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BA (Hons) Film, Literature & Drama

Full-time: 3 years
Part-time: 4 years minimum
Awarding Body: HETAC

The programme focuses, first and foremost, on teaching students to think critically and creatively about both written and visual texts and to effectively explore the links between them. It provides a thorough grounding in the histories, techniques, and conventions of film, literature and drama, and also in the competing ways in which they are theorised.

As a cultural form in society, cinema has a pervasive influence. Film Studies thus focuses on the medium of film and examines how it enables us to understand and explain the world around us. Analysis of this popular form of visual expression enables students to grasp the way in which cinema makes sense of the world, and also how the medium of film shapes our perception and cultural experience. By studying the narrative language of film in conjunction with contemporary critical theories and methodologies, students gain insights into the construction of subjectivity and socio-cultural identity. The Film Studies modules thus address the historical, theoretical, and practical aspects of the cinema. Students study the history of the cinema, the development of its technologies, the operation of film industry, as well as the cinema’s narrative styles, genres and visual conventions. Several practical modules introduce students to the technical aspects of film production; including the teamwork involved in short film production.

The study of literature has changed quite radically in recent times, becoming ever more interdisciplinary in approach and direction, but still the central core of the subject is the study of the effective uses of language: of rhetoric, its persuasive and affective qualities, and above all of the relationship between form and content within a given text. The Literature and Drama stream is therefore designed to enable the student to develop a sensitivity to, and understanding of, technique and form within the three major literary genres of poetry, prose and drama. Students are taught how to then interpret texts within historical and cultural contexts and how to analyse and theorise the ‘pleasure’ they derive from their reading and theatre going. The Literature and Drama element of the course also exploits our location within the Dublin theatre district by placing special emphasis on drama. Drama, with a special emphasis on Irish drama, is the central thread of our literature provision, making up more than a third of the literature modules and linking all years. The modules cover a core of ‘classic’ material and then extend the students’ reading into a range of more contemporary and specialised areas of literary study. In the final year students are also asked to undertake a very specific study of the social, critical and technical contexts of Dublin theatre and produce reviews of plays in performance at that time.

The programme thus provides students with a broad but clear path of study: representation and narrative in a range of artistic media and contexts.

Year 1

Semester 1

Cinema History I Cinema History I The course is designed as an introduction to the history of cinema up to World War II. We shall study the invention of film as a new visual medium in the late nineteenth century, and the growth and development of film techniques including screenwriting, cinematography, acting and editing in the silent era and in the early talking pictures. The main areas of interest will include the rise of classic Hollywood cinema, German Expressionism, French Impressionism, and the Soviet Montage.
Film Theory I Film Theory I This module acts as an introduction to the key concepts and terminology of Film Theory. Students will be introduced to key critical and theoretical approaches to a broad range of cinemas. Addressing questions of film style and meaning, spectatorship and issues surrounding narrative analysis, the course aims to illustrate these theoretical concerns via screenings of relevant contemporary film texts. On completion of the module students will be able to engage in analytical discussion of film
Practical Criticism Practical Criticism Poetry requires a special type of response from the reader and its full appreciation involves us in the acquisition of a specialised vocabulary and a particular set of analytical techniques. This module is designed as a comprehensive and accessible survey of a central but sometimes seemingly difficult area of literary criticism: it introduces you to the major poetic forms and techniques, guides you through the major technical terms and ideas in critical analysis of poetry, and provides a broad overview of English language poetic history.
Early English Drama Early English Drama This module sets out to explore how and why this great flourishing took place and acts as a guide to the early history of drama in the English language. To begin with we focus on the artistic models and theatrical alternatives available to writers before Shakespeare and his contemporaries, looking at examples of classical and medieval drama. Later we undertake a detailed study of a number of different genres of Elizabethan and Jacobean drama. Underpinning our readings of the plays will be a concern with the role of theatre in culture and history.
Introduction to Production Skills Introduction to Production Skills During this module, students will be introduced to the basic skills required in the production of film production, specifically short film production. This module will instruct students as to the importance of production co-ordination and planning, and introduce vital pre production procedures such as storyboarding. Then, through a series of hands-on instructive workshops, students will acquire basic knowledge and skills relating to film production – including camera filming, sound recording and video editing. Students will utilise these skills in production of a short film.
Narrative Theory Narrative Theory The course is designed as an introduction to the practical analysis of narrative in both film and literature. It aims to equip students with the critical vocabulary required for analysis and close reading of different types of narrative, and to make specific connections between the disciplines of film studies and literary/dramatic studies. Specific topics to be addressed will include definitions of narrative; written, oral and visual narrative; literary and cinematic narrative; text and image; mise en scène; story, plot, and narrative; character and setting; and point of view.

