| Unit name | Unit code | Credit points | Status | Teaching Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Research Methods | DRAMM3010 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 |
| Screen Forms and Analysis | DRAMM3007 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
| Students following the Television pathway should in Teaching Block 1 take DRAMM3014 and one further optional unit. Remaining students may choose two units from the following list in Teaching Block 1. | ||||
| Screen Narrative Practices | DRAMM3013 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Film Theory | DRAMM3008 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Critical Theory | DRAMM0013 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Screen Histories | DRAMM3011 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Television Forms | DRAMM3014 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Students may choose from the following dissertation options. It is mandatory to choose a dissertation unit. | ||||
| Dissertation: Written | DRAMM3017 | 60 | Optional | AYEAR |
| Dissertation: Practical & Written Element | DRAMM3018 | 60 | Optional | AYEAR |
| Dissertation: Industrial Placement & Written Element | DRAMM3019 | 60 | Optional | AYEAR |
| Students may choose two of the following units in teaching block 2: | ||||
| Screening Nations | DRAMM1119 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Production Skills: Writing | DRAMM1214 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Screen Style and Aesthetics | DRAMM3015 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| European Cinema: National and Transnational | MODLM2071 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Or | ||||
| Students may choose one of the following optional units in Teaching Block two, which are offered by other departments in the Faculty of Arts. | ||||
| Reception: Theories & Research Methods | CLASM0023 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Reception: History, Time and the Archive | CLASM0024 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Politics, Poetics and Places of Memory: Remembering the Holocaust, 1945 to the Present | HISTM1011 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Critical Analysis of Media Music | MUSIM0020 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| War on Screen | RUSSM0010 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| MA Cinema Studies | 180 | |||
The pass mark set by the University for any level 7(M) unit is 50 out of 100.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to exit from the programme with a postgraduate diploma or certificate.
To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.
An award with Merit or Distinction is permitted for postgraduate taught masters, diplomas and certificates, where these are specifically named entry-level qualifications. An award with Merit or Distinction is not permitted for exit awards where students are required to exit the programme on academic grounds. An exit award with Merit or Distinction may be permitted where students are prevented by exceptional circumstances from completing the intended award.
The classification of the award in relation to the final programme mark is as follows:
Award with Distinction*: at least 65 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation. **Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.
Award with Merit*: at least 60 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 60 out of 100 for the dissertation. Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.
* The MA in Law has separate regulations for awarding distinction and merit.
** For the award of Distinction, the Faculty of Engineering requires at least 70 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation.
All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to choose, or be required, to leave at the postgraduate diploma or certificate stage.
To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.
