Modules for course PW33 | BA/MSMUS
BA Media Studies and Music

Year 1 Modules

Media Studies Students must take 40 credits compulsory and 20 credits optional Media modules.
UXS-1000 Issues in Media, Journ & Pol (20) (Semester 1)
UXS-1018 Creative Practice (20) (Semester 1)
Mass Culture The student may not take more than 1 of the modules in Mass Culture.
Diwylliant Gweledol / Visual Cultures The student may not take more than 1 of the modules in Diwylliant Gweledol / Visual Cultures.
UXS-1066 Visual Cultures (20) (Semester 2)
Media Production The student may not take more than 1 of the modules in Media Production.
UXC-1038 Cynhyrchu i'r Cyfryngau Cymraeg (20) (Semester 2)
UXS-1038 Media Production (20) (Semester 2)
Music The student must take at least one of the following options in Music History (20-40 credits). The modules may be taken in either English or Welsh but the same module cannot be taken in English and Welsh.
WXM-1300 Music since 1850 (20) (Semester 1)
WXC-1300 Cerddoriaeth Ers 1850 Cymraeg (20) (Semester 1)
WXM-1301 Music as Cultural History (20) (Semester 2)
WXC-1301 Cerddoriaeth fel Hanes Diwylli Cymraeg (20) (Semester 2)
options The student must take 20-40 credits of the following options, making 60 credits in Music overall. Modules can be taken in English or Welsh, but the same module may not be taken in English and Welsh. The student must take between 20 and 40 credits from the modules in options.
WXP-1016 Solo Performance Year 1 (20) (Full Term)
WXC-1016 Perfformio Unawdol Blwyddyn 1 Cymraeg (20) (Full Term)
WXC-1004 Melodi a Harmoni Cymraeg (20) (Semester 1)
WXK-1113 Composition and Sonic Art A (20) (Semester 1)
WXC-1113 Cyfansoddi a Chelf Sonig A Cymraeg (20) (Semester 1)
WXM-1004 Melody and Harmony (20) (Semester 1)
WXK-1114 Composition and Sonic Art B (20) (Semester 2)
WXC-1114 Cyfansoddi a Chelf Sonig B Cymraeg (20) (Semester 2)

Year 2 Modules

Music Compulsory The student must take between 20 and 60 credits from the modules in Music Compulsory Modules. The same module cannot be taken in English and Welsh.
WXM-2205 Practical Musicology (20) (Semester 2)
Solo Performance The student must take a maximum of 20 credits from the modules.
WXP-2241 Solo Performance Year 2 (20) (Full Term)
WXC-2241 Perfformio Unawdol Blwyddyn 2 Cymraeg (20) (Full Term)
Composition The student must take a maximum of 20 credits from the modules.
WXK-2233 Composition II (20) (Semester 1)
WXC-2233 Cyfansoddi II Cymraeg (20) (Semester 1)
Media Studies The student must take 60 credits from the modules.
UXS-2038 Journalism & Risk Society (20) (Semester 2)
UXS-2046 Media, Politics & Society (20) (Semester 2)
UXS-2803 AI Ethics (20) (Semester 2)
UXS-2099 Research Skills and Methods (20) (Semester 2)
UXS-2075 Short Film Production (20) (Semester 2)
Non-fiction Production The student must take 20 credits from the modules. The student may not take more than 1 module.
UXC-2057 Cynhyrchu'r Ffilm Ddogfen Cymraeg (20) (Semester 1)
UXS-2057 Documentary Filmmaking (20) (Semester 1)
Music Options The student must take between 0 and 40 credits from the modules in Music Optional Modules, ensuring that the total number of Music credits taken adds up to 60. The same module cannot be taken in English and Welsh.
WXM-2022 Understanding Popular Music (20) (Semester 1)
WXP-2307 Ensembles and Groups A (20) (Semester 1)
WXK-2300 Interactive Sound and Music (20) (Semester 2)
Genres and Composers The student must take a maximum of 20 credits from the modules.
WXM-2303 Genres and Composers A (20) (Semester 1)
WXC-2303 Genres a Chyfansoddwyr A Cymraeg (20) (Semester 1)
Orchestration The student must take a maximum of 20 credits from the modules.
WXK-2232 Orchestration (20) (Semester 2)
WXC-2232 Cerddorfaeth Heddiw Cymraeg (20) (Semester 2)

Year 3 Modules

Music and Media - Compulsory Project
Arts Project All students must take the Arts Project module. This can be in either Music (Musicology, Editing, Composition, Performance) or in Media (Creative Practice, Research Dissertation). The remaining credits (20 or 60) for each subject are taken in optional modules.
WXE-3001 Arts Project (40) (Full Term)
Media Studies The student must take between 0 and 40 credits from the modules in Media Optional Modules, ensuring that the total number of Media credits taken adds up to 60. The same module cannot be taken in English and Welsh.
UXS-3064 Cultural Dispatches (20) (Semester 1)
UXS-3157 Advanced Documentary Making (20) (Semester 1)
UXS-3050 Gender, Sexuality, Race, Class (20) (Semester 1)
UXS-3083 AI Ethics (20) (Semester 2)
UXS-3038 Journalism & Risk Society (20) (Semester 2)
Radio and Podcasting The student must take a maximum of 20 credits from the modules.
UXS-3052 Advanced Radio and Podcasting (20) (Semester 2)
UXC-3052 Radio a Phodledu Uwch Cymraeg (20) (Semester 2)
Music The student must take between 0 and 40 credits from the modules in Music Optional Modules, ensuring that the total number of Music credits taken adds up to 60. The same module cannot be taken in English and Welsh.
WXM-3022 Understanding Popular Music (20) (Semester 1)
WXP-3111 Ensembles and Groups B (20) (Semester 1)
WXM-3205 Practical musicology (20) (Semester 2)
WXK-3300 Interactive Sound & Music (20) (Semester 2)
Orchestration The student must take a maximum of 20 credits from the modules.
WXK-3232 Orchestration (20) (Semester 2)
WXC-3232 Cerddorfaeth Heddiw Cymraeg (20) (Semester 2)
Genres and Composers The student must take a maximum of 20 credits from the modules.
WXM-3305 Genres and Composers C (20) (Semester 1)
WXC-3305 Genres a Chyfansoddwyr C Cymraeg (20) (Semester 1)