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BA Film, Photography and Media(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
The Film, Photography and Media Programme within School of Media and Communication exists to produce professional practitioners informed by high-level academic study, and generic humanities graduates (some of whom will progress to higher degrees) informed by direct experience of high-level professional practice. An underpinning philosophy of the programme is that neither is equipped to play a leading role in their chosen vocation without significant experience of the other; and the justification for implementing it in this programme is that no directly comparable one exists in any other UK HEI.
The academic component of the programme emphasises an historical and historiographical approach to the study of cinema and photography, informed principally by political, economic and technological issues and debates. The vocational component of the degree emphasises the organisational skills of independent producers, the ability to relate an approach based primarily in cinema to other media platforms and the ability of students to use the moving image and recorded audio to communicate, forming narratives and arguments on the screen.
The ability to understand and appreciate the technological tools used to do so is important. To this end, the programme uses a range of digital production tools that facilitate ongoing media convergence, including the convergence of photography and cinema. It also exposes students to historical films presented to their correct technical specifications in a 35mm to HD digitally equipped cinema. The result is a regular flow of award-winning student productions, a steady stream of graduates from the academic strand of the programme who progress to postgraduate study and an impressive employment record both in media production and related fields. These will continue to be the primary benchmarks by which the programme is and should be judged.
- Level one students will engage in analysis of practice including the historical and contemporary context of current institutional traditions and constraints on practice within the digital media industries. Students will need to exhibit a grasp of context and institutional constraints and ability to process information efficiently. Thus much of the assessment is by short research pieces, evaluative exercises and written examination. They will also be introduced to the historical study of these media, study skills and basic practice skill.
- Level two students will perform at least one key production role as an effective member of a production team and develop an understanding of the nature of the other elements of development, production and commercial exploitation of digital media products. Students will exhibit an ability to adopt a professional attitude and commitment. At level two, technical fluency is tested by production projects.
- Level three students will develop in-depth studies of at least four areas of the digital media industries plus an extended study in the development of practice in one area. Students are required to produce a substantial final year (40 credit) project. Students will receive regular individual and/or group tuition (depending on the nature of the project). These projects could be a written dissertation, photography portfolio, drama script or a film drama or documentary. These function as a show reel/portfolio for future employment.
The national value of this degree has been confirmed by the warm encouragement received from the Yorkshire Screen Commission, Yorkshire Forward and senior academic colleagues. To summarise, the
programmes key elements of distinctiveness reside in the combination of core production and post-production skills with a broader reflective knowledge of the theoretical, historical, cultural, business and managerial contexts of these key media.
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMM1230 | Introduction to Media and Communication Research | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | PFP |
| COMM1625 | Camera and Editing | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
| COMM1830 | Introduction to Cinema | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
| COMM1860 | Photographic Practices | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | PFP |
| COMM1890 | Screen Narrative | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules or can choose 20 credits of discovery modules, if timetabling allows.
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMM1210 | The History of Communication | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM1970 | Introduction to Media and Communication Theory | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL1250 | Prose: Reading and Interpretation | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| ENGL1855 | Race, Writing and Decolonization | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMM2805 | Photography Theory and Practice | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
| COMM2850 | Cinematic Themes | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates will be required to study 20-40 credits from the following optional modules or can take 20 credits of discovery modules if timetabling allows:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTF2210 | Absence, Representation, Violence | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM2125 | Visual Communication | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM2145 | Technology in Communication and Media | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM2250 | Podcasting | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM2560 | Communication Skills | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| COMM2715 | Digital Storytelling | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM2870 | Motion Graphics | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| FILM2230 | Questioning Genre in World Cinemas | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| FOAH2020 | Towards the Future: Skills in Context | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2250 | Digital Communications Across Cultures | 20 | Not running in 202425 |
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMM2615 | Documentary Production | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM2890 | Short Film Production | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates will be required to study 20-40 credits from the following optional modules or can take 20 credits of discovery modules if timetabling allows:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMM2655 | Screen Fiction | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM2777 | Working in Digital Media Teams | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM2910 | Communication Research Methods | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM2950 | Media, Power and Social Justice | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| CSER2206 | Developing Your Professional Identity: Preparing for a Career in Within The Arts, Heritage and Creative Industries | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Students may choose up to 20 credits of Discovery modules, taken in either semester 1 or 2 but not both.
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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Candidates will be required to study 40 credits from the following optional modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMM3801 | Moving Image Project | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| COMM3805 | Script Project | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| COMM3880 | Cinema Project | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| COMM3890 | Photography Project | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| COMM3910 | Communication Dissertation | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules or can take 20 credits of discovery modules if timetabling allows:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMM3214 | Placement | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| COMM3250 | Feminism, Identity and Media | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM3260 | Understanding the Audience | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM3715 | Internet Policy | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM3781 | Mobile Media | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM3790 | Citizen Media | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| THEO3000 | Religion and Media | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates will be required to study 20-40 credits from the following optional modules or can take 20 credits of discovery modules if timetabling allows:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMM3019 | Archival Futures: Working with Media Archives | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| COMM3180 | International Communication | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM3420 | The Ethnography of Speaking | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| COMM3550 | Popular Music and Society | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM3795 | Climate Communication | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| COMM3866 | Global migration, ‘race’ and media | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM3925 | War and Media | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM3950 | Promotional Culture | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM3960 | Creative Work in the Cultural Industries | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| FILM3027 | Post-War European Cinema: History, Politics and Aesthetics | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| FILM3040 | Hollywood and its Others | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMM3130 | The Documentary and Reality | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM3840 | Themes in Contemporary Photography | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
alternatively 20 credits worth of options may be replaced with 20 credits of discovery modules
Final year students may choose up to 20 credits of discovery modules.
Candidates may study up to 20 credits of discovery modules
Last updated: 09/12/2024 10:47:29
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