MODULE SPECIFICATION TEMPLATE MODULE DETAILS Module title British Television Drama Module code HD524 Credit value 20 Level Level 4 Level 5 X Level 6 Level 7 Level 8 Mark the box to the right of the appropriate level with an X Level 0 (for modules at foundation level) Entry criteria for registration on this module Pre-requisites Specify in terms of module codes or equivalent Co-requisite modules Specify in terms of module codes or equivalent Module delivery None None Mode of delivery Taught X Distance Placement Online Other Pattern of delivery Weekly X Block Other When module is delivered Semester 1 Semester 2 X Throughout year Other Brief description of module This module introduces students to a broad historical overview of British content and/ or aims Overview (max 80 words) television drama. Issues covered include television drama s social role, the relationship between cinema and television in terms of aesthetics and narrative, and the relationships between production, text, and reception. Students are encouraged to critically engage with scholars, challenging and extending the arguments they present, and applying existing critical theories to contemporary screen cultures. Module team/ author/ Dr Douglas McNaughton coordinator(s) School Humanities Site/ campus where Grand Parade (Dorset Place) delivered Course(s) for which module is appropriate and status on that course Course BA Hons Film and Screen Studies BA Hons Media and English Literature BA Hons English Literature BA Hons Media and English Language BA Hons English Language and Literature Status (mandatory/ compulsory/ optional) MODULE AIMS, ASSESSMENT AND SUPPORT Aims The aims for this module are set into the context of the QAA National Qualifications Framework, and they relate to the SEEC descriptors for
level 5 study. The module aims to introduce students to contemporary theoretical approaches to the study of production, text, and audiences in television drama to explore a range of sub-genres within British television drama and construct a broad historical understanding of the ideological, narratological and aesthetic development of the form to investigate a variety of methodological approaches to studying television drama, including textual, archival, audience, and industry studies use British television drama as a site for the application of a variety of theoretical approaches including adaptation studies, gender studies, and narratology further develop students skills in oral presentation, critically assessing research resources, structuring and presenting an argument, and correct referencing practices Learning outcomes In relation to the QAA Framework for Higher Education Qualifications and the SEEC level descriptors for level 5 study, by the end of the module students should be able to demonstrate: 1. familiarity with contemporary theoretical approaches to the study of television drama 2. understanding of the broad historical development of British television drama and the significance of particular genres within that history 3. critical skills for identifying and applying suitable methodological approaches for investigating different aspects of television drama 4. the ability to critically apply a range of theoretical approaches to different aspects of the television text, including adaptation studies, gender studies, narrative analysis, and aesthetic analysis Content Learning support On this module students will examine such issues as: The television auteur Television genres Television and heritage Television and quality Television aesthetics and narrative form Television audiences Adaptation and medium specificity Three hour workshop; tutorials; electronic learning environment; Bibliography: screenings; guidance on further viewing. DVDs, and
material available on Box of Broadcasts. Indicative Reading List Books/chapters/articles Bignell, J. and Lacey, S. eds. 2005. Popular Television Drama: critical perspectives. Manchester: Manchester University Press. Bignell, J., Lacey, S. and Macmurraugh-Kavanagh, M. eds. 2000. British Television Drama: Past, Present and Future. Basingstoke: Palgrave. Brandt, G. ed. 1981. British Television Drama. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Briggs, A. 1995. The History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom V - Competition: 1955-1974. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Brunsdon, C. 1997. Screen Tastes: soap opera to satellite dishes. London: Routledge Brunsdon, C. 2000. The Feminist, the Housewife and the Soap Opera. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Buckingham, D. 1987. Public Secrets: EastEnders and its audience. London: BFI Books. Buscombe, E. ed. 2000. British Television: a reader. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Cardwell, S. 2002. Adaptation Revisited: television and the classic novel. Manchester: Manchester University Press. Caughie, J. 2000. Television Drama: Realism, modernism and British culture. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Chapman, J. 2006. Inside the Tardis: The Worlds of Doctor Who. London: I B Tauris. Cooke, L. 2003. British Television Drama: A History. London: BFI Corner, J. 1999. Critical Ideas in Television Studies. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Creeber, G. 2004. Serial television: big drama on the small screen. London: BFI. Creeber, G. ed. 2008. The Television Genre Book. 2 nd ed. London: BFI. Dunleavy, T. 2009. Television Drama: agency, form, innovation. