Science Fiction Film after 1973

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• investigate topic boundaries, and their relationship to other disciplinary frameworks
• show an awareness of the significance of social and historical context;
• investigate, discuss and write analytically about specific areas studied within the module
• investigate the relationship between the films and their audiences;
• communicate ideas and arguments effectively in writing

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• the relationship between the audience and the text
• issues of representation
• contemporary examples of relevant films
• the debates rehearsed in those films
• appropriate critical approaches

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• participate productively in academic debate
• use a range of secondary material
• write critically, reflectively and accurately

Summative

This is how we¡¯ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we¡¯ll assess you if you don¡¯t meet the criteria to pass this module.