Cinema History I

The course is designed as an introduction to the history of cinema up to World War II. We shall study the invention of film as a new visual medium in the late nineteenth century, and the growth and development of film techniques including screenwriting, cinematography, acting and editing in the silent era and in the early talking pictures. The main areas of interest will include the rise of classic Hollywood cinema, German Expressionism, French Impressionism, and the Soviet Montage.

Film Theory I

This module acts as an introduction to the key concepts and terminology of Film Theory. Students will be introduced to key critical and theoretical approaches to a broad range of cinemas. Addressing questions of film style and meaning, spectatorship and issues surrounding narrative analysis, the course aims to illustrate these theoretical concerns via screenings of relevant contemporary film texts. On completion of the module students will be able to engage in analytical discussion of film

Practical Criticism

Poetry requires a special type of response from the reader and its full appreciation involves us in the acquisition of a specialised vocabulary and a particular set of analytical techniques. This module is designed as a comprehensive and accessible survey of a central but sometimes seemingly difficult area of literary criticism: it introduces you to the major poetic forms and techniques, guides you through the major technical terms and ideas in critical analysis of poetry, and provides a broad overview of English language poetic history.

Early English Drama

This module sets out to explore how and why this great flourishing took place and acts as a guide to the early history of drama in the English language. To begin with we focus on the artistic models and theatrical alternatives available to writers before Shakespeare and his contemporaries, looking at examples of classical and medieval drama. Later we undertake a detailed study of a number of different genres of Elizabethan and Jacobean drama. Underpinning our readings of the plays will be a concern with the role of theatre in culture and history.

Introduction to Production Skills

During this module, students will be introduced to the basic skills required in the production of film production, specifically short film production. This module will instruct students as to the importance of production co-ordination and planning, and introduce vital pre production procedures such as storyboarding. Then, through a series of hands-on instructive workshops, students will acquire basic knowledge and skills relating to film production – including camera filming, sound recording and video editing. Students will utilise these skills in production of a short film.

Narrative Theory

The course is designed as an introduction to the practical analysis of narrative in both film and literature. It aims to equip students with the critical vocabulary required for analysis and close reading of different types of narrative, and to make specific connections between the disciplines of film studies and literary/dramatic studies. Specific topics to be addressed will include definitions of narrative; written, oral and visual narrative; literary and cinematic narrative; text and image; mise en scène; story, plot, and narrative; character and setting; and point of view.

Year 2

Semester 1

Production Context Production Context This course aims to provide a systematic introduction to Irish cultural institutions, incorporating film production facilities and state and commercial broadcasters, giving students a thorough understanding of the context of film and television production in Ireland. It explores the business dimension to the industry and will also highlight the many avenues and options that filmmakers have open to them in Ireland’s film and television industry.
Irish Film & Television Irish Film & Television This course examines the evolution of the Irish film and television industries, and assesses the current infrastructure of the indigenous industry in detail. It explores the business dimension to the industry, as well as articulating the nature of finance, as it pertains to film and television in Ireland. The course will also highlight the many avenues and options that filmmakers have open to them in Ireland’s film and television industry.
Contemporary Critical Theory Contemporary Critical Theory This course examines some of the chief ideological engines and theoretical frameworks at work in the study of English literature. Students will engage with a range of ideologies from throughout the history of literary criticism and will develop an ability to discuss in an informed manner the political dimension to literary and critical controversy.
History of Drama, 1700-1900 History of Drama, 1700-1900 This module takes a broad European focus and examines some major works in this long and complicated history. It is intended to give an overview of the historical conditions, the social and economic pressures, the artistic ideas and the technical innovations by which the theatre of Shakespeare and Marlowe was transformed into what was, by the time of Ibsen and Chekhov, a type of theatre substantially like our own.
History of the Novel, 1700-1900 History of the Novel, 1700-1900 This module provides the student with a knowledge of the historical evolution of arguably the most dominant literature in western tradition; the novel. Numerous classic novels from authors such as Jane Austin, Charles Dickens, Daniel Dafoe and James Henry will be read by students, enabling them to develop a critical approach to story telling, how and why stories are told, and for whose benefit.
Television Theory Television Theory Analysing diverse facets of the most prevalent media form in the world today this course attempts to stimulate discussion and understanding of key critical concepts, methods and debates relating to a broad range of television texts. News, documentary, soap opera, and contemporary American television are among the topics introduced throughout the course. The student will also gain an understanding of different narrative conventions at work throughout television as well as gleaning an insight into the mechanics of their own viewing practices.

