Modules for course P3W8 | BA/FSCW
BA Film Studies and Creative Writing
These were the modules for this course in the 2019–20 academic year.
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Year 1 Modules
Compulsory Modules
Semester 1
- UXS-1063: Film History (20) Core
Semester 2
- UXS-1062: Film Language (20) Core or
UXC-1062: Iaith y Ffilm (20) Core - UXS-1066: American Television Drama (20)
Optional Modules
60 credits from:
- QXP-1001: Creative Writing: Prose (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- UXS-1001: Intro to Practical Journalism (20) (Semester 1) or
UXC-1001: Cyfl. i Newyddiaduraeth Ymarf. (20) (Semester 1) - QXP-1003: Creative Writing: Poetry (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
- QXE-1013: Reading, Thinking, Writing (20) (Semester 1)
- UXS-1017: Writing Across Media (20) (Semester 1)
- UXS-1024: Introduction to Screenwriting (20) (Semester 2)
Year 2 Modules
Compulsory Modules
Semester 1
Semester 2
- QXP-2001: C/Writing: Poetry & Short Fict (20)
- UXS-2064: Film Theory (20)
- UXS-2099: Research and Methods (20)
Optional Modules
40 credits from:
- LXG-2008: The German Film (20) (Semester 2)
- QXE-2024: Alfred Hitchcock (20) (Semester 2)
- LXS-2033: The Cinema of Spain (20) (Semester 2)
- UXS-2050: Race & Gender (20) (Semester 2)
- UXS-2059: Understanding Documentary (20) (Semester 1) or
UXC-2046: Y Ffilm ddogfen:Theori (20) (Semester 1) - UXS-2062: Film Distribution & Marketing (20) (Semester 1)
- LXF-2104: French Cinema 1895-1950 (20) (Semester 1)
20 credits from:
- QXP-2005: Transformative Writing (20) (Semester 1)
- UXS-2048: Transmedia Storytelling (20) (Semester 2)
- UXS-2058: Writing for Film & Television (20) (Semester 2)
- UXS-2126: Animation & motion graphics (20) (Semester 1)
- UXS-2401: Practical Journalism: ELD (20) (Semester 1) or
UXC-2401: Newyddiaduraeth Ymarferol: MCD (20) (Semester 1) - UXS-2800: Game Design Level & Mechanics (20) (Semester 1)
- UXS-2801: Game Development (20) (Semester 2)
- Some optional modules may be subject to pre-requisites, please check module page for further information.
Year 3 Modules
Compulsory Modules
40 credits from:
- QXP-3099: Creative Writing Dissertation (40) (Semester 2)
- UXB-3900: Research Dissertation (40) (Semester 2)
- UXB-3901: Creative Practice Dissertation (40) (Semester 2)
- UXB-3902: Enterprise Dissertation (40) (Semester 1 + 2)
Optional Modules
20 to 60 credits from:
- UXS-3025: Stanley Kubrick: Auteur (20) (Semester 1)
- LXS-3041: Iberian Identities on Screen (20) (Semester 2)
- UXS-3050: Race & Gender (20) (Semester 2)
- UXS-3062: Film Distribution & Marketing (20) (Semester 1)
- LXF-3106: French Cinema since 1960 (20) (Semester 2)
20 to 60 credits from:
- UXS-3049: Advanced Screenwriting (20) (Semester 1)
- QXP-3093: Experimental Writing (20) (Semester 1)
- UXS-3401: Practical Journalism: ELD (20) (Semester 1) or
UXC-3401: Newyddiaduraeth Ymarferol: MCD (20) (Semester 1) - UXS-3412: Playable Fiction (20) (Semester 2)
- Some optional modules may be subject to pre-requisites, please check modules pages for further information.