Undergraduate Course: New Hollywood: American Films of the Seventies (Office of Lifelong Learning) (CLLC07002)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 07 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Common Courses (School of Lit, Lang and Cult) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This course surveys the historical and above all else artistic importance of American cinema in the 1970s, its innovations and influences.
PLEASE NOTE: This course is offered by the Office of Lifelong Learning as part of its programme of Continuing Education. The nature of delivery, and the composition of its student cohort, may differ from courses delivered solely for undergraduate students. Teaching for this course is scheduled for the evening. The assessment schedule for this course is as follows: a classroom assessment takes place at the end of the course in the week beginning 7 December and a coursework essay must be submitted by 5 January. The re-sit date for the classroom assessment is 24 May. OLL's academic regulations will apply to this course. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Tutorial | | 1-11 | 18:30 - 20:20 | | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
Venue: William Robeertson Building, G.02 |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students should be able to: rand explain the different styles of each director, analyse the cultural and ideological factors influencing the creation process, and identify and recognize key figures in New Hollywood beyond the director (namely the actors, cameramen and writers behind many of the key films of the decade).
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Assessment Information
Assessment 1: unseen classroom assessment in the final week of the course, worth 25% of the total course mark
Assessment 2: 1800-2000 word essay (seen assessment) submitted after the course finishes, worth 75% of the total course mark.
Provisional marks for all assessments are released after internal moderation and approved by the Final Assessment Board which meets in the first week of August
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Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Ms Martine Pierquin
Tel: (0131 6)51 1182
Email: m.pierquin@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Lorna Ketchion
Tel:
Email: L.Ketchion@ed.ac.uk |
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