considering filmic and televisualtexts from different cultures, different auteurs and various genres and will develop analytical skills and givetheoretical insight into the works examined. Throughout, you will be given the academic, philosophical andcontextual tools with which to critically examine the process of literary, filmic and televisual production andreception and to make informed judgements about literary value and cultural capital.

This course will enable you to communicate more effectively using the written and spoken word. You willacquire a range of subject specific and transferable skills, including higher order conceptual andcommunication skills, independence, enterprise, digital literacy and IT awareness, all of which are of immensevalue in graduate employment.

What makes this programme distinctive?

Students on this course will encounter a fascinating blend of classic literature, radical writers and popularculture taught by published academics and scholars;Opportunities for English-related vocational work are an established part of the 2nd year programme;Students interested in study abroad can take up semester-length opportunities with English departmentsin France, Spain and Bulgaria.Lecturers are all published scholars and experts in their field.Several of our graduates have gone on to work in film and television production, or have becomejournalists.Master’s degrees in Film Studies, English and Popular Culture and an active PhD programme provideopportunities for postgraduate study upon graduation.

Course Structure

September (Full-Time)September (Full-Time)

Part time students study alongside full time students. However, they do not study more than 80 credits in eachacademic calendar year.

ModuleModule TitleTitle CreditsCredits PeriodPeriod TypeType Module LeaderModule Leader

4EN007 Brief Encounters: Narrative & Form in ShortFiction

20 SEM1 Core Nicola Allen

4FI003 Introducing Screen Analysis 20 SEM1 Core Robert Geal

4EN008 Making a Scene: an introduction to drama 20 SEM2 Core Aidan Byrne

4FI001 Screen Analysis: Storytelling 20 SEM2 Core Robert Geal

Group 05 | Min Value: 20 | Max Value: 20Group 05 | Min Value: 20 | Max Value: 20

4DM017 Developing Ideas and Experimentation for Screen 20 SEM1 CoreOption

Phil Nichols

4EN004 Literature and Identity 20 SEM1 CoreOption

Nicola Allen

4FI006 Representing the Real: From Documentary Film toReality TV

20 SEM1 CoreOption

Bianca Fox

4HU001 Myth 20 SEM1 Core Gabriela Steinke

Option

4HU003 From Student to Scholar 20 SEM1 CoreOption

Jacqlyn Pieterick

4WL002 Basic Language 20 SEM1 CoreOption

Jose Manuel Martinez

4WL003 Elementary Language 20 SEM1 CoreOption



4EN009 Poetry: Genres in History 20 SEM2 CoreOption

Benjamin Colbert

4FI005 The Western 20 SEM2 CoreOption

Eleanor Andrews

4SL011 Volunteering in the Community 20 SEM2 CoreOption

Pauline Anderson

4HU002 Popular Culture 20 SEM2 CoreOption

Stephen Jacobs

4HU003 From Student to Scholar 20 SEM2 CoreOption

Jacqlyn Pieterick





5FI004 Directors, Stars, Celebrity and Performance 20 SEM1 Core Gavin Wilson

5EN004 Shakespeare and the English Renaissance 20 SEM1 Core Daisy Black

5FI010 Film and Television Representations:Contemporary Crime Drama

20 SEM2 Core Frances Pheasant-Kelly

5EN011 Terrible Beauty: Adventures in the Gothic 20 SEM2 Core Gerald Carlin


5EN003 Women's Writing: Reading Gender 20 SEM1 CoreOption

Rosie Miles

5FI011 Global Cinema 20 SEM1 CoreOption

Tanya Singh

5HU001 The Enlightenment 20 SEM1 CoreOption

Stefano Pippa





5MZ029 Work Placement 20 SEM1 CoreOption

Brian Cattell


5EN007 Children's Literature 20 SEM2 CoreOption

Gabriela Steinke

5MZ033 WRITING FEATURES FOR NEWS MEDIA 20 SEM2 CoreOption

Maria Urbina

5FI012 Reusing and Retelling: Hybridity and Adaptation 20 SEM2 CoreOption

Robert Geal






You must ensure that you balance your programme between English and Film and Television Studies