Production Context

This course aims to provide a systematic introduction to Irish cultural institutions, incorporating film production facilities and state and commercial broadcasters, giving students a thorough understanding of the context of film and television production in Ireland. It explores the business dimension to the industry and will also highlight the many avenues and options that filmmakers have open to them in Ireland’s film and television industry.

Irish Film & Television

This course examines the evolution of the Irish film and television industries, and assesses the current infrastructure of the indigenous industry in detail. It explores the business dimension to the industry, as well as articulating the nature of finance, as it pertains to film and television in Ireland. The course will also highlight the many avenues and options that filmmakers have open to them in Ireland’s film and television industry.

Contemporary Critical Theory

This course examines some of the chief ideological engines and theoretical frameworks at work in the study of English literature. Students will engage with a range of ideologies from throughout the history of literary criticism and will develop an ability to discuss in an informed manner the political dimension to literary and critical controversy.

History of Drama, 1700-1900

This module takes a broad European focus and examines some major works in this long and complicated history. It is intended to give an overview of the historical conditions, the social and economic pressures, the artistic ideas and the technical innovations by which the theatre of Shakespeare and Marlowe was transformed into what was, by the time of Ibsen and Chekhov, a type of theatre substantially like our own.

History of the Novel, 1700-1900

This module provides the student with a knowledge of the historical evolution of arguably the most dominant literature in western tradition; the novel. Numerous classic novels from authors such as Jane Austin, Charles Dickens, Daniel Dafoe and James Henry will be read by students, enabling them to develop a critical approach to story telling, how and why stories are told, and for whose benefit.

Television Theory

Analysing diverse facets of the most prevalent media form in the world today this course attempts to stimulate discussion and understanding of key critical concepts, methods and debates relating to a broad range of television texts. News, documentary, soap opera, and contemporary American television are among the topics introduced throughout the course. The student will also gain an understanding of different narrative conventions at work throughout television as well as gleaning an insight into the mechanics of their own viewing practices.

Year 3

Semester 1

Film & Literature Film & Literature The course will facilitate discussion about the relationships between the narrative techniques used in film and literature. Students will be acquainted with the critical vocabulary required for analysis and close reading of different types of narrative, and to make specific connections between the disciplines of film studies and literary/dramatic studies. Specific topics to be addressed will include definitions of literary and cinematic narrative; text and image; mise en scène; story, plot, and narrative; character and setting; point of view; and cinematic adaptations of literary works.
Advanced Practice: Production Advanced Practice: Production This module afford the student the opportunity to increase their specialised practical knowledge relating to short film production and to consolidate the work done in Introduction to Production Skills. It offers, through workshops, intensive hands-on experience that gives students the opportunity to develop their creative skills to the fullest extent possible.
Contemporary Drama Contemporary Drama This module looks at a range of plays selected for their status as groundbreaking texts and productions that helped establish new conventions and possibilities for dramatic writing in the twentieth century and beyond. Terms such as ‘expressionism’, ‘metatheatre’ and ‘absurdism’, and their historical context in literary theory, will be explored. Students will engage with numerous contemporary works of literature; Pirandello, Brecht, Albee, Pinter to name a few.
Twentieth Century Irish Literature Twentieth Century Irish Literature During this module students will examine in detail the most important works of Irish literature in the twentieth century. James Joyce, Seamus Heaney, Samuel Beckett, Paul Muldoon and Seamus Deane are just some of the great Irish writers whose work is examined throughout this course. On completion of this module, students will have an understanding of a century of Irish writers who inform one another by responding to recurring themes in different ways.
Post-Colonial Literature Post-Colonial Literature In this module the student will explore the political and psychological impact of new nations grappling with their various colonial pasts, by analysing the literature of said countries. The module aims to illuminate debates about freedom and identity that continue to define nature of the human animal at the beginning of a new century. By studying the works of Literary greats such as Chinua Achebe, Joseph Conrad and Salmon Rushdie students will develop the ability to relate specific literary techniques to the larger political techniques used to either suppress or assert national identity.

