DISC322-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026

Adaptation

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 February 2026
End Date: Sunday, 21 June 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 1 March 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 10 May 2026

Description

This course examines the challenges and complexities of adapting literary texts (novels, short stories, plays, comics, anime, fairy tales, myths and legends) and historical events (biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, reportage) to the screen. In the process, students will reflect upon the differences between working in words and images, in writing for a verbal or visual-based medium. They will create their own adaptation of a selected text.

Prerequisites

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 14:00 - 15:00 Otakaro 146 L1 Lecture Theatre
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Workshop A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 13:00 - 15:00 Otakaro 122
23 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,058.00

International fee $5,038.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Creative and Digital Arts .

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