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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : European Languages & Cultures - Scandinavian Stud

Undergraduate Course: Ingmar Bergman and Cinema (ELCS10014)

Course Outline
School	School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	Through the study of representative films in their cultural contexts, the course will cover Ingmar Bergmanżs cinematic production from his breakthrough in the 1950s to his final film Saraband (2003). The course will examine developments in cinematic techniques and trace some of the recurring themes in the films, e.g. religion, belief and loss of faith, authority and the rebellion against it, generational and marital conflict, gender issues, eroticism, the role of art and the artist. The study of Bergmanżs writings on his life and work and viewing of interviews with him will be included in the course.
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: Danish Language 2 (ELCS08008) OR Norwegian Language 2 (ELCS08011) OR Swedish Language 2 (ELCS08013)	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	A pass is required at first attempt.

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 2
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 22, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 172 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 70 %, Coursework 30 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Assessment for Edinburgh University Students and Visiting Students - 1 2000 word essay (30%), and a 2 hour exam (70%).
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Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)			2:00

Learning Outcomes
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Reading List
None

Additional Information
Course URL	http://www.arts.ed.ac.uk/scastuds/courses.html
Graduate Attributes and Skills	Not entered
Keywords	Not entered

Contacts
Course organiser	Mrs Gunilla Blom Thomsen Tel: (0131 6)50 4023 Email: G.Blom.Thomsen@ed.ac.uk	Course secretary	Miss Fiona Jack Tel: (0131 6)50 3635 Email: f.jack@ed.ac.uk

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