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COURSE DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name Code Semester T+A+L (hour/week) Type (C / O) Local Credit ECTS
Screen Cultures RTC 101 Fall 03+00+00 Elective 3 6
Academic Unit: Radio, Television and Cinema
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Prerequisites: None
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Course Unit: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: - -
Course Objectives: This course aims to: • extend students’ awareness of audiovisual culture, • examine film within the contexts of production and consumption, • challenge the usual conventions of what can be considered a “film.”, • build an appreciation of the various kinds of audiovisual material the students will be analyzing and producing during their four years in the department.
Course Contents: This survey course will cover the period from the silent era to the end of WWII filmmaking, taking into account the socio-political, economic and cultural backgrounds of different movements and styles. Classes will be supported by film screenings.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO):
  • 1- show an awareness of the practice of film and cultural history,
  • 2- place and analyse films within their production and consumption contexts,
  • 3- describe and illustrate the growth of classical, formal and narrative conventions,
  • 4- reflect on the key themes, films, sources, and historical events covered in the unit through a continuous and incremental process of self-reflection and analysis during every seminar.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: Lectures


WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATIONS

WeekSubjectsRelated Preperation
1 Introduction None
2 Silent Screen Reading course materials and viewing required films
3 Narrative Fiction 1 Reading course materials and viewing required films
4 Narrative Fiction 2 Reading course materials and viewing required films
5 Narrative Fiction 3 Reading course materials and viewing required films
6 Narrative Fiction 4 Reading course materials and viewing required films
7 Mockumentary Reading course materials and viewing required films
8 Documentary 1 Reading course materials and viewing required films
9 Documentary 2 Reading course materials and viewing required films
10 Animation 1 Reading course materials and viewing required films
11 Animation 2 Reading course materials and viewing required films
12 Avant-garde Cinema Reading course materials and viewing required films
13 Video Art Reading course materials and viewing required films
14 Transmedia Narratives Reading course materials and viewing required films


REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED READING

Michael Wood. Film: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2012.


OTHER COURSE RESOURCES

Amy Villarejo. Film Studies. The Basics. Routledge, 2013.


ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

Semester RequirementsNumberPercentage of Grade (%)
Attendance / Participation 14 5
Practice / Exercise 2 20
Midterms / Oral Exams / Quizes 1 30
Final Exam 1 45
Total: 18 100


WORKLOAD

EventsCountDuration (Hours)Total Workload (hour)
Course Hours14342
Practice / Exercise21632
Extra-Class Activities (reading,individiual work, etc.)13226
Midterms / Oral Exams / Quizes12020
Final Exam13030
Total Workload (hour):150


THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO) AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS (PQ)

# PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11
LO1                      
LO2                      
LO3                      
LO4