Film & Literature

The course will facilitate discussion about the relationships between the narrative techniques used in film and literature. Students will be acquainted with the critical vocabulary required for analysis and close reading of different types of narrative, and to make specific connections between the disciplines of film studies and literary/dramatic studies. Specific topics to be addressed will include definitions of literary and cinematic narrative; text and image; mise en scène; story, plot, and narrative; character and setting; point of view; and cinematic adaptations of literary works.

Advanced Practice: Production

This module afford the student the opportunity to increase their specialised practical knowledge relating to short film production and to consolidate the work done in Introduction to Production Skills. It offers, through workshops, intensive hands-on experience that gives students the opportunity to develop their creative skills to the fullest extent possible.

Contemporary Drama

This module looks at a range of plays selected for their status as groundbreaking texts and productions that helped establish new conventions and possibilities for dramatic writing in the twentieth century and beyond. Terms such as ‘expressionism’, ‘metatheatre’ and ‘absurdism’, and their historical context in literary theory, will be explored. Students will engage with numerous contemporary works of literature; Pirandello, Brecht, Albee, Pinter to name a few.

Twentieth Century Irish Literature

During this module students will examine in detail the most important works of Irish literature in the twentieth century. James Joyce, Seamus Heaney, Samuel Beckett, Paul Muldoon and Seamus Deane are just some of the great Irish writers whose work is examined throughout this course. On completion of this module, students will have an understanding of a century of Irish writers who inform one another by responding to recurring themes in different ways.

Post-Colonial Literature

In this module the student will explore the political and psychological impact of new nations grappling with their various colonial pasts, by analysing the literature of said countries. The module aims to illuminate debates about freedom and identity that continue to define nature of the human animal at the beginning of a new century. By studying the works of Literary greats such as Chinua Achebe, Joseph Conrad and Salmon Rushdie students will develop the ability to relate specific literary techniques to the larger political techniques used to either suppress or assert national identity.

Year 1

Semester 2

Cinema History II Cinema History II A sequel to Cinema History I, the course is designed as a historical survey of the popular medium of cinema after World War II, with the main focus on European and American developments. The particular cinematic movements discussed in the course will include the Italian Neorealism, the French and the British New Wave, the Polish School, and the New Hollywood of the late 1960s.
Film Theory II Film Theory II Building on the foundations laid by Film Theory I, this module examines in more specific detail the various disciplines that inform Film Theory and This module will take a critical look at some of the key genres and movements within film culture. The primary focus will be on a wide selection of cinematic texts. The genres/movements that will be analysed include: The Documentary Form, Film Noir, Science Fiction, The Western and Avant-Garde Cinema.
Shakespeare Shakespeare The course is designed as an introduction to a close reading and discussion of a representative selection of Shakespeare’s comedies and tragedies. The plays will be analysed in the light of the theatrical conventions of Renaissance drama, and against the socio-cultural and political background of early modern England. We shall also examine the performance history of Shakespeare’s plays, including their twentieth-century film versions.
Brief History of Literary Theory Brief History of Literary Theory This module is an accessible introduction to some major theoretical issues and questions and is designed to provide a broad sense of the historical development of theory over the last three hundred years. A range of reading in drama, fiction and poetry will be undertaken by the student during the course of the module. On completion students will have an understanding of a range of literary texts, their historical contexts and numerous competing political perspectives.
Race & Ethnicity in Film Race & Ethnicity in Film This course is designed to examine the construction of racial and ethnic identities in film texts. Current debates in postcolonial theory and theories of identity are examined in relation to analysis of both cinematic and cultural texts. A geographically diverse selection of films, contemporary and classic, will be screened weekly enabling students to understand how film reflects the issues of racial and ethnic identity, as seen in the perspective of postcolonial theory and theory of identity.
Film, Business and Enterprise Film, Business and Enterprise A detailed introduction to the workings of the film industry that provides students with an in-depth analysis of both the evolution, and practical infrastructures, of film business organisations and addresses key questions pertaining to the constitution of film as a rigorous economic industry. The internal workings of the production process, from script to screen, of a film are examined on this course. Specific attention will be given to the current Irish film and broadcasting landscape, and the issues concerning it, such as the advent of digital technology and its impact on the future of the film industry.

