Narrative and Creativity
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| ARTFF023 | Foundation Arts | 0 | 20 | Spring UK |
- Code
- ARTFF023
- School
- Foundation Arts
- Level
- 0
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
Understanding of narrative and creativity is important across disciplines in the Faculty of Arts and this module will critically explore what these terms mean and how they might be represented and demonstrated through various media. Students will encounter various forms of narrative and ‘story-telling’ in class, look at the social and cultural contexts of narrative and creativity, consider the role of narrative and creativity in different contexts, create their own narratives, and develop and employ their own creativity in a range of other ways.
Coursework assessments will replace all failed assessment components at the reassessment stage.
Target Students
Available for Foundation students in the Faculty of Arts only
Classes
- One 2-hour workshop each week for 10 weeks
- One 1-hour seminar each week for 10 weeks
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 10 weeks
Assessment
- 50% Coursework: A creative piece in an appropriate medium and commentary.
- 50% Coursework: One essay of up to 1500 words
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
This module aims to help students identify and utilise their own creativity in various ways. It aims to introduce students to ways of understanding narrative and creativity, develop and apply critical understandings of how narratives and creativity work, and provide an understanding of the place of narrative and creativity in the Faculty of Arts and the wider world. It aims to engage students in creative enterprises in a range of ways appropriate to academic study in the Arts and the Humanities, and to help them develop their skills in these areas so that they can employ them effectively in their future studies and beyond.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
1. demonstrate their understanding of narrative and creativity;
2. consider the role of narrative and creativity in a variety of contexts, including studying for a degree in the Faculty of Arts;
(Intellectual skills)
3. integrate narrative and creativity into their academic studies in ways appropriate to different disciplines;
4. critically evaluate various types of narrative and other creative forms;
(Transferable skills)
5. use narrative techniques in a range of different contexts;
6. employ creativity in such a way as to demonstrate independence of thought and action.