Postgraduate Course: Critical Media Practice and Cultural Research (CLLC11114)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Common Courses (School of Lit, Lang and Cult) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course will provide students with an introduction to the skills and methods appropriate to cultural research and critical media practice. With a focus on the analysis of embodied and lived cultures the course introduces a range of research methods from across the disciplines of cultural geography, cultural anthropology, cultural and media studies. Each approach offers a critical insight into the value of fieldwork experiences and there subsequent communication through writing and practice. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, the students will:
-have an understanding of the diverse methods appropriate to the study of media forms and culture
-be able to understand the different approaches image production
-be able to critically analyse and generate media representations, and to be able to communicate such an analysis to an audience
-be able to formulate a research proposal with appropriate research method
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Assessment Information
| Assessment will be on a pass/fail basis based on the presentation (during week 7) and submission of a research proposal to be submitted by the end of Semester 2. |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Keywords | CritMP |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Nick Higgins
Tel: (0131 6)51 3775
Email: Nick.Higgins@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Catherine Mcdonald
Tel: (0131 6)51 1822
Email: Catherine.McDonald@ed.ac.uk |
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