Cinema History II

A sequel to Cinema History I, the course is designed as a historical survey of the popular medium of cinema after World War II, with the main focus on European and American developments. The particular cinematic movements discussed in the course will include the Italian Neorealism, the French and the British New Wave, the Polish School, and the New Hollywood of the late 1960s.

Film Theory II

Building on the foundations laid by Film Theory I, this module examines in more specific detail the various disciplines that inform Film Theory and This module will take a critical look at some of the key genres and movements within film culture. The primary focus will be on a wide selection of cinematic texts. The genres/movements that will be analysed include: The Documentary Form, Film Noir, Science Fiction, The Western and Avant-Garde Cinema.

Shakespeare

The course is designed as an introduction to a close reading and discussion of a representative selection of Shakespeare’s comedies and tragedies. The plays will be analysed in the light of the theatrical conventions of Renaissance drama, and against the socio-cultural and political background of early modern England. We shall also examine the performance history of Shakespeare’s plays, including their twentieth-century film versions.

Brief History of Literary Theory

This module is an accessible introduction to some major theoretical issues and questions and is designed to provide a broad sense of the historical development of theory over the last three hundred years. A range of reading in drama, fiction and poetry will be undertaken by the student during the course of the module. On completion students will have an understanding of a range of literary texts, their historical contexts and numerous competing political perspectives.

Race & Ethnicity in Film

This course is designed to examine the construction of racial and ethnic identities in film texts. Current debates in postcolonial theory and theories of identity are examined in relation to analysis of both cinematic and cultural texts. A geographically diverse selection of films, contemporary and classic, will be screened weekly enabling students to understand how film reflects the issues of racial and ethnic identity, as seen in the perspective of postcolonial theory and theory of identity.

Film, Business and Enterprise

A detailed introduction to the workings of the film industry that provides students with an in-depth analysis of both the evolution, and practical infrastructures, of film business organisations and addresses key questions pertaining to the constitution of film as a rigorous economic industry. The internal workings of the production process, from script to screen, of a film are examined on this course. Specific attention will be given to the current Irish film and broadcasting landscape, and the issues concerning it, such as the advent of digital technology and its impact on the future of the film industry.

Year 2

Semester 2

European Cinema European Cinema An in depth analysis of the key areas of European cinema. This course will take a take a broad chronological approach and incorporate both classic and contemporary films, showing what these films represent and how they reflect cultural and societal preoccupations within their national context. Film movements including early German cinema or German Expressionism; the French New Wave; Italian Neo-Realism and contemporary Spanish cinema will be examined. Films will be screened weekly, and analysing films will enable the student to gain understanding of these European cinematic movements.
Film & Gender Film & Gender This course aims to provide a thorough grounding in key theories of gender representation within the context of mainstream and alternative films and film styles. The cinematic construction of gendered identities will be examined, incorporating elements of Freudian theory, theories of audience reception and the gendered spectator along the way. The student will gain an understanding of the changing representation of women on screen and feminist approaches to film criticism. Weekly screenings and analysis of contemporary and classic, mainstream and alternative, films is an inherent part of the course.
Irish Drama, 1890-1950 Irish Drama, 1890-1950 The Irish theatre tradition is one of the most influential and successful of modern times. This module examines its history and development through a range of representative plays spanning the period from the early days of the Irish Dramatic Movement to the late twentieth century. Throughout the module our emphasis will be on certain common and unifying themes: the role of the drama in the construction of Irish identity; competing narratives of history and cultural memory; the relation between the individual writer and the nation state; the conflicts of allegiance called forth by the claims of self and place, radical aesthetics and a unifying tradition.
World Dramas World Dramas This course is designed to facilitate students understanding of the broader world contexts within which writers for the stage operate. Topics that could be discussed and analysed during the semester include the origins of the Greek stage, Medieval drama, African Drama, Kabuki Theatre, French Classicism and Arabic Drama. Ultimately, the students will be enabled to provide informed readings of the work of individual playwrights in terms of theme, character, form and cultural/political context.
History of Poetry, 1660-1992 History of Poetry, 1660-1992 This module provides a broad overview of the development of poetry between the end of the renaissance and the rise of modernism. Undertaking reading from various poets (such as Alexander Pope, John Milton, T.S Eliot to name a few) from this broad timeframe, students will tackle issues such as ‘neo-classicism’, ‘romanticism’ and ‘modernism’ and leave the module with an ability to provide informed readings on poetry in terms of theme, character, and form and cultural context.
Cultural Studies Cultural Studies In essence, cultural studies can be defined as an attempt to understand how culture functions in the modern world: how cultural productions work and how cultural identities are constructed and organised within an increasingly complex world of intermingling communities, state power, mass media and globalisation. This module identifies the key theoretical bases of cultural studies, enabling students to discuss topics such as The Marxist Tradition, Postmodernism, Formalism and Structuralism in a more informed manner.

