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ENG-20082 - Module Specification
School of Humanities
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 11 May 2024

ENG-20082 - Classic Novels on Screen
Coordinator: Nicholas Seager Tel: +44 1782 7 33142
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 5
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733147

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None.

Barred Combinations

None.

Description for 2024/25


Aims
- To develop students' skills in the analysis and interpretation of prose fiction and especially its adaptation into film/TV texts.
- To introduce students to concepts, theories, and contexts relevant to the screen adaptation of literary 'classics'.
- To give students opportunities to engage with external organisations involved in film adaptations.

Intended Learning Outcomes

analyse screen adaptations with respect to their aesthetic strategies, sociocultural contexts, and relationship to literary works: 1,2
demonstrate understanding of and apply concepts relevant to screen reworkings of novels, including theories of adaptation and appropriation: 1,2
research a topic related to screen adaptations of novels and communicate findings in assessed work: 1,2

Study hours

Active Learning 36 hours:
24 hours of lectures, workshops, and seminars
12 hours of film screenings
Independent Study 114 hours:
60 hours of reading / seminar preparation
14 hours posting to and reading discussion threads
40 hours completing project

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Coursework weighted 30%
KLE discussion threads
Students will write four contributions to KLE discussion threads set up by the module tutor, totalling 500 words.

2: Project weighted 70%
Project
Students will produce a final assessment which can take the form of either a video essay, a web essay, or a standard written essay. 2,000 words.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 11 May 2024