Course Handbook BA (Hons) Film, Media and Popular Culture* 2020-21 Course Leader: Dr Pete Atkinson, BA (Hons), MA, PhD. Please read this Handbook in conjunction with the University’s Student Handbook. All course materials, including lecture notes and other additional materials related to your course and provided to you, whether electronically or in hard copy, as part of your study, are the property of (or licensed to) UCLan and MUST not be distributed, sold, published, made available to others or copied other than for your personal study use unless you have gained written permission to do so from the Dean of School. This applies to the materials in their entirety and to any part of the materials.
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Course Handbook
BA (Hons) Film, Media and Popular
Culture*
2020-21
Course Leader: Dr Pete Atkinson, BA (Hons), MA, PhD.
Please read this Handbook in conjunction with the University’s Student Handbook.
All course materials, including lecture notes and other additional materials related to
your course and provided to you, whether electronically or in hard copy, as part of
your study, are the property of (or licensed to) UCLan and MUST not be distributed,
sold, published, made available to others or copied other than for your personal study
use unless you have gained written permission to do so from the Dean of School.
This applies to the materials in their entirety and to any part of the materials.
COURSE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
This course is subject to formal course review and reapproval by the University during
2019/20. Course information and programme specifications are updated and reviewed
as part of this process and course title, structure and content may be changed to enable
the University to deliver a better quality of educational experience to students. This can
be in response to various factors including: student feedback; annual reports from external
examiners; feedback from the sector or industry advisors or as part of the regular review
process by course teams.
This process may well result in changes to the structure and content of the current course
as outlined in this Handbook. Any changes made as a result of the process will be
immediately included in the course documentation and all students holding current offers
will be provided with revised versions prior to the commencement of their programme. If
you are not satisfied with the changes, you will be offered the opportunity to withdraw from
the programme and, if required, reasonable support to transfer to another provider. The
expected timetable for completion of this reapproval process is April 2020.
*subject to reapproval
Contents
1 Welcome to the Course
2 Structure of the Course
3 Approaches to teaching and learning
4 Student Support
5 Assessment
6 Classification of Awards
7 Student Feedback
8 Appendices
8.1 Programme Specification(s)
1. Welcome to the course
Hi! And a warm welcome to you from the University of Central Lancashire and from all of us in BA Film, Media and Popular Culture Studies. This handbook outlines the structure and requirements of your degree and provides one source of support as you settle into your important higher education programme.
This handbook contains course details for:
BA Film, Media and Popular Culture Studies
All information here refers specifically to Film, Media and Popular Culture. You will find more general information on the School of Humanities and the Social Sciences online, such as the location of the School, regulations on attendance, and the submission of course work. You will receive a handbook on skills too and this offers guidance on Personal Development Planning (PDP), organizing your time, using the Library and learning resources, preparing course work, giving seminar presentations and creating accurate bibliographies.
1.1 Rationale, aims and learning outcomes of the course
BA (Hons) Film, Media Studies and Popular Culture Studies engages you with the diverse nature of contemporary media, its relationship with popular culture, and the impact that these have in society and culture. Study of moving-image visual media is at the core of the degree with a portfolio of modules in film which look at how films create meaning and communicate, the institutions and directors who produce films, issues of national cinema and the global marketplace for film, history of cinema, and issues relating to transmedia, fandom and stars. There are additional module options in television, radio, digital media. music and advertising media. In addition to studying media and popular culture in a historical and social context, students are encouraged to develop creativity by producing media content and receive training in creating multi-media content for consumption in popular culture. The creative industries work placement provides opportunities to gain valuable industry experience and final year students may plan the production of media material, or an event or, alternatively, complete a final year dissertation on a topic of their choice. Students are able to attend the annual Great Northern Creative Festival as a part of their study which features presentations and workshops by a number of industry professionals from the fields of film, TV and animation. The university plays host to several film festivals which students may also become involved with. You may also volunteer and work for Pulse Media which broadcasts the university’s own television and radio shows. There is also opportunity to write film and music reviews, or make political commentary, for the university’s student newspaper.
The Film, Media and Popular Culture staff are internationally recognized experts in their fields. The team has a considerable number of international publications in books, or as articles published in leading academic journals. We have particular expertise in the areas of Film, Television, Popular Culture and Popular Music. Professor Ewa Mazierska is a leading expert on European film. The team hosts at least one academic conference each year and members contribute to academic conferences internationally.
