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EDF10030

Academic Year 2026/2027

Page, Stage & Screen (EDF10030)

Subject:
English, Drama & Film
College:
Arts & Humanities
School:
English, Drama & Film
Level:
1 (Introductory)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Dr Emma Radley
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module takes an interdisciplinary approach to the three subject areas of English, Drama and Film. It focuses on the topic of adaptation, and considers the different meanings generated by the same texts in diverse media formats. Students will consider ‘conventional’ forms of adaptation such as book or play to screen, but also less conventional understandings of this practice, such as videogame and comic adaptation, digital and internet culture, and museum or gallery exhibitions. Taking a number of texts that are translated across a range of different media representative case studies, the module will consider issues in adaptation such as temporal or geographical setting, materiality, cultural difference, intertextuality, performance, and formal specificity. It will ask students to consider what happens to a text in adaptation: does it remain connected to its 'original', or is it a new text in its own right? How is meaning, motivation, and performance translated across forms? How does adaptation as a process change our understanding of and engagement with the ‘source’ text? Students will also apply these ideas in practice, by proposing and designing an original adaptation of one of the texts studied on the module.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

1. Understand key concepts of adaptation.
2. Be able to track meaning across a diverse range of adaptations of the same text.
3. Be able to write critically about adaptation across a range of forms.
4. Be able to conceptualise and critically frame their own creative adaptation project.

Indicative Module Content:

Shakespeare in/and Adaptation
Jane Austen in/and Adaptation
Mythology and Folklore in/and Adaptation
Comic Book Adaptation
Video Game Adaptation
Adaptation beyond the Text

UNESCO highlights a set of key competencies that support individuals in their development and support society in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UCD has adapted these competencies and is combining them with others to form a general framework of learning competencies. This module will help you develop the competencies below to the levels specified. 
Learning Competency Additional Information Level

Collaboration

 The ability to learn from others; to understand and respect the needs, perspectives and actions of others (empathy); to understand, relate to and be sensitive to others (empathic leadership); to deal with conflicts in a group; and to facilitate collaborative and participatory problem solving. Advanced Beginner

Critical Thinking

 The ability to question norms, practices and opinions; to reflect on one’s own values, perceptions and actions. Advanced Beginner

Normative

 The ability to understand and reflect on the norms and values that underlie one’s actions; and to negotiate values, principles, goals, and targets, in a context of conflicts of interest and trade-offs, uncertain knowledge and contradictions. Advanced Beginner

Digital Literacy and Judgement

 The ability to access, evaluate, create and communicate information in digital environments; to engage critically, ethically and responsibly with digital technologies and digital information; to understand their opportunities, limitations, risks and impact on individual’s digital identities; and to exercise informed judgement in digital participation and decision-making. Advanced Beginner

Wellbeing

 Wellbeing is having the resources and skills to meet life's challenges, including attributes such as personal development skills, resilience, stress management, strengths, lifestyle skills, nutrition, physical activity, sleep, alcohol/substance use, academic skills, time management, goal setting, interpersonal skills, group work, communication. Advanced Beginner

The United Nations identified seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as core to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and UCD contributes in general to SDG 4 Quality Education. Further SDGs explored within this module if relevant are listed below. A scale of 1 - 5 indicates the extent to which the SDG is covered.


Goal Name Description Coverage

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all 1
 

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Seminar (or Webinar)

30
Specified Learning Activities

70
Autonomous Student Learning

100
Total

200

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This is a seminar-type module, which comprises a mix of lecture, class discussion, active and reflective learning, and critical writing.

AI Policy: AI Not Permitted. The use of AI tools is not permitted in this module. Students are expected to engage directly with module materials and activities without the use of AI tools.

Moderation Policy: A proportion of written assignments in each module in the School of English, Drama and Film are subject to moderation, meaning they undergo a second layer of review by another grader. This is to promote consistency within and between modules in the same level and discipline.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
EDF10010 - Page, Stage & Screen, EDF10020 - Page, Stage & Screen II


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Participation in Learning Activities: At the end of each seminar students will complete a short written response to or reflection on the material covered in that session. Students must complete a minimum of five over the trimester. Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10 Pass/Fail Grade Scale No
10
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): Students will complete a written analysis of one of our case study topics from weeks 1-6 (800 words) Week 6 Graded No
20
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): Students will write a written case study analysis of an adaptation of their own choosing from any weekly topic (800 words) Week 10 Graded No
20
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): Students will submit a proposal for their final project, an adaptation of their own design of text studied during their first trimester. Week 9 Pass/Fail Grade Scale No
10
 No
Portfolio: Final Project: Students will design their own adaptation of a text they have studied in any Stage 1 module, to include a creative element and a critical analysis of their work (1000 words) Week 14 Graded No
40
 No

As part of UCD's student support, under the Additional Consideration policy, extensions may be available for the following assessments in the module: Assignment (including essay/poster), Portfolio, Reflective Assignment, Report(s), and Individual Project.


Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Professor Jane Grogan Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Chloe Power Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Karen Wade Lecturer / Co-Lecturer

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Seminar Offering 1 Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks Tues 11:00 - 13:50
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