European Cinema

An in depth analysis of the key areas of European cinema. This course will take a take a broad chronological approach and incorporate both classic and contemporary films, showing what these films represent and how they reflect cultural and societal preoccupations within their national context. Film movements including early German cinema or German Expressionism; the French New Wave; Italian Neo-Realism and contemporary Spanish cinema will be examined. Films will be screened weekly, and analysing films will enable the student to gain understanding of these European cinematic movements.

Film & Gender

This course aims to provide a thorough grounding in key theories of gender representation within the context of mainstream and alternative films and film styles. The cinematic construction of gendered identities will be examined, incorporating elements of Freudian theory, theories of audience reception and the gendered spectator along the way. The student will gain an understanding of the changing representation of women on screen and feminist approaches to film criticism. Weekly screenings and analysis of contemporary and classic, mainstream and alternative, films is an inherent part of the course.

Irish Drama, 1890-1950

The Irish theatre tradition is one of the most influential and successful of modern times. This module examines its history and development through a range of representative plays spanning the period from the early days of the Irish Dramatic Movement to the late twentieth century. Throughout the module our emphasis will be on certain common and unifying themes: the role of the drama in the construction of Irish identity; competing narratives of history and cultural memory; the relation between the individual writer and the nation state; the conflicts of allegiance called forth by the claims of self and place, radical aesthetics and a unifying tradition.

World Dramas

This course is designed to facilitate students understanding of the broader world contexts within which writers for the stage operate. Topics that could be discussed and analysed during the semester include the origins of the Greek stage, Medieval drama, African Drama, Kabuki Theatre, French Classicism and Arabic Drama. Ultimately, the students will be enabled to provide informed readings of the work of individual playwrights in terms of theme, character, form and cultural/political context.

History of Poetry, 1660-1992

This module provides a broad overview of the development of poetry between the end of the renaissance and the rise of modernism. Undertaking reading from various poets (such as Alexander Pope, John Milton, T.S Eliot to name a few) from this broad timeframe, students will tackle issues such as ‘neo-classicism’, ‘romanticism’ and ‘modernism’ and leave the module with an ability to provide informed readings on poetry in terms of theme, character, and form and cultural context.

Cultural Studies

In essence, cultural studies can be defined as an attempt to understand how culture functions in the modern world: how cultural productions work and how cultural identities are constructed and organised within an increasingly complex world of intermingling communities, state power, mass media and globalisation. This module identifies the key theoretical bases of cultural studies, enabling students to discuss topics such as The Marxist Tradition, Postmodernism, Formalism and Structuralism in a more informed manner.

