Module course for ART4001_01_S1_202627 offered at LOC: by Arts (ORG:ARTS)
Convenor name: Dr Ben Murtagh
Convenor email: bm10@soas.ac.uk
Office room: Office MB466
Office hours: Drop-in, in-person office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 11-12
Appointment booking link: https://bookings.cloud.microsoft/bookwithme/user/3a68a97aec434b028035dac8dbd1cb18@soas.ac.uk/meetingtype/SVRwCe7HMUGxuT6WGxi68g2?anonymous&ismsaljsauthenabled&ep=mlink
Module dates: Semester 1, Tuesdays 3-5 in BG01
Intended learning outcomes:
1. Apply the correct vocabulary when analysing films
2. Understand some of the history of film in the 20th and 21st centuries
3. Discuss some of the main theories and concepts in Film Studies
4. Identify and make use of different methodologies for writing and thinking about film, including creative methodologies such as audiovisual criticism
Assessment 1: Name: AS1
Assessment 1: Weighting: 30%
Assessment 1: Due date: 09/11/2026
Assessment 1: Release date: 30/11/2026
Assessment 1: Permitted AI usage: Retrieval
Assessment 1: Format: 500 word written essay OR 5-minute video essay
Assessment 2: Name: AS2
Assessment 2: Weighting: 70%
Assessment 2: Due date: 04/01/2027
Assessment 2: Release date: 25/01/2027
Assessment 2: Permitted AI usage: Retrieval
Assessment 2: Format: 1500-word written essay or 10-minute video essay
Page template: On campus 2026/27
