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Shakespeare wrote about timeless themes concerning life and the human experience. In the perpetually changing world in which we live, many of these universal themes remain as relevant today as they were in Elizabethan times. In this unit, you will investigate Shakespeare’s insights into what it is to be human by studying a selection of contemporary filmic adaptations of his Elizabethan plays using textual and film analysis techniques. You will also investigate a range of issues and themes relevant to the study of Shakespeare and consider how contemporary practices have shaped our interpretations of Shakespeare’s works.
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Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Students need to have completed 18 credit points prior to enrolling in this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2025
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Student Evaluation Survey
Improve the organisation of learning materials
The unit has been coordinated on an adhoc basis for some years and may require a comprehensive rewrite to better organise learning materials.
Feedback from Student Evaluation Survey
Improve video resources
This is a film-based unit and accessing set primary texts can be a problem for some students. The unit coordinator will ensure that set texts are available through the library or on the Internet.
Feedback from Student Evaluation Survey
Update unit content with more recent knowledge and research.
The unit coordinator will integrate the latest research on Shakespeare into the unit by way of updating the library eReading list.
- Identify and explain the literary and filmic elements used to explore the human condition in Shakespeare's works and contemporary adaptations
- Apply and evaluate the literary and/or filmic elements used to portray Shakespeare’s main themes, context and messages in a contemporary adaptation
- Interpret how the evolution of Shakespeare’s Elizabethan plays into contemporary adaptions has shaped our understanding of his works.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Critical Review - 20% | |||
| 2 - Reflective Practice Assignment - 50% | |||
| 3 - Essay - 30% | |||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Communication | |||
| 2 - Problem Solving | |||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | |||
| 4 - Information Literacy | |||
| 5 - Team Work | |||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | |||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||
| 8 - Ethical practice | |||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||