Programme Specification for Media & Creative Industries BA (Hons)
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Final award |
BA (Hons) |
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Intermediate awards available |
Cert HE, Dip HE |
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UCAS code |
V000 - Level 1 entry (3 Year full time route) |
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Details of professional body accreditation |
N/A |
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Relevant QAA Benchmark statements |
Communication, Media, Film and Cultural Studies, History, Drama and Performance |
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Date specification last up-dated |
March 2012 |
The summary - UCAS programme profile
BANNER BOX:
This programme offers you the flexibility to experience the key modules of three disciplines related to the Media, Creative/Cultural Industries and Social Sciences to allow you make an informed choice of your final degree profile.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
The minimum requirements for entry for Level 1 entry is 240 UCAS tariff points from: A/AS level (Including 2 A2 passes), GNVQ, AVCE, Scottish Highers, International Baccalaureate. European Baccalaureate, BTEC / SCOTEC Diploma, Relevant Access Course or successful completion of the Level 0. Other qualifications, including overseas, may be considered.
We also welcome applicants from mature students who do not have formal qualifications but may have relevant experience. Students applying to this programme will be expected to demonstrate a specific interest in this area of study and should have a commitment to engaging with the subject. Applicants may be invited for interview.
If you have the potential, commitment and enthusiasm to study for a degree but are unable to meet the entry requirements for your chosen degree programme you can apply for the Extended Degree programme route. An Extended Degree includes a Level 0 year, making the period of study 4 years or 5 years if the Extended Degree programme is taken on a part-time basis. The programme provides a supportive learning space for students to experience academic studies at university and helps develop confidence and academic skills in preparation for Levels 1-3. The programme is also highly rated by students who successfully complete the programme. Successful completion of the programme guarantees entry to a range of Single Honours programmes or a Combined Programme of study within the School of Arts and Digital Industries.
More details of the Extended Degree programme can be found here
Overseas Qualifications
The number of overseas qualifications which are accepted for entry are too numerous to list, but you can get advice from the British Council or our admissions unit on 020 8223 2835 (study@uel.ac.uk). You must be able to understand and express yourself in both written and spoken English and some evidence e.g. For level 1 entry a TOEFL score of 550 or an IELTS score of 6.0 (no skill level below 5) and for Level 0 entry an IELTS score of 5.5 (no skill level below 5) would be required.
ABOUT THE PROGRAMME
What is Media & Creative Industries?
The Media & Creative Industries programme offers you breadth and flexibility of subject choice within the focus of a single honours programme. It provides a broad framework of support skills and opportunities to discuss and inter-relate your studies in your chosen subjects. The programme enables you to explore your three chosen disciplines at Level 1 to make an informed choice of the focus of your Level 2 and 3 studies in meeting your developing creative and career needs.
Media & Creative Industries at UEL
You select your three subjects from the following twenty-four:
- Advertising (engaging theoretically with both advertising communication and consumer behaviour)
- Communication Studies (investigating communication processes from interpersonal relationships to the mass media)
- Creative & Professional Writing (finding your writer's voice and developing your creative imagination towards writing in a professional context)
- Cultural Studies (considering culture as both the rituals that define everyday life and the popular cultural objects that define who we are, in order to examine the nature of power: who has it, who does not, and what forms power takes in a complex society)
- English Literature (developing understanding about what literature is and how it has changed and continues to change over time, by studying different periods and types of literature, national literatures and theories of literature and culture; and examining the connections between literature and other cultural forms such as film, drama and journalism)
- Film Studies (focussing on the study of film and film theory and examining the historical, aesthetic, cultural and ideological meanings and pleasures of cinema)
- History (looking at the development of British society in a global context, examining changes in economic, social and political relations, and the legacies of past to present)
- Journalism Studies (introducing histories of journalism and theoretical approaches to the study of journalism in society; the impact of new media technologies on journalism; and essential copy writing techniques)
- Media Studies (investigating media industries and work practices; exploring media forms and representations; analysing media cultures and audiences; and developing media production skills and practice)
- Multimedia Design Technology (focussing on the production and study of interactive, networked and convergent media)
- Music Production and Culture (introducing popular music studies; music technology; music genre; and music in contemporary cultural politics)
- Sports Journalism (Not to be taken with Journalism Studies)
- Theatre Studies (dealing with practical and theoretical approaches to the study of theatre within both a local and global setting)
Programme structure
This is a 3-year full-time programme (also available in the part-time mode for those who wish to study more slowly) offering flexibility and scope in subject choice and routes through the programme; practical and theoretical modules; opportunity for work placement at Level 2 and an individual research module at Level 3.
There is a Foundation/Level 0 linked Media & Creative Industries programme for those who have not met the entry requirements for Level 1 of the degree.
Learning environment
The programme provides a range of learning environments appropriate to the various subject routes. These include lectures and seminars; practical workshops; study support groups; studio-based performance activities; external visits; and network opportunities.
Assessment
You accumulate credit through individual modules. Modules are assessed as appropriate to the particular subject routes by a combination of mainly or wholly coursework/project work, with some examination element at each level but not in each module. The means of assessment of each module are set out in the module guide you receive at the start of semester and you can access your results for each of your modules at the end of the semester in which you study them. Each of the three levels consists of 120 credits; you are required to obtain a pass (40% or better) in each module studied, at either first or second (summer resit) opportunity. Overall degree grading is based on modules you take in Levels 2 and 3, following successful completion of Level 1.