You will be assigned an Academic Advisor who will provide additional academic advice and support during the year. They will be the first point of call for many of the questions that you might have during the year. Your Academic Advisor will be able to help you with personal development, providing insight and direction to enable you to realise your potential.
1.5 Administration details
Campus Admin Services provides academic administration support for students and
staff and are located in the following hubs which open from 8.45am until 5.15pm
Monday to Thursday and until 4.00pm on Fridays. The hub can provide general assistance
and advice regarding specific processes such as extenuating circumstances, extensions and
The University expects you to use your UCLan email address and check regularly for messages from staff. If you send us email messages from other addresses they risk being filtered out as potential spam and discarded unread. Your course team will normally communicate with you via your university email address, therefore you need to check your emails
regularly. Some official information will be sent to you by post, therefore you should also make sure that we have your correct postal address. Some course and module information is provided for you on eLearn. Much information that is necessary for you can be found on the university website and, for individual modules, on Blackboard, online. If a member of staff does not reply to an email that you have sent them within 10 working days, email Pete Atkinson at [email protected] All tutors have designated ‘office hours’, when they are available in their offices. These will be made available to you.
1.7 External Examiner
The University has appointed an External Examiner to your course who helps to ensure that the standards of your course are comparable to those provided at other higher education institutions in the UK. The name of this person, their position and home institution can be
found below. If you wish to make contact with your External Examiner, you should do this through your Course Leader and not directly. External Examiner reports will be made available to you electronically. The School will also send a sample of student coursework to the external examiner(s) for external moderation purposes, once it has been marked and internally moderated by the course tutors. The sample will include work awarded the highest and lowest marks and awarded marks in the middle range.
The External Examiner for this course is: Dr Matthew Jones, De Montfort University. Students are able to access External Examiner reports, contact
2.3 Course requirements Students are required to pass all modules in order to be awarded their BA (Hons) degree. It is necessary to take, and complete ALL Compulsory modules.
2.3 Module Registration Options
Discussions about your progression through the course normally take place in February
each year. It is an opportunity for you to make plans for your study over the next academic
year. The course team will tell you about the various modules / combinations available and
you will both agree on the most appropriate (and legal) course of study for you. We will also
give students close personal attention to ensure that they achieve the best possible degree
result. Film, Media and Popular Culture Studies has a very good record of student
achievement.
2.4 Study Time
2.4.1 Weekly timetable
A timetable will be available once you have enrolled on the programme, through the student
portal.
2.4.2 Expected hours of study
20 credits is a standard module size and equals 200 notional learning hours.
The normal amount of work involved in achieving a successful outcome to your studies is to study for 10 hours per each credit you need to achieve – this includes attendance at UCLan and time spent in private study.
At Levels 4 and 5 (Yeas 1 and 2) you generally have a minimum of 120 contact hours per Semester; this may take a variety of forms. You will then be expected to undertake 480 hours of independent study per Semester. For accurate detail, please see the Module Learning Plan written into each module descriptor. The following example is from the module FI2008 (20 credits): At Level 6 (Year 3) you generally have a minimum of 108 contact hours per Semester; this may take a variety of forms. For accurate detail, please see the Module Learning Plan written into each module descriptor.
2.4.3 Attendance Requirements You are required to attend all timetabled learning activities for each module. Notification of illness or exceptional requests for leave of absence must be made to Alison Bonner 01772 893858
International students should be aware of their responsibilities under the Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Points Based System (PBS) - you MUST attend your course of study regularly; under PBS, UCLan is obliged to tell UKVI if you withdraw from a course, defer or suspend your studies, or if you fail to attend the course regularly. If you have not gained the required authorisation for leave of absence, do not respond to communications from the University and if you are absent for four weeks or more, you may be deemed to have withdrawn from the course. If this is the case, then the date of withdrawal will be recorded as the last day of attendance. Student attendance is monitored through SAM and you can check your attendance record through my UCLan Each time you are asked to enter your details on SAM you must remember that the University has a responsibility to keep information up to date and that you must only enter your own details on the system. To enter any other names would result in inaccurate records and be dishonest. Any student who is found to make false entries can be disciplined under the student guide to regulations.
