Professional Writing and Media BA (Joint Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In Bangor
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Bangor (Wales)
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Duration
3 Years
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Start date
September
This exciting new degree is aimed at students who want to combine a mastery of a range of ‘non traditional’ modes of writing (such as digital fiction and screenwriting) with the study of others forms of media (for example television and radio, film and video, software and computer games, design, professional writing and journalism).
The BA Professional Writing and Media adds a variety of disciplinary pathways into the mix, including digital media and games, media culture, television drama and media practice, as well as equipping you with a critical understanding of the way the media works and the relationship between media culture and society.
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About this course
The course aims to enable understudies to: understanding and use of key terms in information theory
understanding of the role of technology in terms of media production, content manipulation, distribution, access and use
an understanding of the audio, visual and verbal conventions through which sounds, images and words make meaning
an understanding of the history of communication and media technologies, and a recognition of the different ways in which the history of, and current developments in, media and communication can be understood in relation to technological change
an ability to make technical and aesthetic choices in the production and transmission of information and an awareness of the possibilities and constraints involved in digital production processes
Creative Studies and Media courses have seen graduates involved in both academe and in industry, including work in:
Creative Writing, Professional Writing and Publishing;
Performance and the Theatre, both on and behind the stage;
Print and/or Broadcast Journalism;
Actors, presenters and in television programme production;
Advertising and the Marketing industries;
Radio, as presenters, as well as in programme production;
Digital, Web and New Media production;
Multi media industries.
260 300 points
B in English A level
Applicants will be asked to submit a brief portfolio of writing.
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Subjects
- IT
- Screenwriting
- Writing
- Joint
- Media
- Professional Writing
- Digital Journalism
- Digital Communication
- Creating Narratives
- Practical Digital Journalism
- Genre Fiction: Theory & Craft
- Introduction to Practical Journalism
- Introduction to Screenwriting
- Writing for Film & TV
- Professional Writing and Media
- Media Publishing
- Storytelling: Theory & Craft
- Animation & Motion Graphics
- Games & Virtual Environments
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Professional Writing and Media BA (Joint Hons)