6FI009 Film Cuts, Cults and Classics: ScreeningSpectacular Cinema

20 SEM1 CoreOption

Robert Geal

6EN014 American Literatures 20 SEM1 CoreOption

Paul Mcdonald

6FI004 Screening Contemporary Britain: Film and TVDrama

20 SEM1 CoreOption

Gavin Wilson

6EN004 Victorian Literature, Art and Culture 20 SEM1 CoreOption

Rosie Miles

6EN001 Modernisms 20 SEM1 CoreOption

Gerald Carlin

6WL001 Intermediate/Advanced Language 20 SEM1 CoreOption



6EN013 Independent Study - English 20 SEM2 CoreOption

Rosie Miles

6FI005 Film Studies Project 20 SEM2 CoreOption

Eleanor Andrews

6MZ021 Work Placement 20 SEM2 CoreOption

Brian Cattell

6HU001 Humanities Business and Community Link 20 SEM2 CoreOption

Frank Wilson


You must ensure that you balance your programme between English and Film and Television Studies

6EN002 The 1960s:Subculture, Pop Culture, Counter-Culture

20 SEM2 CoreOption

Gerald Carlin

6FI002 European Cinema Today 20 SEM2 CoreOption

Eleanor Andrews

6WL001 Intermediate/Advanced Language 20 SEM2 CoreOption


Course Learning Outcomes

Learning OutcomeLearning Outcome Contributing ModulesContributing Modules

CertHE Course Learning Outcome 1 CertHE Course Learning Outcome 1 (CHECLO1)(CHECLO1)

Demonstrate knowledge of the underlyingconcepts and principles associated with yourarea(s) of study, and an ability to evaluate andinterpret these within the context of that area ofstudy

4EN004 Literature and Identity4EN007 Brief Encounters: Narrative & Form in Short Fiction4EN008 Making a Scene: an introduction to drama4EN009 Poetry: Genres in History4HU001 Myth4HU002 Popular Culture4HU003 From Student to Scholar


Demonstrate an ability to present, evaluate andinterpret qualitative and quantitative data, inorder to develop lines of argument and makesound judgements in accordance with basictheories and concepts of your subject(s) of study.

4DM017 Developing Ideas and Experimentation for Screen4EN004 Literature and Identity4EN007 Brief Encounters: Narrative & Form in Short Fiction4EN009 Poetry: Genres in History4FI001 Screen Analysis: Storytelling4FI003 Introducing Screen Analysis4FI005 The Western4FI006 Representing the Real: From Documentary Film to Reality TV4HU001 Myth4HU002 Popular Culture4HU003 From Student to Scholar


Evaluate the appropriateness of differentapproaches to solving problems related to yourarea(s) of study and/or work

4DM017 Developing Ideas and Experimentation for Screen4EN004 Literature and Identity4EN007 Brief Encounters: Narrative & Form in Short Fiction4EN008 Making a Scene: an introduction to drama4EN009 Poetry: Genres in History4FI001 Screen Analysis: Storytelling4FI003 Introducing Screen Analysis4FI005 The Western4FI006 Representing the Real: From Documentary Film to Reality TV4HU001 Myth4HU002 Popular Culture4HU003 From Student to Scholar


Communicate the results of your study/workaccurately and reliably, and with structured andcoherent arguments

4DM017 Developing Ideas and Experimentation for Screen4EN008 Making a Scene: an introduction to drama4EN009 Poetry: Genres in History4FI001 Screen Analysis: Storytelling4FI003 Introducing Screen Analysis4FI005 The Western4FI006 Representing the Real: From Documentary Film to Reality TV4HU003 From Student to Scholar4WL002 Basic Language4WL003 Elementary Language


Demonstrate the qualities and transferable skillsnecessary for employment requiring the exerciseof some personal responsibility

4DM017 Developing Ideas and Experimentation for Screen4EN004 Literature and Identity4EN007 Brief Encounters: Narrative & Form in Short Fiction4EN008 Making a Scene: an introduction to drama4EN009 Poetry: Genres in History4FI001 Screen Analysis: Storytelling4FI003 Introducing Screen Analysis4FI005 The Western

4FI006 Representing the Real: From Documentary Film to Reality TV4HU001 Myth4HU002 Popular Culture4HU003 From Student to Scholar4WL002 Basic Language4WL003 Elementary Language

DipHE Course Learning Outcome 1 DipHE Course Learning Outcome 1 (DHECLO1)(DHECLO1)

Demonstrate knowledge and criticalunderstanding of the well-established principlesof your area(s) of study, and of the way in whichthose principles have developed with anunderstanding of the limits of your knowledge,and how this influences analyses andinterpretations based on that knowledge.