3. Approaches to teaching and learning
3.1 Learning and teaching methods
LEARNING, TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT STRATEGY
Each module on the course will be taught through a series of lectures, seminars, screenings, guided computer research and online acitivity, workshops, event attendance or field visits. Students will be expected to undertake some independent work and familiarise themselves with different styles of academic writing. You are required to attend all timetabled learning activities for this module. Participation in seminars and workshops is important for both your learning experience and that of your classmates. Notification of illness or exceptional requests for leave of absence must be made to your module leader. Please note, the learning plan will differ from module to module, but the total of direct contact will remain consistent.
Not all your learning is delivered in the classroom. You are expected to be proactive and you will need to develop research skills. Ability to work alone, and in a team are a part of your development on our course and these skills are developed, and encouraged from Year 1 onwards. Some of your classes will include time in networked computer rooms where you will undertake, soalsome guided research but, also, undertake your own media research. Some of our graduates go on to BE media researchers and, indeed, this is a very fulfilling role. In many cases you will be expected to undertake research and/or reading and preparation in your study hours outside class. Self-discipline in this is a vital part of your development and, again, a crucial employability skill. This is exactly what you have to do when you go out into the world of work, after all!
In some modules there are presentations, again, this develops communication skills.
3.2 Study skills
It is important to keep up to date with the support available. We strongly advise you to check the WISER website for useful workshops that you could attend.
If you have any questions as a consequence of using these services (on, for example, applying advice to an assignment that you are working on), do make an appointment with your Academic Advisor or with a relevant module tutor. There are a variety of services to support students and these include WISER https://portal.uclan.ac.uk/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_tab_group_id=_33_1 LIS https://portal.uclan.ac.uk/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_tab_group_id=_25_1 Study Skills - ‘Ask Your Librarian’ https://www.uclan.ac.uk/students/support/study/it_library_trainer.php You can book a one to one session with a subject Librarian via Starfish. These sessions will help with questions such as “My lecturer says I need a wider variety of sources in my references, what do I do?" "I need to find research articles, where do I start?" "How do I find the Journal of ...?" "How do I use RefWorks?”
3.3 Learning resources
3.3.1 Learning and Information Services (LIS)
The best place to start when exploring the Library resources available to you is; • Your ‘Subject Guide’ can be found in the Library Resources • Your ‘My Library’ tab in the Student Portal
• Library search Extensive resources are available to support your studies provided by LIS – library and IT staff. Take advantage of the free training sessions designed to enable you to gain all the skills you need for your research and study. There are a range of learning resources made available to students, most of which are detailed in your individual module handbooks. For library opening times: http://www.uclan.ac.uk/students/study/library/opening_hours.php
3.3.2 Electronic Resources
LIS provide access to a huge range of electronic resources – e-journals and databases, e-books, images and texts.
Module information and material is available on Blackboard through MyUCLan. Also, visit Library Home: http://www.uclan.ac.uk/students/study/library/index.php
3.4 Personal development planning
Your Academic Advisor plays an important in supporting your personal development plans, and you should meet to speak to your tutor about this aspect of your student profile. The 'i' Book, available online via The ‘i’ website (Student Lobby), not only contains invaluable information but also contains useful tips on building an awareness of your skills and attributes. Also look at the link PDP resources.
Your future is important to us, so to make sure that you achieve your full potential whilst at university and beyond, your course has been designed with employability learning integrated into it. This is not extra to your degree, but an important part of it which will help you to show future employers just how valuable your degree is. These “Employability
Essentials” take you on a journey of development that will help you to write your own personal story of your time at university:
• To begin with, you will explore your identity, your likes and dislikes, the things that are important to you and what you want to get out of life.
• Later, you will investigate a range of options including jobs and work experience,
postgraduate study and self- employment,
• You will then be ready to learn how to successfully tackle the recruitment process.
You will be able to record your journey using Pebblepad, the university’s e-portfolio system, which will leave you with a permanent record of all the fantastic things you have achieved during your time at UCLan.
It’s your future: take charge of it!