Work experience/placement opportunities
You select one Employability Skills module at Level 2, appropriate to your chosen route. Employability Skills modules offer you an introduction to the world of work, including in some modules such as CC 2508 an opportunity for work placement.
Project work
Most modules throughout the programme include either individual or group-based project work to encourage you to develop your own ideas, planning/time management and inter-personal and critical-creative skills. At Level 3 you undertake an individual research skills module to develop a topic of your own interest with the guidance of a specially chosen Supervising Tutor.
Added value
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IS THIS THE PROGRAMME FOR ME?
If you are interested in...
- following up on your previous skills and exploring new subjects to give you new career perspectives
- working on projects, both individual and group-based
- linking theory and practice in a range of subjects
- experiencing varying aspects of the media, creative and cultural industries
If you enjoy...
- working with others in an innovative and stimulating intellectual environment
- being challenged to think critically and engage with new ideas and concepts
- discovering new ways to explore subjects as your interests develop
If you want...
- A wide-ranging programme to enable you to experience Level 1 degree studies before deciding on the final focus of your degree
- to study a group of subjects which suit your developing interests and career plans (they can be either closely-related or more diverse which offer you the chance of following both vocational and non-vocational subjects)
- a chance to follow up your own interests and acquire and enhance your practical skills, with support from specialist staff, in a flexible interdisciplinary programme
- have the advice and support of staff to guide you through the planning of your degree studies
Your future career
Skills developed by the programme prepare you for a wide range of work opportunities. Graduates of the programme have followed varied career paths including teacher training, further research, the civil service/local government, journalism, the caring professions, as well as developing their own creative abilities in music and writing.
How we support you
The programme gives great importance to active personal tutor support; regular access to advice sessions and tutorials; study skills development and personal development throughout your studies; use of the Writing Centre based in the School; and informed access to the UEL support network including student finance, IT , library and careers advice.
Bonus factors
There is a weekly lunchtime MCI seminar series run by the Programme Leader to enable you to share ideas and experiences with other students on the programme; discuss integration of your studies; explore different study and career routes; meet with your Personal Tutor; and hear from guest speakers.
As the programme is based at our Docklands campus, you have the benefit of close proximity to London's media and creative industries and a large range of cultural activities.
Outcomes section
Programme aims and learning outcomes
What is this programme designed to achieve?
This programme is designed to give you the opportunity to:
- develop your understanding of the character and content of the media, creative and cultural industries by examining a chosen range of subjects
- be able to draw on material from a range of sources and demonstrate an ability to synthesise them
- be able to assess a range of diverse perspectives and discuss the key aspects of each
- prepare for future employment in an informed way
What will you learn?
Knowledge and understanding
- Ability to communicate in a clear and informed way on your issues in your chosen subjects
- Ability to identify the key concepts and theories in your chosen subject routes
'Thinking' skills
- Understanding of a range of academic texts
- Ability to summarise and synthesise theories and evidence
- Understanding of contemporary debates in your chosen subjects
Subject-Based Practical skills
- Use of IT and the internet for information retrieval and presentation
- Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research skills
- Completion of practical project or performance work in your chosen subjects on time
Skills for life and work
- Ability to critically appraise arguments and evidence
- Group and communication skills for working with others
- Presentation skills and ability to manage your time effectively
- Organisational skills and critical self-awareness
Structure section
The programme structure
Introduction
All programmes are credit-rated to help you to understand the amount and level of study that is needed.
One credit is equal to 10 hours of directed study time (this includes everything you do e.g. lecture, seminar and private study).
Credits are assigned to one of 5 levels:
- 0 - equivalent in standard to GCE 'A' level and is intended to prepare students for year one of an undergraduate degree programme
- 1 - equivalent in standard to the first year of a full-time undergraduate degree programme
- 2 - equivalent in standard to the second year of a full-time undergraduate degree programme
- 3 - equivalent in standard to the third year of a full-time undergraduate degree programme
- M - equivalent in standard to a Masters degree
Credit rating
The overall credit-rating of this programme is 360 credits.
Typical duration
The expected duration of this programme is three years when attended in full-time mode or five years in part-time mode. It is possible to move from a full-time mode of study to a part-time mode of study and vice-versa, to accommodate any external factors such as financial constraints or domestic commitments. Many of our students make use of this flexibility and this may impact on the overall duration of their study period.
How the teaching year is divided
The teaching year begins in September and ends in June and I divided into two semesters. This programme allows students to join either in September at the start of Semester A, or in February at the start of Semester B. A student, normally registering for 6 modules in one year (3 modules in each Semester) would do so in a full-time attendance mode of study and a student registering for up to 4 modules in one year (2 modules in each Semester) would do so in part-time attendance mode of study.
What you will study when
This programme is part of a modular degree scheme. A student registered in a full-time attendance mode will take six or seven 20 credit modules per year. An honours degree student will complete six modules at level one, six at level 2 and six at level 3.
It is possible to bring together modules from one subject with modules from another to produce a combined programme. Subjects are offered in a variety of combinations:
- Single - 120 credits at levels one, two and three
- Major - 80 credits at levels one, two and three
- Joint - 60 credits at levels one, two and three
- Minor - 40 credits at levels one, two and three
Modules are defined as:
- Core - Must be taken
- Option - Select from a range of identified modules within the field
- University wide option - Select from a wide range of modules across the University
The following are the core and optional requirements for the single and major routes for this programme
Level 1 Entry
Core and Options modules offered by the Programme
The three tables below list the module requirements for the three levels of the programme. Unless specifically indicated as double modules (40-credit rated), all modules are 20-credit rated.