5EN003 Women's Writing: Reading Gender5EN004 Shakespeare and the English Renaissance5EN007 Children's Literature5EN011 Terrible Beauty: Adventures in the Gothic


Demonstrate the ability to apply underlyingconcepts and principles outside the context inwhich they were first studied, including, whereappropriate, the application of those principles inan employment context

5EN004 Shakespeare and the English Renaissance5EN007 Children's Literature5EN011 Terrible Beauty: Adventures in the Gothic5FI004 Directors, Stars, Celebrity and Performance5FI010 Film and Television Representations: Contemporary Crime Drama5FI011 Global Cinema5FI012 Reusing and Retelling: Hybridity and Adaptation5HU001 The Enlightenment5MZ033 WRITING FEATURES FOR NEWS MEDIA


Demonstrate knowledge of the main methods ofenquiry in the subject(s) relevant to the namedaward, and ability to evaluate critically theappropriateness of different approaches tosolving problems in the field of study

5EN003 Women's Writing: Reading Gender5EN004 Shakespeare and the English Renaissance5EN007 Children's Literature5EN011 Terrible Beauty: Adventures in the Gothic5FI004 Directors, Stars, Celebrity and Performance5FI010 Film and Television Representations: Contemporary Crime Drama5FI011 Global Cinema5FI012 Reusing and Retelling: Hybridity and Adaptation5HU001 The Enlightenment5MZ033 WRITING FEATURES FOR NEWS MEDIA


Use a range of established techniques to initiateand undertake critical analysis of information,and to propose solutions to problems arising fromthat analysis

5EN003 Women's Writing: Reading Gender5EN004 Shakespeare and the English Renaissance5EN007 Children's Literature5EN011 Terrible Beauty: Adventures in the Gothic5FI004 Directors, Stars, Celebrity and Performance5FI010 Film and Television Representations: Contemporary Crime Drama5FI011 Global Cinema5FI012 Reusing and Retelling: Hybridity and Adaptation5HU001 The Enlightenment5MZ033 WRITING FEATURES FOR NEWS MEDIA


Effectively communicate information, argumentsand analysis in a variety of forms to specialist andnon-specialist audiences, and deploy keytechniques of the discipline effectively

5EN004 Shakespeare and the English Renaissance5EN007 Children's Literature5EN011 Terrible Beauty: Adventures in the Gothic5FI004 Directors, Stars, Celebrity and Performance5FI010 Film and Television Representations: Contemporary Crime Drama5FI011 Global Cinema5FI012 Reusing and Retelling: Hybridity and Adaptation5HU001 The Enlightenment5MZ033 WRITING FEATURES FOR NEWS MEDIA


Demonstrate the qualities and transferable skillsnecessary for employment, requiring the exerciseof personal responsibility and decision-makingand undertake further training, developingexisting skills and acquire new competences thatwill enable them to assume significantresponsibility within organisations.

5EN003 Women's Writing: Reading Gender5EN004 Shakespeare and the English Renaissance5EN007 Children's Literature5EN011 Terrible Beauty: Adventures in the Gothic5FI004 Directors, Stars, Celebrity and Performance5FI010 Film and Television Representations: Contemporary Crime Drama5FI011 Global Cinema5FI012 Reusing and Retelling: Hybridity and Adaptation5HU004 Supervised Work Experience

5MZ029 Work Placement5MZ033 WRITING FEATURES FOR NEWS MEDIA5WL001 Basic Language5WL002 Elementary Language

Ordinary Degree Course Learning Outcome 1Ordinary Degree Course Learning Outcome 1(ORDCLO1)(ORDCLO1)

Engage in the comprehension, analysis andappreciation of literary and non-literary, filmicand televisual texts;

6EN001 Modernisms6EN002 The 1960s:Subculture, Pop Culture, Counter-Culture6EN004 Victorian Literature, Art and Culture6EN013 Independent Study - English6EN014 American Literatures


Develop language competence through a range ofwritten, oral and digital resources;

6EN001 Modernisms6EN004 Victorian Literature, Art and Culture6EN013 Independent Study - English6FI002 European Cinema Today6FI004 Screening Contemporary Britain: Film and TV Drama6FI005 Film Studies Project6FI009 Film Cuts, Cults and Classics: Screening Spectacular Cinema6FI010 Screening Science: From Movie Monsters To TV Medics6MZ021 Work Placement


Attain an advanced knowledge of literary, filmicand televisual history and the contextualapproaches to the production and reception ofliterary, filmic and televisual texts;

