Modules for course P31B | BA/MS1
BA Media Studies (4 year with Incorporated Foundation)
These were the modules for this course in the 2019–20 academic year.
You can also view the modules offered in the year 2020–21; 2021–22.
Year 0 Modules
Compulsory Modules
Semester 1
- BIC-0001: English for Academic Purposes (30)
- BIC-0005: IT & Comm Skills (10)
- BIC-0010: UK Gov & Society (10)
- BIC-0011: Maths For Bus & Soc Sci (10)
- BIC-0014: Management Studies (10)
- BIC-0016: Legal Sys in Eng & Wales (10)
- BIC-0017: Media Studies (News Media) (10)
- BIC-0018: Microeconomics (10)
- BIC-0019: Macroeconomics (10)
- BIC-0021: Media Studies (Film & TV) (10)
Semester 2
- BIC-0001: English for Academic Purposes
- BIC-0005: IT & Comm Skills
- BIC-0010: UK Gov & Society
- BIC-0011: Maths For Bus & Soc Sci
- BIC-0014: Management Studies
- BIC-0016: Legal Sys in Eng & Wales
- BIC-0017: Media Studies (News Media)
- BIC-0018: Microeconomics
- BIC-0019: Macroeconomics
- BIC-0021: Media Studies (Film & TV)
Year 1 Modules
Compulsory Modules
Semester 1
Semester 2
- UXS-1000: Issues in Media and Journalism (20)
- UXS-1062: Film Language (20) or
UXC-1062: Iaith y Ffilm (20)
Optional Modules
60 credits from:
- UXS-1001: Intro to Practical Journalism (20) (Semester 1) or
UXC-1001: Cyfl. i Newyddiaduraeth Ymarf. (20) (Semester 1) - UXS-1017: Writing Across Media (20) (Semester 1)
- UXS-1024: Introduction to Screenwriting (20) (Semester 2)
- UXS-1038: Intro' to Media Practice (20) (Semester 1) or
UXC-1038: Cyf. i Ymarfer y Cyfryngau (20) (Semester 1) - UXS-1063: Film History (20) (Semester 1)
- UXS-1065: Film Criticism (20) (Semester 1)
- UXS-1066: American Television Drama (20) (Semester 2)
- UXS-1120: Theatre Making (20) (Semester 2) or
UXB-1120: Dyfeisio Theatr (20) (Semester 2) - UXS-1126: Animation Principles & Practic (20) (Semester 1)
- UXS-1403: Performing for Stage & Screen (20) (Semester 1) or
UXB-1403: Perf. ar gyfer y Llwyfan & Sg. (20) (Semester 1) - UXS-1800: Game Studies (20) (Semester 1)
- UXS-1801: Game Design 1 (20) (Semester 2)
Year 2 Modules
Compulsory Modules
Semester 2
80 to 100 credits from:
- UXS-2052: Radio: Theory and Practice (20) (Semester 1) or
UXC-2052: Radio Theori ac Ymarfer (20) (Semester 1) - UXS-2055: Privacy and the Media (20) (Semester 1)
- UXS-2057: Documentary Filmmaking (20) (Semester 2) or
UXC-2057: Cynhyrchu'r Ffilm Ddogfen (20) (Semester 2) - UXS-2058: Writing for Film & Television (20) (Semester 2)
- UXS-2059: Understanding Documentary (20) (Semester 1) or
UXC-2046: Y Ffilm ddogfen:Theori (20) (Semester 1) - UXB-2400: Ymarfer Theatr Cyfoes (20) (Semester 2) or
UXS-2400: Contemporary Theatre Practice (20) (Semester 2) - UXS-2401: Practical Journalism: ELD (20) (Semester 1) or
UXC-2401: Newyddiaduraeth Ymarferol: MCD (20) (Semester 1) - UXS-2800: Game Design Level & Mechanics (20) (Semester 1)
- UXS-2801: Game Development (20) (Semester 2)
Optional Modules
0 to 20 credits from:
- UXS-2025: Stanley Kubrick: Auteur (20) (Semester 1)
- UXS-2048: Transmedia Storytelling (20) (Semester 2)
- UXS-2050: Race & Gender (20) (Semester 2)
- UXS-2062: Film Distribution & Marketing (20) (Semester 1)
- UXS-2064: Film Theory (20) (Semester 2)
- Some modules may be subject to pre-requisites, please check module page for further information.
Year 3 Modules
Compulsory Modules
40 to 80 credits from:
- UXS-3049: Advanced Screenwriting (20) (Semester 1)
- UXS-3052: Advanced Radio Practice (20) (Semester 2) or
UXC-3052: Ymarfer Radio Pellach (20) (Semester 2) - UXS-3074: Short film production (20) (Semester 2) or
UXC-3074: Cynhyrchu'r ffilm fer (20) (Semester 2) - UXS-3400: Contemporary Theatre Practice (20) (Semester 2) or
UXB-3400: Ymarfer Theatr Cyfoes (20) (Semester 2) - UXS-3401: Practical Journalism: ELD (20) (Semester 1) or
UXC-3401: Newyddiaduraeth Ymarferol: MCD (20) (Semester 1) - UXS-3408: Site-Specific Performance (20) (Semester 1) or
UXB-3408: Perfformio Safle Benodol (20) (Semester 1) - Some modules may be subject to pre-requisites, please check the module page for further information.
40 credits from:
- UXB-3900: Research Dissertation (40) (Semester 2)
- UXB-3901: Creative Practice Dissertation (40) (Semester 2)
- UXB-3902: Enterprise Dissertation (40) (Semester 1 + 2)
Optional Modules
0 to 40 credits from:
- UXS-3016: The Politics of Media (20) (Semester 1)
- UXS-3025: Stanley Kubrick: Auteur (20) (Semester 1)
- UXS-3050: Race & Gender (20) (Semester 2)
- UXS-3062: Film Distribution & Marketing (20) (Semester 1)
- UXS-3412: Playable Fiction (20) (Semester 2)