Each table lists the subject routes and their relevant modules across the page for Semester A and Semester B. Where only one module is listed in a semester, this is a core module which must be taken for that subject. Where alternative modules are listed in a semester, these are options. For each level, you take two modules for each of your chosen three subjects.
Skills Agenda modules
- At Level 1 you must take a Study Skills module (chosen from the list at the end of the Year One table), to relate to one of your three subject routes. This is taken in your first semester. You can either take your Study Skills module in place of the taught module in your third subject route, or in addition to your three subject-specific modules. You should only take one Study Skills module, which becomes core to your programme when you have selected your chosen one.
- At Level 2, you must take an Employability Skills module related to one of your three subject routes as one of your six Level 2 modules. (The Employability Skills modules are listed at the end of the Year Two table) Most of these modules are in Semester B, however, AI 2201 (the Third World Development module) and PS 2201 (the Psycho-social Studies module) are offered in Semester A of Level 2, while PA 3002 (the Employability Skills module for Community Arts Practice, Dance, Music Culture and Theatre Studies) is offered at Level 3 as part of your 3rd year studies. You should only take one Employability Skills module which becomes core to your programme when you have selected your chosen one.
- At Level 3, you take the single (20-credit rated) Dissertation/Research Skills module CC 3001 as one of your six Level 3 modules, normally in Semester B, which allows you to undertake research on your own selected topic under the guidance of a Supervising Tutor. An alternative to CC 3001 at Level 3 is the PS 2203 Qualitative Research Methods in Psycho-social studies (the Research Skills module in Psycho-social Studies) which students taking the Psycho-social Studies subject could take as one of their options in Semester B of Level 2.
Levels 2 and 3
At the end of Level 1, you have the choice of either continuing on the three-subject route, in which case you follow the module choices outlined in the tables for Years Two and Three for the BA (Hons) Media & Creative Industries degree title, or to move to a two-subject (Major/Minor or Joint) or single subject route, for which you are eligible, at Level 2 in which case you follow the module choices outlined in the relevant programme specification(s). A series of advice sessions and individual tutorials with the Programme Leader and other relevant staff at the end of the first and second semesters of your 1st year, will enable you to make an informed decision of the route best suited to your developing needs.
Media & Creative Industries Degree - Year One Subjects and their Modules
| Subjects | Module | Semester A | Status | Module | Semester B | Status |
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Advertising |
CC 1701 |
An Introduction to the Advertising Industry (Study SKills) |
Core for Advertising |
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Understanding Consumption and Production |
Core for Advertising |
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Communication |
MS 1103 |
Media, Technology and Social Change (Study Skills) |
Core for Communication Studies |
MS 1101 |
Understanding Communication |
Core for Communication Studies |
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Creative and Professional Writing |
CC 1101 |
Creative Imagination |
Core for Creative Writing |
CC 1102 |
The Writer's Voice |
Core for Creative Writing |
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Cultural Studies |
CC 1201 |
Reading Cultures: The Politics of Representation |
Core for Cultural Studies |
CC 1202 |
Cultural Politics |
Core for Cultural Studies |
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English Literature |
CC 1301 |
Forms and Texts |
Core for English Literature |
CC 1302 |
Ways of Reading: Criticism and Critical Theory |
Core for English Literature |
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Film Studies |
MS 1202 |
Early and Silent Cinema |
Core for Film Studies |
MS 1406 |
Film Analysis |
Core for Film Studies |
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History |
CC 1401 |
Patterns in Imperial History |
Core for History |
CC 1406 |
Britain in the Long 19th Century: 1780 - 1918 |
Core for History |
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Journalism Studies |
CC 1501 |
Introduction to Journalism |
Core for Journalism Studies |
CC 1504 |
Journalism Writing |
Core for Journalism Studies |
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Media Studies |
MS 1401 |
Media Past and Present |
Core for Media Studies |
MS 1402 |
Introduction to Media Theory |
Core for Media Studies |
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Multimedia Design Technology |
MS 1301 |
Visual Design |
Core for Multimedia Design Technology |
MS 1302 |
Web Page Design |
Core for Multimedia Design Technology |
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Music Production & Culture
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Either: |
Music skills |
Option for Music Production & Culture |
Either |
Music Improvisation and Collaboration |
Option for Music Production & Culture |
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Or |
Computer Music Production 1: Electronic Dance Music |
Option for Music Production & Culture |
Or |
Sound Design 1: Introduction to Studio |
Option for Music Production & Culture |
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Or |
Introduction to the Popular Music Business | Option for Music Production & Culture | Or PA1305 |
History of Music Genre, 20th and 21st Century | Option for Music Production & Culture | |
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Sports Journalism (not to be taken with Journalism Studies) |
CC 1501 |
Introduction to Journalism |
Core for Sports Journalism |
CC 1503 |
Sports Journalism |
Core for Sports Journalism |
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Theatre Studies |
PA 1401 |
World Theatre 1 |
Core for Theatre Studies |
PA 1402 |
Reading Performance |
Core for Theatre Studies |
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Study Skills modules |
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Study Skills (for Semester B entrants) |
Alternative Core as Study Skills module |
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You select one Study Skills module in your first semester. See Helen Powell for advice when registering at the start of semester |
CC 1100 |
Critical Approaches to Creative Writing |
Alternative Core as Study Skills module |
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CC 1300 |
Critical Approaches to Humanities |
Alternative Core as Study Skills module |
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MS 1000 |
SContemporary Media Studies (Skills for Media Studies) |
Alternative Core as Study Skills module |
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MS 1200 |
Introduction to Film Studies (Skills for Film Studies) |
Alternative Core as Study Skills module |
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PA 1000 |
