MA Critical Screen Practice

Edge Hill University

Master

In Ormskirk

£ 4,860 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Ormskirk

  • Duration

    1 Year

The MA Critical Screen Practice introduces you to a broad range of critical and analytical approaches to various aspects of media while also providing the opportunity to develop your practical skills. You will develop an advanced knowledge of media, film and television and apply it to industry-related practice, theory and research.

The programme will advance your understanding of the social, cultural, economic and political context of media production, and foster rigorous skills in research methods, analysis and the theoretical conceptualisation of media and cultural theory.

The philosophy which underpins the programme is a desire to provide you with a learning experience that encourages and stimulates your intellectual curiosity, supports your development, challenges you and equips you with the necessary skills and abilities to compete successfully for a wide variety of employment opportunities in the media industry.

The MA will be attractive to graduates who have studied an area of creative study/practice such as media, music, film, television or drama.

If you wish to acquire specialist craft skills, combined with reflexive engagement with the policy and practice of the media and film industries, then this is the programme for you.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Ormskirk (Lancashire)
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St Helens Road, L39 4QP

Start date

On request

About this course

Once you graduate, you will be equipped with a highly desirable portfolio of transferable skills that will make you highly employable. You will possess an ability to blend theory and practice, as well as an understanding of how to make your research accessible and of public benefit. With MediaCityUK on the doorstep, you will have an excellent opportunity to forge a career in industry.

Alternatively, the skills and experience acquired through successful completion of this MA also provide essential preparation for progressing to research qualifications, such as an MPhil or PhD.

To join this programme you should have a first or upper second class honours degree in an appropriate or cognate discipline. In exceptional circumstances, students with a lower second and/or demonstrable knowledge of their subject matter may be admitted at the department’s discretion. Overseas applicants will be considered on an individual basis and will be expected to demonstrate IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.

Each applicant will be required to submit a portfolio of written and/or visual work, demonstrating their enthusiasm for, and commitment to, screen media. A formal registration interview/vi

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Subjects

  • Industry
  • Film and Television
  • Critical Screen
  • Media
  • Film
  • Media Theory
  • Digital Economy
  • Transgressive Women
  • Transnational Media
  • Cinema
  • Screen Genres
  • Creative Industries
  • Economic

Course programme

ModulesExpand All

MDM4018 Researching Media and Culture (20 credits)

MDM4019 Film and Media Theory and Analysis (20 credits)

MDM4021 Dissertation Project (60 credits)

MDM4022 Screen Media Practice (20 credits)

You will select three of the following modules:

BUS4531 Success in the Digital Economy (20 credits)

HUM4019 Re-making the Nation: Propaganda, Culture and Identity in the Second World War (20 credits)

HUM4034 Love Actually? Love, Literature and Popular Culture (20 credits)

HUM4039 Colonial to Global: Narratives of Imperialism (20 credits)

HUM4040 Real Men, New Men and Lover Men: Masculinities in Twentieth-Century Narratives (20 credits)

HUM4041 Transgressive Women (20 credits)

HUM4047 Cultures of Memory (20 credits)

MDM4006 Transnational Media (20 credits)

MDM4007 European Cinema (20 credits)

MDM4020 Media and Creative Industries (20 credits)

MDM4023 Reading New Asian Cinemas (20 credits)

MDM4024 Screen Genres (20 credits)

MDM4025 Cinema, History and National Identity (20 credits)

MDM4026 Media, Culture and Identities (20 credits)

Optional modules provide an element of choice within the programme curriculum. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means that the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed. Optional module selection may also be affected by timetabling requirements.

Additional information

£12,500 for international students enrolling on the programme in academic year 2017/18. Tuition fees for part-time study on this MA are £27 per credit for UK and EU students enrolling on the programme in academic year 2017/18, i.e. £540 per 20 credit module.


How will I be assessed?

You will be assessed through a variety of methods, from the traditional academic essay to reports, research portfolios and practical projects. To a large extent, your choice of research topic will determine the type of assessment employed.

Who will be teaching me?

You will be based primarily in the Department of Media and will be taught by experts in their respective fields. There is a regular programme of visiting speakers, professors and industry professionals.

Course Length:1 Year Full-Time, 2 Years Part-Time

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