MA Film and Media
Master
In Ormskirk
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Master
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Ormskirk
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Duration
1 Year
This MA in Film and Media allows you to develop your critical and theoretical understanding of film and media through a range of approaches to the disciplines. You will acquire specialist subject knowledge, experience of advanced study, the practical skills necessary to undertake advanced research, and training in transferable research skills and methodologies.
Initially you will develop your research skills by studying the critical, theoretical and methodological approaches to film and media before selecting elective modules to tailor the programme to your own requirements. The programme culminates in the production of a written dissertation.
If you have interests in film, contemporary media and popular culture and/or if you wish to pursue a research-based higher degree in this subject area in the future then this is the programme for you.
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Once you graduate, you will be equipped with a highly desirable portfolio of transferable skills that will make you highly employable. Graduates may progress on to a wide variety of potential careers in areas such as arts organisation and management, journalism, libraries and learning centres, management/administration or teaching (further training required),. 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.
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To join this MA you should have a minimum of a UK lower second class honours degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject. For overseas applicants, IELTS 6.5 or equivalent is required.
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Subjects
- Media
- Film and Media
- Jazz and Art
- Screen Genres
- European Cinema
- Transnational Media
- Journalism
- Management
- Administration
- Digital Economy
- Entrepreneurs
Course programme
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MDM4018 Researching Media and Culture (20 credits)
MDM4019 Film and Media Theory and Analysis (20 credits)
MDM4021 Dissertation Project (60 credits)
You will select four 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)
HUM4021 The Modern Prison (20 credits)
HUM4033 Rhythm and Colour: Literature, Jazz and Art (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)
HUM4042 Revenge in Theory and Practice (20 credits)
HUM4047 Cultures of Memory (20 credits)
HUM4048 Print and the People, 1850-1900 (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. 180 credits are required to complete a Masters degree. Please note, the University may administer a small inflationary rise in part-time postgraduate tuition fees in subsequent academic years as you progress through the course.
How will I be assessed?
You will be assessed through a variety of methods, from the traditional academic essay to reports, research portfolios and 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 vibrant research culture within the department with a regular programme of visiting speakers, professors and industry professionals.
MA Film and Media