Course Modules

This module provides you with the essential skills of transforming both outer research and inner biographical concerns into fiction.

This module encourages innovation and experimentation, pushing you beyond your usual boundaries.

This module examines the history and development of the horror genre and explores examples from contemporary American cinema and beyond. It takes a cross-disciplinary approach by drawing upon film studies, historical approaches, and theoretical frameworks that have dominated critical responses

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