Study Skills in Performing Arts |
Alternative Core as Study Skills module |
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MS 1304 |
Introduction to New Media (Skills for Multimedia Design Technology) |
Alternative Core as Study Skills module |
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Please note that the following subject areas only recruit to start in Semester A: Advertising, Creative and Professional Writing; and Multimedia Design Technology
Media & Creative Industries Degree - Year Two Subjects and their Modules (NB: This applies to continuing students only)
| Subjects | Module | Semester A | Status | Module | Semester B | Status |
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Advertising |
CC 2704 |
Media and Media Planning |
Core for Advertising |
CC2503 |
Transforming Audiences |
Core for Advertising |
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Anthropology |
AI 2131 |
Anthropological Theory |
Core for Anthropology |
Either |
Cultures of Dominance and Cultures of Resistance |
Option for Anthropology |
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Or |
African Cosmology |
Option for Anthropology |
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Or |
Anthropology of Refugees |
Option for Anthropology |
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Communication Studies |
MS 2102 |
Public Communication |
Core for Communication Studies |
Either
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Working in the Culture Industries |
Option for Communication Studies |
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Or |
Understanding News and the Newspaper Industry |
Option for Communication Studies |
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Race and Representation |
Option for Communication Studies |
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Sound Systems |
Option for Communication Studies |
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Music/Writing/Criticism |
Option for Communications |
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Transforming Audiences |
Option for Communication Studies |
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Community Arts |
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World Theatre 2 |
Core for Community Arts Practice |
Either |
Performing the Archive |
Option for Community Arts Practice |
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Or |
Theatre for Young Audiences |
Option for Community Arts Practice |
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Computer Games Design |
MS 2301 |
3-D Computer Graphics |
Core for Computer Games Design |
MS 2302 |
Level Design |
Core for Computer Games Design |
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Contemporary Art and Visual Media (previously Visual Theories) |
VT 2001 |
State of the Arts 1 |
Core for CAVM |
Either |
Photography 2 - Contemporary |
Option for CAVM |
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Or |
Film Animation |
Option for CAVM |
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Issues in Sculpture and Installation |
Option for CAVM |
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Or |
Fashion and the Visual Media |
Option for CAVM |
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Creative and Professional Writing |
CC 2105 |
Story and Myth |
Core for Creative Writing |
Either |
News Reporting and Creative Non-Fiction |
Option for Creative and Professional Writing |
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Exploring Fiction |
Option for Creative and Professional Writing |
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Cultural Studies |
Either |
Understanding the Culture Industries |
Option for Cultural Studies |
CC 2202 |
Realisms |
Core for Cultural Studies |
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Youth Cultures |
Option for Cultural Studies |
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Media Culture and Society |
Option for Cultural Studies | ||||
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Dance: Urban Practice (For continuing and direct entry students only) |
PA 2203 |
Global Dance: Crossing Borders - Histories and Styles (at Trinity Buoy Wharf) |
Core for Dance: UPractice |
PA 2204 |
Global Dance: Hybrid Forms - Performance and Choreography (at Trinity Bouy Wharf) |
Core for Dance Urban Practice |
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English Language (for continuing and direct entry students only) |
Either |
E-Media in Education (at Stratford Campus) |
Option for |
ED2904 |
Analysing Spoken and Written English |
Core for English Language |
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Children Reading and Writing (at Stratford Campus) |
Option for English Language |
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English Literature |
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Two option modules from the following four: |
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Either |
Origins of the Novel |
Option for English Literature |
Or |
Literatures of Slavery |
Option for English Literature |
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Early Modern Literature |
Option for English Literature |
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19th Century English Literature |
Option for English Literature |
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Film Studies
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Either |
Film and Critical Theory 1 (recommended option) |
Option for Film Studies |
MS 2404 |
Reading Film |
Core for Film Studies |
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Documentary Cinema |
Option for Film Studies |
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History |
CC 2405 |
Cultural Change/Cultural Anxiety: Britain 1951-79 |
Core for History |
CC 2406 |
Madness, Culture and History |
Core for History |
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Innovation Studies |
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Two option modules from the following three : |
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Either |
Information and Communication Technologies in a Global Context |
Option for Information Technology |
IS 2202 |
Social Theory 2: Globalisation and the Information Age |
Option for Information Technology |
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IS 2104 |
Online Society: Shaping and Implications |
Option for Information Technology |
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International Politics |
AI 2301 |
Political Philosophy II |
Core for International Politics |
Either |
Political Philosophy II |
Option for International Politics |
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Or |
The United Nations in World Politics |
Option for International Politics |
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Journalism Studies |
CC 2501 |
Understanding the Culture Industries |
Core for Journalism Studies |
MS 2105 (was CC 2505) |
Understanding News and the Newspaper Industry |
Core for Journalism Studies |
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Media Studies |
MS 2401 |
Media, Culture and Identity |
Core for Media Studies |
Either |
Working in the Culture Industries |
Option for Media Studies |
