BA Film Studies and Italian A

Year 1

(Award available for year: Certificate of Higher Educ)

Learning outcomes

On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:

On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:
-demonstrate awareness of the basic concepts, information, practical competencies and techniques which are standard features of Italian and Film Studies;
- use basic generic and subject specific intellectual qualities i.e.
present a structured and coherent simple argument
have some knowledge of critical terminology;
- have experience of national cinemas from a range of periods and places;
- have an awareness of the importance of the cultural and socio-historical contexts in which film is produced and consumed;
- develop critical skills;
- develop analytical skills.
- appreciate their strengths and weaknesses as learners;
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the basic structures of the Italian language
- communicate in Italian so as to sustain everyday conversation with a native or other competent speaker;
- demonstrate receptive and productive language skills in a variety of contexts;
- demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of one or more aspects of the literatures, cultures, linguistic contexts, history, politics, geography, social and economic structures of Italian society.

Transferable (key) skills

Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:

- qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment related to Italian and Film Studies, e.g: be able to gather and process information from a variety of paper, audio-visual and electronic sources; be able to use IT effectively both as a means of communication and as an aid to learning;
- skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility and independent learning, including the ability to appreciate their strengths and weaknesses as learners;
- foundational intercultural awareness and skills

Assessment

Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:

- demonstrating the knowledge and application of standard concepts, information and techniques relevant to Italian and Film Studies;
- demonstrating the ability to construct an argument;
- demonstrating some knowledge of two disciplines.
- work that covers a restricted area of the disciplines;
- demonstrating emerging abilities, skills and competencies;