Course Modules

This module examines transgressive, controversial and subversive media texts from film, television, computer gaming and print media. It explores a variety of extreme texts in relation to the regulation of shock and disgust, taste and decency, censorship, transgression, and the […]

The module examines contemporary American television drama, focusing primarily (though not exclusively) on HBO as a network with a distinct visual, thematic and narrative style that clearly demonstrates noteworthy developments within the television industry. The module will consider HBO and

This module examines the historical, aesthetic, and thematic development of war films. You will explore examples from contemporary American cinema, focusing primarily on WW II and the Vietnam War, and places these examples in the relevant historical context. The module

This module aims to explore the importance of the recorded interview in film and TV research and practice. You will engage with a range of recorded interview techniques and styles as employed by researchers, documentarians and journalists. As such, the

This module aims to develop your knowledge and understanding of British cinema. It examines a range of perspectives on the subject which build to form a comprehensive picture of a national industry.

This module introduces you to the process of development when creating a long form TV drama series. Throughout the module, you will contribute to the creation of a drama TV ‘bible’, a package of materials that is used to inform

This module develops a critical understanding of the contemporary global, national and local work of journalists in different areas, from hard news journalism to niche interest writing and online presentation. It provides a basic guide to the narrative structure of

This module aims to both explore and to problematise Hollywood films as textual and as cultural products, and place these products in a context which traces their aesthetic and formal development. This approach is designed to provide you with a

This module aims to support students in their transition into higher education. It aims to develop student understanding of some of the key concepts, issues, critical perspectives and methodologies that constitute our approach to learning, studying and teaching media. It

This module is designed to support those who are working on programmes or professional learning activities geared to promoting metacognition and self-regulated learning. This module will cover an in-depth interrogation of relevant theoretical and empirical research; interventions, and specific techniques