Film and Media Studies (Certificate of Higher Education) - 2013/2014 entry
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Overview
- How can we interpret the social, economic and cultural structures behind the films, television programmes and newspapers we enjoy? This course will help you develop a better understanding of our complex media world. It draws on the diverse research interests of our panel of lecturers and encourages systematic study of film and media at a high level. Modules cover a range of media types and genres, including film music, storytelling in television, and the press in Britain.
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Course structure and modules
To gain the Certificate of Higher Education, you must successfully complete modules worth a total of 120 credit points.
Take the compulsory module Introduction to Cinema (worth 30 credits) and choose option modules from the list below. You should complete modules worth a minimum of 90 credits at Level 4 (which must include the compulsory module) and no more than 30 credits at Level 5.
Compulsory Module
- Introduction to Cinema (FFME002S4).
Option Modules (Level 4)
- Film and the Gothic Imagination (ARMC189H4)
- Introduction to Media Studies (FFME022H4)
- Contemporary Cinema (FFME024H4)
- Film Music (ARMC016S4)
- Film Noir: Cast a Long Shadow (ARMC128H4)
- Television: History and Future (FFME005S4)
- The Press in Britain (FFME007S4).
Option Modules (Level 5)
- Film: Narrative and Genre (FFME009S5)
- Cultural Identity and the Media (FFME077S5)
- Storytelling in Television (FFME011S5)
- Media, Technology and Society (FFME017S5)
- Journalism and Politics (FFME013S5).
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Further study opportunities
Successfully completing the Certificate of Higher Education can reduce your part-time BA degree studies at Birkbeck by up to 1 year. Several modules form part of related degree programmes at Birkbeck:
- BA Film and Media, BA Arts and Humanities and Foundation Degree in Arts and Media Management: Introduction to Cinema; Television: History and Future; The Press in Britain; and all the Level 5 option modules
- BA Journalism and Media: The Press in Britain; Journalism and Politics; Media, Technology and Society.
If you are offered a place on these degrees, you may apply for retrospective credit for the modules listed above and may be offered retrospective credit for your other Level 4 and Level 5 option modules at the discretion of the BA course director.
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How to apply/enrol
Modular enrolment certificate: you will need to enrol for individual modules.