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Or |
Race and Representation |
Option for Media Studies |
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Or |
Researching the Media and Digital Communications |
Option for Media Studies |
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Or |
Transforming Audience |
Option for Media Studies |
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Or |
Understanding News and the Newspaper Industry |
Option for Media Studies |
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Or |
MediaLab 2: Photography and Promotional Culture |
Option for Media Studies |
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Media Production 4: Documentaries (Prerequisite: Media Lab Module CC1704 or CC1205 or equivalent) | Option for Media Studies | ||||
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Reading Film (Prerequisite: MS 1406) | Option for Media Studies | ||||
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Multimedia Design Technology |
MS 2305 |
Multimedia Design |
Core for Multimedia Design Technology |
Either |
New Media Research Concepts and Methodologies |
Option for Multimedia Design Technology |
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Or |
One Level 2 University-wide option module |
Option for Multimedia Design Technology |
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Music Production & Culture
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Either |
Music Technology and Cultural Theory |
Option for Music Production & Culture |
Either |
Sound Design 2: Sound for Moving Image |
Option for Music Culture |
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Or |
Computer Music Production 2: Live Studio Production |
Option for Music Production & Culture |
Or PA2306 |
Music/Writing/Criticism | Option for Music Production & Culture | |
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Songwriting and Production | Option for Music Production & Culture | Or PA2308 |
Advanced Songwriting and Production: Studio and Live | Option for Music Production & Culture | |
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Psycho-social Studies |
Either |
Individual Development |
Option for Psycho-social Studies |
Either |
Qualitative Research Methods in Psychosocial Studies |
Option for Psycho-social Studies |
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Or |
Introduction to Counselling 1 |
Option for Psycho-social Studies |
Or |
Mental Health and Mental Disorder |
Option for Psycho-social Studies |
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Or |
Advertising and Consumer Research
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Option for Psycho-social Studies
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Or |
Consumption and Consumer Behaviour |
Option for Psycho-social Studies |
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Or |
Social Theory 1: Modernity and the Industrial Age
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Option for Psycho-social Studies |
Or |
Understanding 'Race', Ethnicity, Culture and Difference |
Option for Psycho-social Studies |
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Or |
Delivering Social Welfare in the 21st Century
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Option for |
Or |
Social Theory 2: Globalisation and the Information Age |
Option for Psycho-social Studies |
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Sociology |
IS 2201 |
Social Theory 1: Modernity and the Industrial Age |
Core for Sociology |
Either |
Research and Employability |
Option for Sociology |
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Or |
Social Theory 2: Globalisation and the Information Age |
Option for Sociology |
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Or |
Race and Representation
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Option for Sociology |
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Social Movements in the radical 20th Century |
Option for Sociology |
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Understanding 'Race', Ethnicity, Culture and Difference | Option for Sociology | ||||
| Sports Journalism | CC2509 | Reporting Football | Core for Sports Jouralism | CC2511 | Multimedia Sports Reporting | Core for Sports Journalism |
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Theatre Studies (incorporating Community Arts Practice) |
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World Theatre 2 |
Core for Theatre Studies |
Either |
Performing the Archive |
Option for Theatre Studies |
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Theatre for Young Audiences |
Option for Theatre Studies |
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Third World Development |
Either |
Development from Theory to Practice |
Option for |
AI 2204 |
Globalisation: Anti, Alter and Development |
Core for |
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Refugees, Migration & Development |
Option for |
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China in the World |
Option for |
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Gender and Development |
Option for |
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Employability Skills modules |
AI 2201 |
Development from Theory to Practice |
Alternative Core as Employability Skills module |
AI 2141 |
Cultures of Dominance and Cultures of Resistance |
Alternative Core as Employability Skills module |
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PS 2201 |
Individual Development |
Alternative Core as Employability Skills module |
AI 2303 |
The Politics of Work: Employment Skills |
Alternative Core as Employability Skills module |
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CC 2000 |
Culture and Work in the Writer's World |
Alternative Core as Employability Skills module |
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CC 2300 |
Culture, Knowledge, Power (Employability Skills for Cultural Studies, English Literature and History) |
Alternatice Core as Employability Skills module |
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CC 2508 |
Working in the Culture Industries |
Alternative Core as Employability Skills module |
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IS 2000 |
Research and Employability |
Alternative Core as Employability Skills module |
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MS 2303 |
Live Team Project |
Alternative Core as Employability Skills module |
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Dissertation/ Research Skills module at 2nd level |
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PS 2203 |
Qualitative Research Methods in Psycho-social Studies |
Alternative Core as Research Skills module |
Note 1 When choosing Level 2 module options, students should ensure that they take account of pre-requisites for any Level 3 options which interest them ; and note any excluded combinations of modules.
Note 2: Students should select one Employability Skills module as part of their Level 2 programme of study, related to one of their subjects as listed above. Students may alternatively select the Employability Skills module for Music Production & Culture / Theatre Studies (PA 3002) which is offered at 3rd level as part of their Level 3 programme.