6EN001 Modernisms6EN002 The 1960s:Subculture, Pop Culture, Counter-Culture6EN013 Independent Study - English6EN014 American Literatures6FI002 European Cinema Today6FI004 Screening Contemporary Britain: Film and TV Drama6FI005 Film Studies Project6FI010 Screening Science: From Movie Monsters To TV Medics6MZ021 Work Placement


Develop a critical self-awareness and intellectualcuriosity about literature, film and television in amulti-cultural and international context;

6EN002 The 1960s:Subculture, Pop Culture, Counter-Culture6EN013 Independent Study - English6EN014 American Literatures6FI005 Film Studies Project6FI009 Film Cuts, Cults and Classics: Screening Spectacular Cinema


Demonstrate enterprising learning, scholarlyskills and independent thought;

6EN001 Modernisms6EN004 Victorian Literature, Art and Culture6EN013 Independent Study - English6FI002 European Cinema Today6FI004 Screening Contemporary Britain: Film and TV Drama6FI009 Film Cuts, Cults and Classics: Screening Spectacular Cinema6FI010 Screening Science: From Movie Monsters To TV Medics


Demonstrate transferable skills intrinsic to thesubject area and of value to graduateemployment.

6EN002 The 1960s:Subculture, Pop Culture, Counter-Culture6EN004 Victorian Literature, Art and Culture6EN013 Independent Study - English6EN014 American Literatures6FI002 European Cinema Today6FI004 Screening Contemporary Britain: Film and TV Drama6FI005 Film Studies Project6FI009 Film Cuts, Cults and Classics: Screening Spectacular Cinema6FI010 Screening Science: From Movie Monsters To TV Medics6WL001 Intermediate/Advanced Language

Honours Degree Course Learning Outcome 1Honours Degree Course Learning Outcome 1(DEGCLO1)(DEGCLO1)

Demonstrate clearly the range of skills requiredto comprehend, analyse and interpret literary,filmic and televisual texts;

6EN001 Modernisms6EN002 The 1960s:Subculture, Pop Culture, Counter-Culture6EN004 Victorian Literature, Art and Culture6EN013 Independent Study - English6EN014 American Literatures


Demonstrate superior language skills through

6EN001 Modernisms6EN004 Victorian Literature, Art and Culture6EN013 Independent Study - English

written and oral expression; 6FI002 European Cinema Today6FI004 Screening Contemporary Britain: Film and TV Drama6FI005 Film Studies Project6FI009 Film Cuts, Cults and Classics: Screening Spectacular Cinema6FI010 Screening Science: From Movie Monsters To TV Medics6MZ021 Work Placement


Attain an advanced knowledge of literary, filmicand televisual history and the contextualapproaches to the production and reception ofliterary, filmic and televisual texts;

6EN001 Modernisms6EN002 The 1960s:Subculture, Pop Culture, Counter-Culture6EN013 Independent Study - English6EN014 American Literatures6FI002 European Cinema Today6FI004 Screening Contemporary Britain: Film and TV Drama6FI005 Film Studies Project6FI010 Screening Science: From Movie Monsters To TV Medics6MZ021 Work Placement


Show in-depth critical self-awareness andintellectual curiosity about literature, film andtelevision in a multi-cultural and internationalcontext;

6EN002 The 1960s:Subculture, Pop Culture, Counter-Culture6EN013 Independent Study - English6EN014 American Literatures6FI005 Film Studies Project6FI009 Film Cuts, Cults and Classics: Screening Spectacular Cinema6HU001 Humanities Business and Community Link


Demonstrate deep enterprising learning,scholarly skills and independent thought;

6EN001 Modernisms6EN004 Victorian Literature, Art and Culture6EN013 Independent Study - English6FI002 European Cinema Today6FI004 Screening Contemporary Britain: Film and TV Drama6FI009 Film Cuts, Cults and Classics: Screening Spectacular Cinema6FI010 Screening Science: From Movie Monsters To TV Medics6HU001 Humanities Business and Community Link


Demonstrate high-level transferable skillsintrinsic to the subject area and of value tograduate employment.

6EN002 The 1960s:Subculture, Pop Culture, Counter-Culture6EN004 Victorian Literature, Art and Culture6EN013 Independent Study - English6EN014 American Literatures6FI002 European Cinema Today6FI004 Screening Contemporary Britain: Film and TV Drama6FI005 Film Studies Project6FI009 Film Cuts, Cults and Classics: Screening Spectacular Cinema6FI010 Screening Science: From Movie Monsters To TV Medics6HU001 Humanities Business and Community Link6WL001 Intermediate/Advanced Language

PSRB

None

Employability in the Curriculum

This degree equips students for employment in any area where language and analytical skills are important:whether in journalism, media, or in administrative jobs. Many graduates also go on to do masters degrees, orto gain teaching qualifications.

