[FAM12]
Convener:
Admission requirements:
a. Faculty requirements are set out under rule FM3.
b. Specialisation requirements:
· Completion of an Honours degree or a four-year degree with a focus on Film and Television Studies, Photography, Journalism or cognate disciplines.
· Portfolio of creative work (film/photography)
Acceptance will be on the recommendation of the convenor, working in collaboration with the programme committee, who will consider applications and may interview candidates. Normally candidates will be expected to have an average of an upper second or better result for their honours degree.
Prescribed curriculum:
Master’s students are required to complete a minor dissertation (graduation film and explication) and three taught courses of which no more than one can be at HEQSF level 8 (4000 level).
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Compulsory (core) courses: |
NQF Credits |
HEQSF Level |
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Media Creative Project |
24 |
9 |
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Documentary Film: Forms and Theories |
24 |
9 |
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Making the Critical Documentary |
24 |
9 |
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Elective courses - any one of the following (Or a cognate elective in CFMS or another department): |
NQF Credits |
HEQSF level |
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Visual Anthropology |
24 |
8 |
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Approaches to African Cinema |
24 |
9 |
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Media Internship |
24 |
9 |
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Political Communication |
24 |
9 |
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Political Journalism |
24 |
9 |
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Digital Methods for Social Media Research |
24 |
9 |
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Film and the Environment |
24 |
8 |
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Narrative Literary Journalism |
24 |
8 |
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Media Development and the Environment |
24 |
8 |
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Media and Brand Management |
24 |
8 |
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Writing for Film |
24 |
8 |
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Writing for Television |
24 |
8 |
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