Media & Creative Industries Degree - Year Three Subjects and their Modules
| Subjects | Module | Semester A | Status | Module | Semester B | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Advertising
|
CC 3701 |
Advanced Consumer Studies |
Core for |
CC 3702 |
Advertising in Context |
Core for Advertising |
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Anthropology
|
AI 3152 |
Cognitive and Linguistics Anthropology |
Option for Anthropology |
Either |
Anthropology of Lowland South and Central America |
Option for Anthropology |
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Or |
Political Religion |
Option for Anthropology |
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Communication |
MS 3101 |
Communication and the Public Sphere: Culture, Technology, Politics |
Core for Communication Studies |
Either |
Public Relations and Promotion |
Option for Communication Studies |
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Or |
Exploring Working Class Culture |
Option for Communication Studies |
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Or |
Television and Cultural Change |
Option for Communication Studies |
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Or |
Imagining the Novel |
Option for Communication Studies |
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Or |
Multimedia Newsroom Practices (Pre-requisites CC2501, CC2701 or MS2102) |
Option for Communication Studies |
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Or |
Innovation and Regulation of ICTs |
Option for Communication Studies |
|
Community Arts Practice (Now merged with Theatre Studies) |
PA 3401 |
World Theatre 3 |
Core for Community Arts Practice |
Either |
Solo Performance |
Option for Community Arts Practice |
|
Or |
Site-Specific Project |
Option for Community Arts Practice |
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Computer Games Design |
MS 3302 |
Computer Games Graphics |
Core for Computer Games Design |
MS 3303 |
Games Markets: Analysis, Regulation and Targeted Design |
Core for Computer Games Design |
|
Contemporary Art and Visual Media (previously Visual Theories) |
Either
|
The Graphic Act |
Option for CAVM |
|
One level 3 University-wide option |
Option for CAVM |
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Or |
European Art Cinema |
Option for CAVM |
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Or |
Contemporary Practice |
Option for CAVM |
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Or |
Documentary Photography |
Option for CAVM |
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Creative and Professional Writing |
CC 3303 |
Life Writing |
Core for Creative Writing |
Either |
Imagining the Novel |
Option for Creative Writing |
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Or |
Copywriting |
Option for Creative Writing |
|
Cultural Studies |
|
Either CC 3201 or CC 3202 |
|
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|
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CC 3201 |
Modern Times: Modernity and Postmodernity |
Alternative Core for Cultural Studies |
CC 3202 |
Culture, Power and Resistance in the 21st Century |
Alternative Core for Cultural Studies |
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Or |
Music, Sound and the Body |
Option for Cultural Studies |
Or |
Public Relations and Promotion |
Option for Cultural Studies |
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|
Or |
Globalisation and the Mass Media |
Option for Cultural Studies |
Or |
Exploring Working Class Culture |
Option for Cultural Studies |
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|
Or |
Memory and History |
Option for Cultural Studies
|
Or |
Urban Film: Race, Nation and the Cinematic Body
|
Option for Cultural Studies |
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|
|
Or |
Film Form in World Cinema |
Option for Cultural Studies |
|
|
|
|
|
Or |
Political Religion |
Option for Cultural Studies |
|
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|
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|
Or |
Conflict and Change in the Age of Extremes 1914- 1968
|
Option for Cultural Studies |
|
Dance: Urban Practice (for continuing students only) |
PA 3201 |
The Community Dance Practitioner (at Trinity Buoy Wharf) |
Option for Dance |
PA 3203 |
Solo Performance: Dance (at Trinity Buoy Wharf) |
Option for Dance |
|
|
PA 3202 |
Dance Technique (at Trinity Buoy Wharf) |
Option for Dance |
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|
|
English Language (For continuing and direct entry students only) |
ED3033 |
E-Learning (at Stratford Campus) |
Option for English Language |
ED 3903 |
World Englishes |
Core for English Language |
|
ED 3902 (was LI 3002) |
Language, Identity and Community (at Stratford Campus) |
Option for English Language | ||||
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English Literature |
CC 3301 |
Modernity, Literature and Culture |
Core for English Literature |
CC 3302 |
Post-modern Fiction |
Core for English Literature |
|
Film Studies
|
Either |
European Cinema: New Waves to Now |
Option for Film Studies |
Either |
Urban Film: Race, Nation and the Cinematic Body |
Option for Film Studies |
|
|
Or |
Contemporary British Cinema |
Option for Film Studies |
Or |
Asian Cinema |
Option for Film Studies |
|
|
Or |
Beyond Science Fiction |
Option for Film Studies |
Or |
Film Form in World Cinema |
Option for Film Studies |
|
History |
CC 3404 |
Memory and History |
Core for History |
CC 3403 |
Conflict and Change in the Age of Extremes 1914- 1968 |
Core for History |
|
Innovation Studies (for continuing Students only) |
IS 3102 |
Global Information Society: Approaches and Critiques |
Option for Innovation Studies |
Either |
Innovation and Regulation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) |
Option for Innovation Studies |
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|
|
|
|
Or |
Surveillance, Technology and Society |
Option for Innovation Studies |
|
International Politics
|
Either |
Warfare, Welfare and Citizenship |
Option for International Politics |
Either |
Political Religion |