Whilst employability is embedded in all modules it is extended in the following modules6MZ021 Work Placement module 6HU001 Humanities Business and Community Link5HU004 Supervised Work Experience5MZ029 Work Placement

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

On this course students will encounter a variety of learning activities designed to equip them with bothsubject-specific knowledge and a range of subject-specific and transferable skills. These will include:

LecturesSeminarsTutorials and supervisory meetingsInteractive workshopsIndependent researchIndividual and group student presentationsIn-class quizzes and testsFormal examinationsThe use of digital resources for both assignments and in-class activitiesOn-line forumsOn-line portfolios and blogsOpportunities for work-based learningOpportunities for study abroad

Learning and Teaching Methods

This data indicates the proportion of time in each year of study that students can expect to engage in thefollowing activities (expressed as a percentage for each level).

LevelLevel TeachingTeaching IndependentIndependent PlacementPlacement

4 24 76 0

5 24 76 0

6 21 79 0

Assessment Methods

This data indicates the proportion of summative assessment in each year of study that will derive from thefollowing: (expressed as a percentage for each level).

LevelLevel Written ExamsWritten Exams Practical ExamsPractical Exams CourseworkCoursework

4 7 3 90

5 13 7 80

6 20 0 80

Reference Points

Quality Code - Part A: Setting and Maintaining Academic Standards Including :

Qualifications FrameworksCharacteristics StatementsCredit Frameworks

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/assuring-standards-and-quality/the-quality-code/quality-code-part-a

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/assuring-standards-and-quality/the-quality-code/qualifications

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/assuring-standards-and-quality/the-quality-code/academic-credit

Quality Code - Part B: Assuring and Enhancing Academic Quality

Subject Benchmarks – Undergraduate honours:

QAA Benchmark Communication Media Film and Cultural Studies

QAA English Subject Benchmark Statement

University Policies and Regulations

Equality Act (2010)

Academic Regulations Exemptions

None

Support with your studies

University Learning Centres are the key source of academic information for students providing access to:

Physical library resources (books, journal, DVDs etc.)Study areas to allow students to study in the environment that suits them best: Social areas, quiet andsilent areas.A wide range of online information sources, including eBooks, e-journals and subject databasesAcademic skills support via the Skills for Learning programmeStudents on campus can attend workshops or ask for one-to-one help on a range of skills such asacademic writing and referencing.Dedicated Subject Pages to enable you to explore key online information sources that are recommendedfor their studies.Physical access to local libraries both in UK and overseas via SCONUL and WorldCat agreements

We also strongly advise you to download to “MyWLV” student app. MyWLV is a single point of personalisedaccess to the variety of systems the University offers. This includes pulling through relevant information (e.g.deadlines, timetables) and linking to underlying systems.

Course Specific Support

The student support and guidance mechanisms are those provided by the standard University and Facultysystems.

At Level 4 students are shown how to locate and access the University's ‘Skills for Learning’ pages, which alsoinforms them where the Study Skills section in the Learning Centre is located. Directorate of AcademicServices (DAS) provides general academic skills support to all students. They can attend a drop-in session foran individual, one-on-one discussion with a Learning and Skills Librarian for advice on areas such as academicwriting, assignment planning, exam preparation and time management. In addition, there is a regulartimetable of bookable workshops covering information and digital literacy skills, including academicreferencing. Students are supported by a designated Liaison Librarian who is available to support research andproject work. Further details on the DAS skills for learning pagehttp://www.wlv.ac.uk/lib/skills_for_learning.aspx

Students with demonstrable need of a level of support greater than what can be provided in office hours arereferred to the School of Humanities Academic Skills Support Team, as well as the series of study skillsworkshops offered in the Learning Centre. CANVAS Topics include study skills-related materials such asstylebooks and shared URLs that link to various on-line study skills websites (e.g., Purdue OWL and MonashAcademic Literacy sites), and the Faculty of Arts Online Writing Lab was launched in 2015/16 specifically to

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/assuring-standards-and-quality/the-quality-code/quality-code-part-b

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/assuring-standards-and-quality/the-quality-code/subject-benchmark-statements/honours-degree-subjects

https://www.wlv.ac.uk/polsregs

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/equality-act-2010-guidance

http://www.wlv.ac.uk/lib/skills_for_learning.aspx

address the gaps in student attainment of literacy skills.