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan Dyer, R. ed. 1981. Coronation Street. London: BFI, pp. 27-39. Ellis, J. 1992. Visible Fictions: Cinema, Television, Video. 2 nd ed. London: Routledge Fiske, J. 2011. Television Culture. 2 nd ed. London: Routledge. Gardner, C. and Wyver, J. 1983. The Single Play: An Afterword. Screen, 24(4-5) July-Oct, pp. 125-129 Geraghty, C. 1991. Women and Soap Opera: A Study of Prime Time Soaps. Oxford: Blackwell. Geraghty, C., and Lusted, D. eds. 1998. The Television Studies Book. London: Arnold, pp. 17-32. Hobson, D. 1982. Crossroads: The drama of a soap opera. London: Methuen. Jacobs, J. 2000. The Intimate Screen: Early British television drama. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Jacobs, J. 2003. Body Trauma TV: The New Hospital Dramas. London: BFI Johnson, C. and Turnock, R. eds. 2005. ITV Cultures: Independent Television over fifty years. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill/Open
University Press. Jowett, L. and Abbott, S. 2013. TV Horror: investigating the dark side of the small screen. London: I B Tauris Macmurraugh-Kavanagh, M. 1997. Drama into news : strategies of intervention in The Wednesday Play. Screen 38(3), Autumn, pp.247-259. Mulvey, L and Sexton, J. eds. 2007. Experimental British Television. Manchester: Manchester University Press Nelson, R. 2007. State of Play: Contemporary high-end TV drama. Manchester: Manchester University Press. O Donnell, H. 1999. Good Times, Bad Times. Soap operas and society in Western Europe. London: Leicester University Press. Sydney-Smith, S. 2002. Beyond Dixon of Dock Green: Early British Police Series. London: I. B. Tauris. Thornham, S. and Purvis, T. 2005. Television Drama: Theories and Identities. Palgrave Macmillan. Journals Critical Studies in Television Journal of British Cinema and Television Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television Science Fiction Film and Television Screen Websites http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk https://forgottentelevisiondrama.wordpress.com http://blogs.reading.ac.uk/spaces-of-television/ Teaching and learning activities Details of teaching and learning activities Allocation of study hours (indicative) Where 10 credits = 100 learning hours SCHEDULED This unit is taught through a three hour workshop. This might include short lectures, screenings, group work, discussion, guided reading, academic posters, and debates. This is an indication of the number of hours students can expect to spend in scheduled teaching activities including lectures, seminars, tutorials, project supervision, demonstrations, practical classes and workshops, supervised time in workshops/ studios, fieldwork, external visits, and work-based learning. Study hours 30 GUIDED INDEPENDENT STUDY All students are expected to undertake guided independent study which includes wider reading/ practice, follow-up work, the completion of assessment tasks, and revisions. 170 PLACEMENT The placement is a specific type of learning away from the University that is not work-based learning or a year abroad. 0 TOTAL STUDY HOURS 200 Assessment tasks Details of assessment for this module Assessment will be in the context of the University of Brighton Assessment Policy, and students will be required to complete the following tasks:
Task 1) Presentation 30% [LO1, LO3] Task 2) A 3,500 word portfolio (70%) consisting of: 1. Viewing Log (1500 words) 2. Essay (2000 words) [LO2, LO4] Referral Task Task 1) Provide slides and supporting 1000 word written commentary Task 2) Repeat of original assessments Assessment Criteria General criteria for assessment are framed by the SEEC descriptors for level 5. Against specific criteria, credit will be awarded for: 1. familiarity with contemporary theoretical approaches to the study of television drama 2. understanding of the broad historical development of British television drama and the significance of particular genres within that history 3. critical skills for identifying and applying suitable methodological approaches for investigating different aspects of television drama 4. the ability to critically apply a range of theoretical approaches to different aspects of the television text, including adaptation studies, gender studies, narrative analysis, and aesthetic analysis Types of assessment task 1 Indicative list of summative assessment tasks which lead to the award of credit or which are required for progression. WRITTEN Written exam 0 % weighting (or indicate if component is pass/fail) COURSEWORK PRACTICAL Written assignment/ essay, report, dissertation, portfolio, project output, set exercise Oral assessment and presentation, practical skills assessment, set exercise 70 30 EXAMINATION INFORMATION Area examination board Literature, Screen, Media 1 Set exercises, which assess the application of knowledge or analytical, problem-solving or evaluative skills, are included under the type of assessment most appropriate to the particular task.
Refer to Faculty Office for guidance in completing the following sections External examiners Name Position and institution Date appointed Date tenure ends Dr Joe Kember University of Exeter 1/9/2014 1/9/2018 QUALITY ASSURANCE Date of first approval Only complete where this is not the first version Date of last revision Only complete where this is not the first version Date of approval for this version Version number 1 Modules replaced Specify codes of modules for which this is a replacement March 2015 March 2015 N/A Available as free-standing module? Yes No X