Year 3

Semester 2

Production Skills Specialisation Production Skills Specialisation This course provides thorough hands-on training in one of four areas of production: Directing, Scriptwriting, Editing, and Camera. Students follow their practical interest, and work together in groups to produce a short film. Although the course goal is similar to that of Introduction to Production Skills, students here have more control over their course content. Workshops involving small groups will be conducted in each area of technical specialisation and will be taught by professionals specialising in that field.
Current Issues in Film & Broadcasting Current Issues in Film & Broadcasting This module concentrates on current issues and concerns in the Irish film industry and in Irish broadcasting. Students will be provided with informed analysis of key issues from those working within relevant industries. Guest speakers will speak on various topics (such as film funding in Ireland, current broadcasting legislation) and there will be provisions made for ‘question and answer’ time with guest speakers, allowing students to fully avail of the guest speakers expertise. This module will help the student to acquire specific, technical knowledge about the current issues and concerns in the Irish film industry and broadcasting.
Master class Feature Film Case Study Master class Feature Film Case Study This module follows the process of film production, from commissioning a script, to choosing a crew and devising a shooting schedule, through to post-production, distribution and marketing process’. The focus of the module will be on fiction feature films released in Ireland as the seminar will be taught by an Irish filmmaker. Students should acquire detailed, specific, technical knowledge of the process of film production, from commissioning a script to post-production, distribution, and marketing.
Irish Drama & Performance Irish Drama & Performance This module requires students to review five new Dublin theatre productions, staged during the academic semester. The content of the reviews is entirely of the students’ own discretion and will be undoubtedly informed by what is being staged in Dublin Theatres during the relevant time. This workshop style module will enable students to engage in informed discussions on current trends and directions in Irish theatre and will facilitate the writing of reviews that evaluate productions within an informed historical and literary context.
Contemporary Fiction Contemporary Fiction This module concentrates on the formal and stylistic evolution of fictional writing in the late Twentieth century and asks how that evolution relates to changing literary, cultural and historical conditions. Students will undertake reading from numerous late twentieth century authors (Thomas Pynchon, Kazuo Ishiguro, Kurt Vonnegut to name a potential few) and will engage in analysis of them in relation to new theorisations of identity, race, class, and nation.
Film Thesis or Film Thesis or This module is designed to assist the student in their preparations for their final year Thesis projects. A series of final year project seminars will be held during the first four weeks of the academic year. These support seminars will address practical research problems such as identifying and defining a workable research question. Students will then have a two-week preparation period to develop a research brief, comprising of a short report in which the student must show that initial work has begun on the project. Key areas of this report include a Topic/Title and the research approach to be used.

Production Skills Specialisation

This course provides thorough hands-on training in one of four areas of production: Directing, Scriptwriting, Editing, and Camera. Students follow their practical interest, and work together in groups to produce a short film. Although the course goal is similar to that of Introduction to Production Skills, students here have more control over their course content. Workshops involving small groups will be conducted in each area of technical specialisation and will be taught by professionals specialising in that field.

Current Issues in Film & Broadcasting

This module concentrates on current issues and concerns in the Irish film industry and in Irish broadcasting. Students will be provided with informed analysis of key issues from those working within relevant industries. Guest speakers will speak on various topics (such as film funding in Ireland, current broadcasting legislation) and there will be provisions made for ‘question and answer’ time with guest speakers, allowing students to fully avail of the guest speakers expertise. This module will help the student to acquire specific, technical knowledge about the current issues and concerns in the Irish film industry and broadcasting.

Master class Feature Film Case Study

This module follows the process of film production, from commissioning a script, to choosing a crew and devising a shooting schedule, through to post-production, distribution and marketing process’. The focus of the module will be on fiction feature films released in Ireland as the seminar will be taught by an Irish filmmaker. Students should acquire detailed, specific, technical knowledge of the process of film production, from commissioning a script to post-production, distribution, and marketing.

Irish Drama & Performance

This module requires students to review five new Dublin theatre productions, staged during the academic semester. The content of the reviews is entirely of the students’ own discretion and will be undoubtedly informed by what is being staged in Dublin Theatres during the relevant time. This workshop style module will enable students to engage in informed discussions on current trends and directions in Irish theatre and will facilitate the writing of reviews that evaluate productions within an informed historical and literary context.

Contemporary Fiction

This module concentrates on the formal and stylistic evolution of fictional writing in the late Twentieth century and asks how that evolution relates to changing literary, cultural and historical conditions. Students will undertake reading from numerous late twentieth century authors (Thomas Pynchon, Kazuo Ishiguro, Kurt Vonnegut to name a potential few) and will engage in analysis of them in relation to new theorisations of identity, race, class, and nation.

Film Thesis or

This module is designed to assist the student in their preparations for their final year Thesis projects. A series of final year project seminars will be held during the first four weeks of the academic year. These support seminars will address practical research problems such as identifying and defining a workable research question. Students will then have a two-week preparation period to develop a research brief, comprising of a short report in which the student must show that initial work has begun on the project. Key areas of this report include a Topic/Title and the research approach to be used.

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