Option for International Politics |
|
|
Or |
The United States as a Global Power |
Option for International Politics |
Or |
Women, Power and Politics |
Option for International Politics |
|
Or |
Modern Times: Modernity and Postmodernity |
Option for International Politics |
Or AI3308 |
International Political Theory: Justice, Rights and Sovereignty | Option for International Politics | |
| Or CC3202 |
Culture, Power and Resistance in the 21st Century | Option for International Politics | ||||
| Or AI3201 |
Islam and the Modern World | Option for International Politics | ||||
| Or CC3403 |
Conflict and Change in the Age of Extremes 1914- 1968 | Option for International Politics | ||||
|
Journalism Studies |
CC 3502 |
Magazine Media |
Core for Journalism Studies |
CC 3501 |
Multimedia Newsroom Practices |
Core for Journalism Studies |
|
Media Studies |
Either |
Globalisation and the Mass Media
|
Option for Media Studies |
Either |
Public Relations and Promotion |
Option for Media Studies |
|
|
Or |
Music, Sound and the Body |
Option for Media Studies |
Or |
Exploring Working Class Culture |
Option for Media Studies |
|
|
Or |
Magazine Media (Pre-requisites: CC2501, CC2701, MS2102) |
Option for Media Studies |
Or |
Digital Media Cultures |
Option for Media Studies |
|
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Or |
Media Law, Ethics and Regulation |
Option for Media Studies |
Or |
Urban Film: Race, National and the Cinematic Body
|
Option for Media Studies |
|
|
Or
|
Mobile Media Practice |
Option for Media Studies |
Or |
Television and Cultural Change |
Option for Media Studies |
|
|
|
|
|
Or |
Multimedia Newsroom Practices |
Option for Media Studies |
|
Multimedia Design Technology |
MS 3304 |
Dynamic Content: Design, Development and Management of Database-driven Systems |
Core for Multimedia Design Technology |
MS 3305 |
User Experience Design Theory/Practice |
Core for Multimedia Design Technology |
|
Music Production & Culture |
CC 3206 |
Music, Sound and the Body |
Option for Music Production &Culture |
PA3301 |
Music Culture Independent Production
|
Option for Music Production &Culture |
| PA3303 | Computer Music Production 3: Live Electronic Sound |
Option for Music Production &Culture |
HR XXXX | The Law and Business Affairs in the Music Industry | Option for Music Production &Culture | |
| PA3304 | Sound Design 3: Interactive Sound and the Internet | Option for Music Production &Culture | ||||
|
Psycho-social Studies |
Either |
Psychoanalysis, Culture and Society |
Option for Psycho-social Studies |
Either |
Family Studies |
Option for Psycho-social Studies |
|
|
Or |
Psycho-social Perspectives on Criminal Behaviour |
Option for Psycho-social Studies |
Or |
Introduction to Counselling 2 |
Option for Psycho-social Studies |
|
|
Or |
Advanced Consumer Studies |
Option for Psycho-social Studies |
Or |
Work Discussion |
Option for Psycho-social Studies |
|
|
Or |
Life Histories |
Option for Psycho-social Studies |
Or |
People with Learning Disabilities |
Option for Psycho-social Studies |
|
|
Or |
HIV in the World |
Option for Psycho-social Studies |
Or |
Advertising in Context |
Option for Psycho-social Studies |
|
|
Or |
Constructions of Race in Culture and Politics |
Option for Psycho-social Studies |
Or |
Sociology of Identity and Difference
|
Option for Psycho-social Studies
|
|
Or |
Exploring Emotion Psychosocially |
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|
Sociology
|
Either |
Welfare, Warfare, Citizenship |
Option for Sociology |
Either |
Culture, Power and Resistance in the 21st Century |
Option for Sociology |
|
|
Or |
Modern Times: Modernity and |
Option for Sociology |
Or |
Sociology of Identity and Difference |
Option for Sociology |
|
|
Or |
Constructions of Race in Culture and Politics |
Option for Sociology |
Or |
Islam and the Modern World |
Option for Sociology |
|
|
Or |
Mobile Societies: How Transport affects Culture, Health & Nature |
Option for Sociology |
Or |
Women, Politics and Power |
Option for Sociology |
|
|
Or |
Life Histories |
Option for Sociology |
Or |
Surveillance, Technology and Society |
Option for Sociology |
|
Sports Journalism |
CC3506 |
Reporting the Olympics |
Core for Sports Journalism |
CC3507 |
Reporting East |
Core for Sports Journalism |
|
Theatre Studies |
PA 3401 (was CC 3911) |
World Theatre 3 |
Core for Theatre Studies |
PA 3402 (was CC 3912) |
Solo Performance |
Option for |
|
PA3102 |
Site-Specific Project |
Option for Theatre Studies |
||||
|
International Development |
Either |
Food, Hunger and Development |
Option for International Development |
Either |
Conflict Intervention and Development |
Option for International Development |
|
|
Or |
The United States as Global Power |
Option for International Development |
Or |
Culture, Power and Resistance in the 21st Century |
Option for International Development |
|
|
Or
|
Constructions of Race in Culture |
Option for |
Or |
Islam and the Modern World |
Option for International Development |
|
|
Or |
Globalisation and the Mass Media |
Option for International Development |
Or |
Political Religion |
Option for International Development |
|
Or |
HIV in the World |
Option for International Development |
Or AI3304 |
Women, Politics and Power | Option for International Development | |
|
Dissertation/ |
CC 3001 |
Dissertation (20 credits) |
Alternative Core as Research Skills module |
CC 3001 |
Dissertation (20 credits) |
Alternative Core as Research Skills module |
|
Employability Skills module |
PA 3002 |
Performing Arts placement module (for Community Arts Practice, Dance, Music Culture, Theatre Studies) |
Alternative Core as Employability Skills module |
Note 1: Students should select CC 3001 Dissertation/Research Skills module as part of their Level 3 programme in place of one of their Semester B option modules (or in Semester A if this is their final semester), unless they have already taken the Dissertation/Research Skills module for Psycho-social Studies (PS 2203) which is offered at Level 2.
Note 2: Students who have already taken an Employability Skills module at Level 2, should not take PA 3002 Performing Arts placement module at Level 3.