Careers offers a range of support for you including:-
• career and employability advice and guidance appointments
• support to find work placements, internships, voluntary opportunities, part-time employment and live projects
• workshops, seminars, modules, certificates and events to develop your skills Daily drop in service available from 09:00-17:00 for CV checks and initial careers information. For more information come along and visit the team (in Foster building near the main entrance) or access our careers and employability resources via the Student Portal. As part of your Film, Media and Popular Culture degree you will take the module FI2971 Film, Media and Popular Culture Work Placement, where you will undertake a 40 hour work placement and receive training in employability skills. We have a close relationship with the careers service at UCLan.
4. Student Support
Information on the support available is at: https://www.uclan.ac.uk/students/
There is a centralised Student and Academic Support Service which has The 'i' Student Information Centre as its first point of contact. You can obtain information on a wide range of topics including student administration such as Council Tax and letters to verify your status. The ‘i’ can also direct you to the right place to find information on Scholarships, Counselling, Student Finance, Mentoring, Studying Abroad, Disability Advice, Independent Academic Advice, International Advice, Multi Faith Centre, Pre School Centre, Medical Centre and general life in Preston/Burnley. The ‘i’ also produces a Student Organiser for new students.
An Academic Advisor is a member of academic staff who is appointed to that role and who takes an interest in your progress with your studies. The Academic Advisor provides guidance on academic matters or refers you to other forms of support in the University.
You will be given the name of your Academic Advisor in your first week at University and she or he should contact you within your first week. You will be given a contact number and invited to a one-to-one meeting within the first few weeks of term. You will be given a talk on the Academic Advisor role during Induction Week. It is important that you see your Academic Advisor at least three times in the academic year, for example: at the beginning of the year to ensure you have selected the appropriate modules and know your timetable; around late November (a time when problems may emerge) or early January; during Progression in the Spring; and at the end of the academic year (e.g. June) to take stock of your academic progress and discuss ideas for the summer period.
4.2 Students with disabilities
If you have a disability that may affect your studies, please either contact the Disability Advisory Service - [email protected] - or let one of the course team know as soon as possible. With your agreement information will be passed on to the Disability Advisory Service. The University will make reasonable adjustments to accommodate your needs and to provide appropriate support for you to complete your study successfully. Where necessary, you will be asked for evidence to help identify appropriate adjustments. 4.3 Students’ Union The Students’ Union offers thousands of volunteering opportunities ranging from
representative to other leadership roles. We also advertise paid work and employ student
staff on a variety of roles. You can find out more information on our website:
http://www.uclansu.co.uk/
5. Assessment
5.1 Assessment Strategy
The assessment methods on this course are evolving. There are NO EXAMS and the most common forms of coursework you will meet, generally, are the essay, the assessed seminar presentation and the research report. These tend to test critical skills, research skills and communication skills.
However, some modules now have assessment methods that test your ability to apply critical, research and creative skills to the design of practical media projects. In terms of the Learning Outcomes, this encourages you to apply the critical, research and communication skills to something that approaches a ‘live’ project. For example: in two modules you are given the choice of either undertaking academic research or devising / designing a media
project (which could be a radio documentary, a website, a museum or gallery exhibition, an event, a TV documentary). This increases the awareness of the potential application of the skills that you are learning. After all, some of our graduates work in TV production, film production, advertising, social media or as researchers. Such methods of assessment help you make a connection – in other words. In one module in Year 3 you are given the chance to devise a concept for a TV drama, and ‘pitch’ it to your tutor.
Essays vary from short summative pieces that show that you understand the main points of a topic, to more complex write ups of detailed secondary reading and primary research. Seminar presentations are intended to assess your knowledge and ability to argue but they are ultimately designed to develop and assess your communication skills. They show how well you can communicate and expand your ideas in speech and with visual aids. Research reports are closely related to essays but will often require you to work to a specific brief and to write under specific headings. Project Reports may have a set format in which there is an ‘Abstract’ of the project, a Rationale, an outline of methods used, a Conclusion and possibly a self-evalution. A Pitch is somewhat different from a presentation in as much as its purpose is to sell an idea to someone. The pitch is sometimes backed-up with a ‘Pitch Document’, documentation which outlines the idea that is featured in the pitch.
