FIL-20011 - Module Specification
School of Humanities
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

Whether it is television shows and films based on comics, videogames, or novels, or imaginative 'reboots' of earlier media texts, adaptation has played, and continues to play, a significant part in the screen media landscape. This module looks to explore some of the key tendencies and trends in adaptation, introducing and exploring the key theories and creative principles behind adaptation texts. Students on the module will analyse in detail the processes and rationales involved in producing adaptations across different contexts, and will have the opportunity to develop and produce their own creative ideas for a piece of contemporary screen adaptation.

To develop an understanding and evaluation of adaptations and related theories.
To provide an introduction to literary, film, television and comic narratives and their critical vocabulary.
To trace the process of adaptation across media
To analyse intertextual connections and key differences between various adaptations of the same text.
To situate adaptations within both historical and contemporary industrial contexts, and identify key trends in the production of adaptations

Intended Learning Outcomes

identify the key features of literary, film, and television and comic language and narration and critically evaluate these in written work;: 1,2
demonstrate an understanding of the relationships and differences between different media forms: 1,2
produce original and creative content ideas, that show an understanding of adaptation trends and awareness of adaptation as a process: 2
demonstrate an understanding of relevant critical theories relevant to adaptation studies.: 1,2
discuss adaptations in the contexts of industrial trends both historically and from a contemporary perspective: 1,2

Study hours

Active Learning 25 hours:
12 x 1-hour lectures (12 hours)
12 x 1-hour seminars (12 hours)
Individual supervision (1 hour)
Independent Study 125 hours:
Film and television viewing (20 hours)
Reading and other class preparation (25 hours)
First assessment preparation (40 hours)
Second assessment preparation (40 hours)

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment