Course Modules

This module introduces you to the history, development and current trends of the eSports world, with a particular focus on staged live tournaments and events. You will examine how competitive gaming competitions grew from Stanford University’s Spacewar competition in 1972 […]

This module examines the significance of the internet and new media technologies in sports media. You will explore key issues concerning production, consumption, identity, political economy, co-optation, participatory culture, user-generated content, convergence, commerce, social media and gaming. You will examine

The aim of this module is to examine the nature of contemporary media, how it operates and how it differs from traditional journalism. You will explore online information dissemination, the technologies involved, and how they may be manipulated. You will

This module helps you develop a range of professional, technical and procedural skills in video journalism. It builds on processes involved in the manufacture of audio-visual productions introduced in Sound and Vision and forges connections with the Sports Journalism and

This module considers developments in sports journalism. You will examine the significance of sport for newspapers, address news values, explore news production and consumption, and reflect on sports reporting in new mediascapes. This module tackles the way sports narratives are

The module will introduce you to some of the key classical sociological concepts and theories that demonstrate how sport is shaped by social forces. Through a social and cultural analysis of selected themes and issues in sport, you will develop

The module is an opportunity to investigate and develop a range of professional creative techniques in the field of digital photography. You will draw from a broad range of production and post production practices to develop a deeper understanding of

This module seeks to interrogate how media representations shape the way we understand our own and others’ lives in a global age. You will examine how the media construct marginalised and intersectional identities such as race, ethnicity, class, age, disability,

This module examines the history and development of the horror genre and explores examples from cinema, television and gaming. You will use a cross-disciplinary approach by drawing upon historical approaches and theoretical frameworks that have dominated critical responses to the

This module examines film making outside of the USA in Europe to Asia and beyond. You will use a number of different theoretical and historical perspectives to aid in analysing and understanding films, film movements and the cultural contexts in