5.2 Notification of assignments arrangements You will be notified of the requirements for individual assessments and their respective deadlines for submission / examination arrangements in the module information sites on Blackboard and by the tutor during a timetabled session. Individual tutors will give you details of when and where to submit assignments and this will also be available on Blackboard. If in doubt about any aspect of assessment, please contact the module tutor. 5.3 Referencing
A guide to referencing appears in the Skills, Learning, Resources handbook that you will received at the beginning of Year 1. We suggest that you use the Harvard System (author, date and page number after each quotation; list of sources at the end of a written assignment in alphabetical order of authors’ names). This is typically given as follows: Nichols, Bill (1983), Representing Reality: Issues and Concepts in Documentary,
Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
Journal article Nichols, Bill (1983), ‘The Voice of Documentary’, Film Quarterly, 36: 3, pp17-30.
World Wide Web Author's/editor's surname, initials. Year. Title [online]. Document date (if ascertainable). Available from: URL [Accessed Date]
For other sources seek advice from the relevant tutor; you will see actual examples of referencing in the module information that you receive.
5.4 Confidential material
In some circumstances you may interview people as part of a project, or of your work. Please respect confidentiality and maintain the anonymity of individuals and organisations within their assignments. 5.5 Cheating, plagiarism, collusion or re-presentation
Please refer to the information included in section 6.6 of the University Student Handbook for
full definitions. The University uses an online Assessment Tool called Turnitin. A pseudo-
Turnitin assignment will be set up using the School space on Blackboard to allow students to
check as many drafts as the system allows before their final submission to the ‘official’
Turnitin assignment. Students are required to self-submit their own assignment on Turnitin
and will be given access to the Originality Reports arising from each submission. In
operating Turnitin, Schools must take steps to ensure that the University’s requirement for all
summative assessment to be marked anonymously is not undermined and therefore Turnitin
reports should either be anonymised or considered separately from marking. Turnitin may
also be used to assist with plagiarism detection and collusion, where there is suspicion about
individual piece(s) of work.
5.6 How do I know that my assessed work had been marked fairly?
Assessment is an integral part of the course. Module staff work closely together to design assessments, agree the marking criteria and approve final versions of assessments to ensure that these are appropriate. The criteria for assessment will be communicated to you clearly during the module teaching. All module staff engage in development and training in assessment, marking and feedback. Once the assessments have been completed the module team will discuss the assessment methods and marking criteria, prior to starting to mark, so that there is a common understanding of what is expected of students. All assessed modules have moderation built into the marking process. Moderation involves sampling students’ assessed work to make sure that the learning outcomes and agreed marking criteria have been interpreted and applied in the same way. This ensures that you and your fellow students are treated equitably and that the academic standards are applied consistently. During the marking process the module leader will co-ordinate moderation to ensure that at least 10% of assessed work (or a minimum of three pieces) has been reviewed by other markers and any concerns about consistency or accuracy addressed with the whole module team. Your work may or may not be part of this sample, but the processes for developing assessments and marking criteria as well as moderation mean that you can be confident that teaching staff are marking assessments to the same criteria. Module teams may then use feedback from moderation to improve clarity about the nature and purpose of future assessment, or to make changes if required. Modules are also moderated externally. The module leader will arrange for the external examiner to receive a sample of work for review and comment. External examiners cannot change individual grades but can act as ‘critical friends’ and confirm that marking standards are in line with other, similar courses in the sector. If, on reviewing the sample, external examiners feel that the marking criteria have not been applied consistently the work of the whole cohort will be reviewed.
6. Classification of Awards
The University publishes the principles underpinning the way in which awards and results are decided in Academic Regulations. Decisions about the overall classification of awards
are made by Assessment Boards through the application of the academic and relevant course regulations.
7. Student Feedback
You can play an important part in the process of improving the quality of this course through the feedback you give. 7.1 Student Staff Liaison Committee meetings (SSLCs)
Details of the Protocol for the operation of SSLCs is included in section 8.2 of the University Student Handbook. 8. Appendices 8.1 Programme Specification(s)
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE
Programme Specification
This Programme Specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the
programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to
achieve and demonstrate if he/she takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are
provided.
Sources of information on the programme can be found in Section 17.
