Module manager: Dr Miriam Kent
Email: M.R.Kent@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Through active engagement with diverse film texts and theoretical perspectives, this module equips you to critically analyse approaches to the study of the cinema, fostering essential skills in research, communication and film literacy.
This module aims to enable you to identify, explain and synthesise critical themes and theoretical frameworks used in the study of cinema, considering their historical development and contemporary relevance. You will evaluate the significance of cinematic themes as tools of ideology, and apply selected critical themes and theoretical models to the analysis of individual films and/or the work of individual filmmakers, drawing upon textual and contextual understanding. You will conduct research on specific cinematic themes, applying relevant theoretical frameworks and demonstrating proficiency in film literacy and research methods, and communicate the complex ideas and arguments that they generate through academic writing.
On successful completion of the module you will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
1- Identify and interpret the key elements of film form.
2- Analyse how film techniques and narrative choices construct and respond to dominant ideologies, considering cultural and historical contexts.
3- Evaluate key concepts in film theory in relation to specific film examples.
Skills Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module you will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
4- Critically analyse arguments and evidence from diverse sources to form independent interpretations.
5- Analyse complex issues related to specific cultural contexts with critical awareness.
6- Communicate clear, coherent and persuasive arguments in written formats, using appropriate evidence and academic conventions.
7- Effectively research, evaluate and synthesise information from online and offline sources.
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Film Screenings | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| Supervision | 1 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Lecture | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Seminar | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Independent online learning hours | 44.5 | ||
| Private study hours | 113.2 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 42.3 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
Monitoring of seminar contributions; Oral feedback during seminar discussions.
Individualised oral feedback provided in one-to-one tutorial in advance of assessment.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Scene analysis | 40 |
| Coursework | Essay | 60 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Resit is to repeat the assessment
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 12/05/2025
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