Programme Specifications

September 2023

To develop interpretative, critical and creative skills relevant to the analysis and appreciation of audiovisual media

To provide opportunities for students to acquire a wide range of academic, communicative and creative skills relevant to the above

To give students an opportunity to combine academic study and understanding of Film and Television considered both as product and productive process, along with a developed appreciation of these media as modes of perceiving and representing the world.

To enable students to acquire theoretical and practical experience and understanding of audiovisual cultural forms through a variety of methods, including individually designed research and practical exploration (singly and in small groups).

To equip students with a range of graduate skills which will enhance their employability;

To enable students to proceed to more advanced modes of study or production.

Key concepts and theories involved in the analysis and academic study of the product of the film and television industries

Understanding of the structures and processes involved in the manufacture of the product of those industries and in their reception and consumption

Awareness of the history of film and television in the 20th century, with particular focus on Britain and America, along with opportunities for comparison with other traditions

A wide range of styles, genres, practices and codes involved in construction and consumption of cultural media, including fiction and non-fiction and other related modes

Explicit and implicit modes of discourse sustained and developed, consciously and unconsciously, in audiovisual culture

Problems and processes involved in creative practice relevant to film and television, individually and in groups

The ability to examine critically a range of film and televisual situations and forms, exploring their meanings and implications

Critical awareness of the status and provenance of meaning in audiovisual culture, fictional and non-fictional

The ability to locate and to draw upon a wide range of sources to support analysis, investigation and argument

The ability to apply course-derived understandings to debates about the significance of film and television in contemporary culture

The ability to work effectively and imaginatively, individually and in teams in a variety of aspects of film, television and media production.

The ability to structure and communicate ideas effectively in a variety of situations, and for a variety of potential users

The ability to pose and solve intellectual and practical problems

The ability to listen and make critical use of advice

The ability to make effective use of available (including on-line) resources

The ability to manage time effectively , both independently and under supervision

The ability to work creatively

The ability to utilise problem-solving skills in a variety of situations

The ability to work independently, and in groups

The ability to use a range of information technology skills and resources, appropriate to tasks.