1. Awarding Institution / Body
University of Central Lancashire
2. Teaching Institution and Location of Delivery
University of Central Lancashire
3. University School/Centre
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
4. External Accreditation
N/A
5. Title of Final Award
BA (Honours) Film, Media and Popular Culture
6. Modes of Attendance offered
Full time; part time
7a) UCAS Code
PW36
7b) JACS Code (only required for
NEW programmes)
P300
8. Relevant Subject
Benchmarking Group(s)
Communication, media, film and cultural studies
9. Other external influences
None
10. Date of production/revision of this form
June 2017
11. Aims of the Programme
• To provide a detailed understanding of forms of communication in film, media and popular culture as they have emerged historically.
• To promote an appreciation of the processes through which they have come into being, with reference to social, cultural and technological change
• To explore the economic forces that influence and frame the film, media and cultural and creative industries, and the role of such industries in contemporary political and cultural life
• To encourage critical understanding of the ways in which participatory access to the central sites of public culture and communication is distributed along axes of social division, such as disability, class, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, location, nationality, and sexuality
• To explore the role of changing technology in media production, content manipulation, distribution, access and participation, the diverse modes of reception and use of media technologies and contents, and the impact of such within popular culture
• To identify and interrogate the legal, ethical and other regulatory frameworks, including the
intellectual property framework, that are relevant to media and cultural production,
manipulation, distribution, circulation, and reception
• To improve the employability skills of students, and to prepare them for the job market and a range of careers.
12. Learning Outcomes, Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods
On completion of this programme a student will be able to:
A. Knowledge and Understanding
A1. Analyse communication systems, modes of representation and systems of meaning in film
and media products
A2. Evaluate the ways in which of a range of media form and organise understandings,
meanings and affects within popular culture
A3. Analyse the relationship between production and consumption of film and media products
within popular culture
A4. Describe the historical development of a range of film and media texts and its impact within
and upon popular culture
Teaching and Learning Methods
Lectures, seminars, workshops, tutorials
Assessment methods
Essays, seminar and symposia presentations, written reports, portfolios of creative and
evaluative materials
B. Subject-specific skills
B1. Evaluate film, media and popular culture products through reading, interpretation, and data
analysis.
B2. Relate theoretical understanding to practical application within film and media studies,
utilising the appropriate discourse and / or production methods
B3. Situate film, media and popular culture products in their socio-cultural historical contexts
B4. Explore the forms and functions of film and media products and their role within popular
culture
Teaching and Learning Methods
Lectures, seminars, workshops, tutorials and demonstration
Assessment methods
Essays, seminar presentations, written reports, pitches, portfolios of creative and evaluative
materials
C. Thinking Skills
C1. Exercise independent thought and judgement while engaging with other opinions, theories
and judgements
C2. Apply critical reasoning and argumentation
C3. Utilise research skills, including the critical use of a range of sources
C4. Collate relevant information and derive appropriate conclusions from such information
Teaching and Learning Methods
Lectures, seminars, workshops, tutorials
Assessment methods
Essays, seminar and symposia presentations, written reports, portfolios of creative and
evaluative materials
D. Other skills relevant to employability and personal development
D1. Communicate ideas clearly and fluently through a range of media
D2. Initiate, plan and manage projects, manage one’s time and work to deadlines
D3. Contribute effectively to group and team activities
D4. Employ IT and digital technology effectively to communicate, obtain information and to
present work
D5. Demonstrate self-awareness in relation to their future careers and lives.
