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Introducing Media, Film and Music (P5044)

Introducing Media, Film and Music

Module P5044

Module details for 2023/24.

15 credits

FHEQ Level 3 (sub-degree)

Module Outline

How do media, films and music tell us things about the world? How do they engage with the politics, social and cultural issues of their time? This module will introduce you to debates that will help you to critically explore media, film and music texts. You will investigate a range of concepts and critical frameworks and develop the study skills necessary to examine a range of media forms.

Module learning outcomes

Apply basic methods for the analysis of media, film and/or music texts to a coherent argument.

Use appropriate technical language and concepts to discuss media, film and/or music.

Recognise characteristics of methodological and theoretical approaches to studying media, film and/or music.

TypeTimingWeighting
Coursework100.00%
Coursework components. Weighted as shown below.
PortfolioA1 Week 1 70.00%
PresentationT1 Week 7 (10 minutes)30.00%
Timing

Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.

Weighting

Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.

TermMethodDurationWeek pattern
Autumn SemesterLecture2 hours11111111111
Autumn SemesterSeminar1 hour11111111111

How to read the week pattern

The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.

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