SPECIALIST PATHWAY DEVELOPMENT 1 - 2021/2
Module code: PRO2030
In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, and in a departure from previous academic years and previously published information, the University has had to change the delivery (and in some cases the content) of its programmes, together with certain University services and facilities for the academic year 2020/21.
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Module Overview
Building on Level 4 taught modules and subsequent production roles, this Specialist Pathway Development module is designed to advance students' exploration of their subject pathway choice to an intermediate level of understanding and competence.
Module provider
Guildford School of Acting
Module Leader
DOWNTON Kathryn (GSA)
Number of Credits: 15
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Framework: FHEQ Level 5
JACs code: W450
Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A
Module Availability
Semester 1
Prerequisites / Co-requisites
N/A
Module content
Indicative content includes:
Each pathway group will receive a series of lectures, seminars and tutorials developing their knowledge and understanding of their elected specialism. Details of these, and the assessed project work will be delivered at the onset of the module via the pathway tutor.
Assessment pattern
Assessment type | Unit of assessment | Weighting |
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Coursework | Pathway Portfolio | 100 |
Alternative Assessment
N/A
Assessment Strategy
The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate practical skills and understanding.
Formative assessment:
This will be a pathway specific exercise that will enable the students to further engage in and interrogate production skills and techniques. The exact nature of this will be pathway specific and more information will be provided at the onset of the module.
Summative assessment
This will consist of an e-Portfolio, which will provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate the development of their skills and expertise in their chosen pathway. It will also allow the students to showcase the realisation of their learning and offer a forum for reflective analysis of their abilities, and understanding of the context in which they are located within the performance industry.
Module aims
- • Able to contribute to the creation and/or production of performance through an understanding of appropriate performance vocabularies, techniques, crafts, structures and working methods
- • Able to describe and interpret performance texts, production techniques and disciplines and performance events
- • Aware of the skills and processes of production, design and rehearsal by which performance is created, and have experience of their realisation and presentation in performance
- • Able to negotiate, pursue goals with others and manage personal workloads to deadlines
Learning outcomes
Attributes Developed | ||
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001 | Independently research to support their subject knowledge and practical skills | C |
002 | Accurately describe the entertainment industry’s institutions, structures and systems | K |
003 | Understand the entertainment industry’s genres and social context | K |
004 | Identify technical and managerial developments in the theatre industry | K |
Attributes Developed
C - Cognitive/analytical
K - Subject knowledge
T - Transferable skills
P - Professional/Practical skills
Overall student workload
Independent Study Hours: 120
Seminar Hours: 15
Practical/Performance Hours: 15
Methods of Teaching / Learning
The learning and teaching strategy is designed to:
- Enable the student to advance their exploration and acquisition of skills introduced at Level 4
- Introduce specialist areas of practice and process relating to their pathway choice
- Encourage self-directed learning through an industry focused project
- Encourage effective communication and participation in group dynamics
- Support students in development and realisation of creative decision making .
The Learning and teaching strategy represents key identifiers of the programme’s learning and teaching strategy in advancing collaboration, learner autonomy, the testing of knowledge and ability, critical understanding, group processes and the creation of original work and exploration of the techniques, crafts and working methods of production for performance.
The learning and teaching methods include:
A Module introduction followed by a series of taught sessions and project presentations.
Each pathway will have its own dedicated schedule of seminars and practical sessions. Depending upon the pathway and so the subject matter, these will vary in duration.
Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.
Reading list
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Other information
Under the three term structure that commences from academic year 2019/0 – this module’s delivery falls in Semester 1 due to the teaching occurring in Teaching Block 1.
Programmes this module appears in
Programme | Semester | Classification | Qualifying conditions |
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Theatre Production BA (Hons) | 1 | Compulsory | A weighted aggregate mark of 40% is required to pass the module |
Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2021/2 academic year.