Film Curation MSc
Experimental Art and Media FTV5049
- Academic Session: 2026-27
- School: School of Culture and Creative Arts
- Credits: 20
- Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
- Typically Offered: Either Semester 1 or Semester 2
- Available to Visiting Students: Yes
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
- Curriculum For Life: No
Short Description
This course focuses on the history and varying philosophical underpinnings of experimental practice in art and media. It provides students with knowledge of the history of experimental forms of art and media, skills in analysis and critical thinking, and an understanding of how the history of experimental forms informs current filmmaking and media arts practice.
Timetable
10 x 1hr lecture
10 x 1hr seminar
10 x 2hr screening
Excluded Courses
N/A
Co-requisites
N/A
Assessment
The standard assessments for this course are:
■ Mid-course essay (1,500 words) - 20%
■ End-of-course essay (3,500 words or 10 minute audiovisual essay) - 80%
If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available:
■ There is no alternative to the mid-course essay, but a flexible deadline can be offered as reasonable adjustments (students should follow the usual process for extensions)
■ There is no alternative to the end-of-course essay, but a flexible deadline can be offered as reasonable adjustments (students should follow the usual process for extensions)
Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor.
Course Aims
The course aims to:
■ provide students with knowledge of the history of experimental cinema/media arts practice.
■ illustrate the links between history and theory and students own film-making/media arts practice.
■ develop skills in the critical analysis of film-making/media arts practice that will contribute to students own reflective practice.
■ provide students with the necessary background in film and media arts to successfully complete both the practical core courses and the practice-based dissertation in the MSc in Film-making and Media Arts
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of this course students will be able to:
■ demonstrate knowledge of the history of experimental cinema (in presentation and formal essay)
■ reflectively discuss their own practice with reference to the history and theory of experimental cinema (in short essay and class discussions)
■ critically analyse film-making/media arts practice.
■ apply critical approaches to film-making/media arts practice to their own projects