Requirements for gaining an award
In order to gain an honours degree you will need to obtain 360 credits including:
- A minimum of 120 credits at level one or higher
- A minimum of 120 credits at level two or higher
- A minimum of 120 credits at level three or higher
In order to gain an ordinary degree you will need to obtain a minimum of 300 credits including:
- A minimum of 120 credits at level one or higher
- A minimum of 120 credits at level two or higher
- A minimum of 60 credits at level three or higher
In order to gain a Diploma of Higher Education you will need to obtain at least 240 credits including a minimum of 120 credits at level one or higher and 120 credits at level two or higher
In order to gain a Certificate of Higher Education you will need to obtain 120 credits at level one or higher.
Degree Classification
Where a student is eligible for an Honours degree, and has gained a minimum of 240 UEL credits at level 2 or level 3 on the programme, including a minimum of 120 UEL credits at level 3, the award classification is determined by calculating:
|
The arithmetic mean of the best 100 credits at level 3 |
× |
2/3 |
+ |
The arithmetic mean of the next best 100 credits at levels 2 and/or 3 |
× |
1/3 |
and applying the mark obtained as a percentage, with all decimals points rounded up to the nearest whole number, to the following classification
|
70% - 100% |
First Class Honours |
|
60% - 69% |
Second Class Honours, First Division |
|
50% - 59% |
Second Class Honours, Second Division |
|
40% - 49% |
Third Class Honours |
|
0% - 39% |
Not passed |
Assessment section
Teaching, learning and assessment
Teaching and learning
Knowledge and understanding is developed through
- Presentation of frameworks of information in lectures
- Student centred seminar discussions
'Thinking' skills are developed through
- Analysis of specified texts and informed reading
- Seminar discussions and presentations
Practical skills are developed through
- Working in groups in workshops/on performance activities
- Using IT to research for information
- Project work
General skills are developed through
- Tutorial support to discuss individual progress and personal development
- Group project work
Assessment
Knowledge and understanding is assessed by
- Coursework essays, reports, evaluations, presentations
- Dissertation and project writing
'Thinking' skills are assessed by
- Coursework essays, reports, evaluations, presentations
- Seminar discussion
- Reflecting on and evaluating own and peer work
Practical skills are assessed by
- Tutor observation and support
- Completed project work
- Completion of Skills agenda modules
Skills for life and work (general skills) are assessed by
- Involvement in/contribution to seminars, workshops and performance work
- Group project work
- Dissertation planning and completion
Quality section
How we assure the quality of this programme
Before this programme started
Before the programme started, the following was checked:
- there would be enough qualified staff to teach the programme;
- adequate resources would be in place;
- the overall aims and objectives were appropriate;
- the content of the programme met national benchmark requirements;
- the programme met any professional/statutory body requirements;
- the proposal met other internal quality criteria covering a range of issues such as admissions policy, teaching, learning and assessment strategy and student support mechanisms.
This is done through a process of programme approval which involves consulting academic experts including some subject specialists from other institutions.
How we monitor the quality of this programme
The quality of this programme is monitored each year through evaluating:
- external examiner reports (considering quality and standards);
- statistical information (considering issues such as the pass rate);
- student feedback.
Drawing on this and other information programme teams undertake the annual Review and Enhancement Process which is co-ordinated at School level and includes student participation. The process is monitored by the University's Quality Standing Committee.
Once every six years an in-depth review of the whole field is undertaken by a panel that includes at least two external subject specialists. The panel considers documents, looks at student work, speaks to current and former students and speaks to staff before drawing its conclusions. The result is a report highlighting good practice and identifying areas where action is needed.
The role of the programme committee
This programme has a programme committee comprising all relevant teaching staff, student representatives and others who make a contribution towards the effective operation of the programme (e.g. library/technician staff). The committee has responsibilities for the quality of the programme. It provides input into the operation of the Review and Enhancement Process and proposes changes to improve quality. The programme committee plays a critical role in the University's quality assurance procedures.
The role of external examiners
The standard of this programme is monitored by at least one external examiner. External examiners have two primary responsibilities:
- To ensure the standard of the programme;
- To ensure that justice is done to individual students.
External examiners fulfil these responsibilities in a variety of ways including:
- Approving exam papers/assignments;
- Attending assessment boards;
- Reviewing samples of student work and moderating marks;
- Ensuring that regulations are followed;
- Providing feedback through an annual report that enables us to make improvements for the future
Listening to the views of students
The following methods for gaining student feedback are used on this programme:
- Module evaluations
- Student representation on Programme Committees (meeting 2 times a year)
- Annual Student Satisfaction questionnaire
- The Personal Tutorial System
- Weekly lunchtime seminar sessions
Students are notified of the action taken through:
- circulating the minutes of the Programme Committee
- weekly lunchtime seminar meetings with all students
- providing details on the programme noticeboard
Listening to the views of others
The following methods are used for gaining the views of other interested parties:
- Annual student satisfaction questionnaire
- Questionnaires to former students
- Regular meetings at Field level
Further Information section
Where you can find further information
Further information about this programme is available from:
- The Programme Leader, Helen Powell: h.l.powell@uel.ac.uk
- The UEL web site
- The student handbook
- Module study guides
- UEL Manual of Regulations and Policies
- UEL Quality Manual
- Regulations for the Academic Framework
- School Web Pages
- Visit our gallery of student work here: http://www.uel.ac.uk/adi/showcase/studentwork/
- Current External examiners
- External examiner reports (available from UEL virtual learning environment (UELPlus or Moodle))
