English language and media ba(hons)
Master
In Brighton and Hove
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Brighton and hove
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Duration
3 Years
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Start date
Different dates available
As new kinds of engagement with media and language emerge through technologies and practices across social media, it is necessary for citizens in today’s world to be both creative and critical.
This degree gives you the chance to explore English language and media through a combination of critical and creative practice with a focus on you as a student both inside and outside the university.
You will engage with the fundamental concepts and theories necessary for a deep understanding of television, film and digital media – and enjoy opportunities to develop your practical and creative skills.
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Subjects
- Media
- English
- English Language
Course programme
Year 1
In year 1, you will be introduced key conceptual areas in media studies through the study of popular contemporary forms in film, television and the print media in both non-digital and digital platforms. Your first year also provides you with an essential introduction to the study of English language at degree level. The core English language modules will enable you to develop the meta language to describe language features and their use in different genres. You will also explore the historical perspective of the development of the English language.
Modules- The Structure and Grammar of English
On this module you'll develop your understanding of the basic structure/grammar of English and develop your awareness of how different choices of forms of spoken and written English might affect meaning.
- Digital Storytelling: Theory and Practice
This module will introduce you to the practice of digital storytelling contextualised through a wider examination of amateur media.
Through exploring the histories and cultures of such practices and an investigation of autobiographical storytelling, you will explore the ways in which self-representation can be given expression through digital storytelling.
- Representation: Understanding Media Works
In this module you will focus on representation as a key concept and approach for contemporary media studies. Coupling a study of representation with the media’s relations with forms of individual and collective identity, the module will introduce you to the several roles the media play in the twenty-first century.
- Theories of representation.
- Modes of representation of identity (forms to be considered include gender, sexuality, ‘race’, national and class identities).
- Key analytic concepts for understanding how representations work (discourse, ideology, hegemony, political economy and media industries).
- Narrative and Screen Media
This module will introduces you to narrative theory as applied to screen media texts. You will examine competing narrative theories as a way of understanding systematically and critically a range of different screen media genres across fact and fiction. By examining and deploying archetypal plot theory, you will gain insights into the ways in which screen media tell familiar stories in sometimes unfamiliar ways.
- Text Design: Genre and Style
This module will provide you with the tools of analysis required to explore and discuss texts from a stylistic perspective. It will enable you to distinguish text types through an analysis of linguistic features and will allow you to explore the stylistic choices made by authors. It will also help you develop your own ability to construct effective written and spoken texts.
- Perspectives on the History of English Language
In this module you will trace the development of the English language from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present, by looking selectively at major social and historical influences on language change.
Our courses are reviewed and enhanced on an ongoing basis in order to make sure that what you learn with us is relevant and that your course enables you to develop appropriate skills. When you apply to study with us, we will inform you of any new developments in your chosen programme through our applicant portal.
English language and media ba(hons)