Most research on academic literacies and study skills development advocates embedding them in the subjectrather than through bolted-on learning experiences and much of the Level 4 programme is geared towardsdeveloping students' generic and subject-specific study skills. The Humanities’ Level 4 module From Studentto Scholar focuses on strengthening a range of academic skills. Students are taught basic techniques incoursework planning, structuring, drafting, researching and revision through small workshops and 1-2-1tutorials. In Level 4 language modules, students will be taught and assessed in the use of specific on-lineresources such as the Oxford English Dictionary Online and various online language corpora as well as filmand television databases. Level 4 in-class activities and workshops, which are done in timed situations, andon-line critique circles and weekly postings teach students to become better time managers. Some Englishmodules at Level 4 require students to be reading and writing every week, and research shows that the ‘littleand often approach’ has considerable impact on improving skills via repeated practice.

Formative assignments and learning activities offer students opportunities to write and revise using feedbackprior to submission for assessment. Formative feedback for revision encourages students to develop andhone problem-solving skills, writing, and critical thinking (selecting rhetorical strategies for more persuasiveargument/exposition). This also moves them towards more self-regulated learning (engagementwith feedback promotes reflection and self-assessment). Additionally, many modules afford studentsnumerous opportunities to engage in peer feedback activities and writing workshops, both in class and on-line which promote both collaborative and independent learning. Students receive timely and frequentfeedback, providing personalised study skills support.

Subject specific research skills are embedded in module learning activities - both in-class and out-of-class -and require students to use electronic and Learning Centre resources (e.g., Summons, e-books, LION,online/print newspapers and various subject specific search engines, databases, and electronic archives) toregularly locate information about authors, newspaper demographics and theoretical/critical texts to engagein problem-based learning (most writing tasks engage students in PBL) and complete assessment tasks.

Contact Hours

In higher education, the term ‘contact hours’ is used very broadly, to refer to the amount of time that youspend learning in contact with teaching or associated staff, when studying for a particular course.

This time provides you with the support in developing your subject knowledge and skills, and opportunitiesto develop and reflect on your own, independent learning. Contact time can take a wide variety of formsdepending on your subject, as well as where and how you are studying. Some of the most common examplesare:

lecturesseminarstutorialsproject supervisionsdemonstrationspractical classes and workshopssupervised time in a studio/workshopfieldworkexternal visitswork-based learning (including placements)scheduled virtual interaction with tutor such as on line, skype, telephone

In UK higher education, you as the student take primary responsibility for your own learning. In this context,contact time with teaching and associated staff is there to help shape and guide your studies. It may be usedto introduce new ideas and equip you with certain knowledge or skills, demonstrate practical skills for you topractise independently, offer guidance on project work, or to provide personalised feedback.

Alongside contact time, private or independent study is therefore very significant. This is the time that youspend learning without direct supervision from, or contact with, a member of staff. It might include

background reading, preparation for seminars or tutorials, follow-up work, wider practice, the completion ofassignments, revision, and so on.

Course Specific Health and Safety Issues

Everyone in the Faculty is required to read and adhere to the Codes of Practice and Operational Procedures forthe areas of the Faculty they work/study in. Codes of Practice are available within the Faculty of Arts Health &Safety Canvas course. Please familiarise yourself with the codes appropriate to your study location. Pleasealso note, all potentially hazardous Faculty facilities require the successful completion of one or more formalinduction sessions before access to those facilities can be granted. Your module tutor and or course team willbe able to advise you on which modules / areas of study require specific additional inductions.

Course Fact File

Hierarchy of Awards:Hierarchy of Awards: Bachelor of Arts with Honours English, Film and Television Studies Bachelor of Arts English, Film and Television Studies Diploma of Higher Education English, Film and Television Studies Certificate of Higher Education English, Film and Television Studies University Statement of Credit University Statement of Credit

Course Codes:Course Codes: FI014J01UV Full-time 3 YearsFI014J31UV Part-Time 6 Years

Awarding Body / Institution:Awarding Body / Institution: University of Wolverhampton

School / Institute:School / Institute: School of Media

Category of Partnership:Category of Partnership: Not delivered in partnership

Location of Delivery:Location of Delivery: University of Wolverhampton

Teaching Institution:Teaching Institution: University of Wolverhampton

Published: 12-Sep-2017 by Julie Green

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