You’ll learn practical production
skills and have your critical
thinking faculties sharpened to a
fine point. This eclectic and
inspiring course will give you the
expertise to succeed in a variety
of careers. It includes the chance
to study abroad*.
BA (Hons)
Film and
Media
The camera may never lie, but
what about the person holding
the camera? The film and media
that we create and consume
reflect our individual identities,
our local and national cultures
and the political players on the
global stage. Our film and media
degree will help you examine
these topics using rigorous
academic discipline and
practical production techniques.
On this course you’ll study film as an
artistic and commercial enterprise, as
well as various media institutions and the
debates surrounding them. You’ll engage
in deep critical thinking about culture,
media and society as a whole.
You will also develop real-world technical
skills in video and media production,
teamwork, academic research, project
management and a variety of forms of
communication. Modules in the first two
years will introduce you to key
developments in film and media, and key
concepts in film and media studies,
including the emergence of cinema and
the establishment of national
broadcasting systems, and concepts like
narrative, popular culture and citizenship.
In Years Three and Four you choose
specialist film and media options in, for
example, television drama, screenwriting,
and photography. In Year Four you
complete a written or production
dissertation. Production dissertations
can be in video, photography or
screenwriting. You can choose a group
production dissertation which adds
another dimension if you want to
specialise in a particular production role
such as director, writer or editor.
Year Three
Structure
You can opt to study for an honours
degree over four years or an ordinary
degree over three years. You will
complete a range of modules each year
as outlined.
Global Film Cultures/ Media, Politics and
Culture/ Independent Research Project/
plus three options
Year Four
Dissertation/ Modernity on Screen/ plus
three options
Teaching, learning and assessment
You will be taught in lectures, seminars
and in practical workshops. We have
superb on-campus resources including a
film editing suite and TV studio. You will
be assessed in a wide array of ways
across the course, including
presentations, reflective diaries, blogs,
videos, essays and some written exams.
For full details see the course entry on
our website.
Modules
Year One
Introduction to Film Studies/ Media
Analysis/ Core Concepts in Media and
Communications/ Media and Cultural
Industries/ Media Production: Skills and
Techniques/ Media Production:
Non-Fiction
Year Three and Four options may
include:
Video Production/ Screenwriting/
Playwriting/ Playwriting 2/ Creative
Entrepreneurship/ Photography and
Visual Culture/ Television Drama/ Film
and the Family/ Storytelling in
Convergent Media/ The American West
in Popular Culture/ Video Essay/
Scotland on Screen/ Film Festivals/
Problematic: Criticism, Culture and
Social Justice/ The Only Way is Ethics:
Art, Participation and Ethics/
Communication, Arts and Activism/
Journalism and Global Change
The modules listed here are correct at
time of print (Feb 2019) but may differ
slightly to those offered in 2020. Please
check the website for any updates.
Year Two
Film Genre/ Popular Media Cultures/
Disruption and Innovation in the Media
and Cultural Industries/ Media
Production: Storytelling/ Media
Production: Online Journalism/ Media
Client Project
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You may also be
interested in our
BA/BA (Hons)
Theatre and Film –
see pages 60 & 61.