Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- concepts, debates and case studies related to media practice;
- application of media skill techniques in different socio-cultural settings.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- articulate complex ideas at an advanced level through a variety of media formats;
- demonstrate effective time management of multiple project elements.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- demonstrate critical and analytical thinking in relation to media practice;
- critically evaluate complex problems and apply reasoned thinking and ideas.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Independent Study | 174 |
Teaching | 26 |
Total study time | 200 |
Resources & Reading list
Internet Resources
Journal Articles
Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies. Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies.
Photomediations Machine. Photomediations Machine.
Media, Culture and Society. Media, Culture and Society.
Culture Machine. Culture Machine.
Afterall: A Journal of Art, Context and Enquiry. Afterall: A Journal of Art, Context and Enquiry.
Journal of Media Practice. Journal of Media Practice.
Cultural Studies. Cultural Studies.
Flow Journal. Flow Journal.
Digital Culture and Education. Digital Culture and Education.
Fibreculture. Fibreculture.
Textbooks
Gauntlett, D. (2015). Making Media Studies: The Creativity Turn in Media and Communications Studies. Oxford: Peter Lang.
Dewdney, A. and Ride, P. (2013). The Digital Media Handbook. Abingdon: Routledge.
Gauntlett, D. (2011). Making is Connecting: The Social Meaning of Creativity, from DIY and Knitting to YouTube and Web 2.0. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Barker, C. and Jane, E. (2016). Cultural Studies. London: SAGE.
Bennett, P. and McDougall, J. (2016). Doing Text: Media after the Subject. Auteur.
Gauntlett, D. (2012). Media Studies: Texts, Production, Context. Abingdon: Routledge.
Gauntlett, D. (2007). Creative Explorations: New Approaches to Identities and Audiences. Abingdon: Routledge.
Ratto, M. and Boler, M. (2014). DIY Citizenship. MIT Press.
Ott, B.L. and Mack, R.L. (2014). Critical Media Studies: An introduction. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
Hargreaves, I. and Hartley, J. (2016). The Creative Citizen Unbound. Bristol: Policy Press.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Group presentation
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Formative feedback will involve group presentations in seminars. Verbal and written feedback will be provided by tutors. Verbal feedback through seminar discussions and tutorials.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: Yes
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Case study | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Case study | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Case study | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External