Teaching and Learning Methods
Seminars, workshops, tutorials, independent research assignments, group assignments
Assessment methods
Essays, practical productions, seminar and symposia presentations, pitches, written reports,
evaluative logs
13. Programme Structures*
14. Awards and Credits*
Level Module
Code
Module Title Credit
rating
Level 6
FI3026
FI3027
FI3991
Compulsory Modules
Film, Media and Popular
Culture Live Project
OR
Film, Media and Popular
Culture Extended Live
Project
OR
Film, Media and Popular
Culture Dissertation
Option Modules
20
40
40
Bachelor Honours Degree in
Film, Media and Popular
Culture
Requires 360 credits including a
minimum of 220 at Level 5 or
above and 100 at Level 6
Bachelor Degree in Film,
Media and Popular Culture
Requires 320 credits including a
minimum of 180 at Level 5 or
above and 60 at Level 6
FI3304
FI3009
FI3302
FI3010
FI3020
Students must choose either
80 (or 100 credits if taking
FI3026) from the following
modules:
Science Fiction in Film and
Television
Popular Music on Screen
World Cinema
Media Ethics
British Popular Music within
Popular Culture Since 1960
20
20
20
20
20
Level 5
FI2026
FI2971
FI2008
Compulsory Modules
Creating Media Content
Creative and Cultural
Industries Work Placement
Option Modules
Students need to choose 80
credits from the following:
Elective which may be Free
choice elective from another
subject area
British Cinema
European Cinema
Popular Television Drama
20
20
20
20
Diploma of Higher Education
in
Film, Media and Popular
Culture
Requires 240 credits including a
minimum of 100 at Level 5 or
above
FI2306
FI2027
FI2004
FI2012
Popular Music, Media and
Communication
Advertising and Popular
Culture
20
20
20
20
Level 4
FI1011
FI1401
FI1013
FI1120
FI1400
FI1012
Compulsory Modules
Understanding Media
Critical Approaches to
Cinema
American Cinema and
Society
Television and Radio
Popular Music and Popular
Culture
Digital Media
20
20
20
20
20
20
Certificate of Higher
Education
Requires 120 credits at Level 4
or above
Level 3
HUC110
HUC111
HUC114
HUC115
Compulsory Modules
Essential Study Skills for
Higher Education
Developing Academic
Knowledge
Target Award Extended
Study Module
Learning by Experience
20
20
20
20
BA (Hons) Humanities and
Social Sciences (Foundation
Entry)
Foundation Year requires
completion of 120 credits at
Level 3.
Successful completion of the
year permits progression on to
Year 1 of one or more of the
following honours degree
programmes:
FdA Community Leadership
BA (Hons) Criminology and
Criminal Justice Option Modules
CJC002
EDC101
HYC101
PIC101
SOC101
FIC002
ENC012
ENC013
FZC004
PSC005
Introduction to criminology
An Introduction to childhood,
education and deaf studies
Introduction to history
Introduction to philosophy
Introduction to sociology
Film and Media Theory
Introduction to Literature
Introduction to Creative
Writing
Key Themes in Archaeology
Introduction to Psychology
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
FdA Criminology and Sociology
BA (Hons) Criminology and
Sociology
BA (Hons) BSL/Deaf Studies
BA (Hons) Education and Deaf
Studies
BA (Hons) Education and
History
BA (Hons) Education and
Professional Studies
BA (Hons) Education and
Psychology
BA (Hons) Education and
Sociology
BA (Hons) Film, Media and
Popular Culture
BA (Hons) History
BA (Hons) History and Politics
BA (Hons) Philosophy
BA (Hons) Politics and
Philosophy
BA (Hons) Politics and Social
Policy
BA (Hons) Religion, Culture and
Society
BA (Hons) Sociology
Students who exit after the
Foundation year will receive a
transcript of their modules and
grades.
15. Personal Development Planning
Personal Development Planning opportunities are embedded within modules and identified within
module handbooks. There is a session on PDP in the Induction Week programme and this is
reinforced through individual tutorials. Time management is stressed through the initial emphasis
on attendance, punctuality and the submission of work by set deadlines. By Year Three the
independent research required by the dissertation, Film, Media and Popular Culture live project,
or extended live project, reinforces this. Teamwork is developed through seminar discussions and
presentations, group pitches, symposia and group work activities in workshops. Problem solving
is addressed through research in response to the preparation and production of seminar papers,
written reports and essays. There are evaluative assignments within a number of modules.
16. Admissions criteria *
(including agreed tariffs for entry with advanced standing)
*Correct as at date of approval. For latest information, please consult the University’s website.
For changes to 2017 UCAS tariff entry requirements please see our important information.
UCLan requires all undergraduate applicants to have a minimum attainment of five GCSEs at
grade C and above, or equivalent, (including Maths and English). In 2017 and beyond we will
view the new Grade 4 as being equivalent to a C grade and will therefore require students to
achieve GCSE Grade 4 or above. However, if the subject is relevant to our degree programme
and requires a higher GCSE grade (e.g. GCSE B grade), and/or includes a Professional body
that governs the entry requirements, Grade 5 or above may be required.
In addition applicants would normally have a 12 unit profile the equivalent of two subjects at
Advanced Level (A2).
International Students are required to have passed the International English Language Testing
