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Undergraduate GRF-CMM221-2023

Television Studies

Evaluate television’s role in reflecting social and cultural attitudes back at the audience. Watch how shows are affected by policy. Critically analyse specific programs. Switch onto some of the most important people and institutions in television.

Duration

13 weeks

Study method

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Prior study

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Subject details

What you'll learn

At the completion of this subject you will be able to:

better understand television within cultural, historical, economic and aesthetic contexts
claim familiarity with key critical and theoretical arguments and debates related to television and media in general
read, discuss, critique and apply theoretical concepts.
claim an improved ability to undertake close analyses of different types of media texts.
analyse written arguments and visual text, think more critically; speak and write more clearly.

The intended learning outcomes are:

Analytical skills: To assess and evaluate critically arguments concerning the relationship between television texts and wider social, cultural, industrial and technical issues.
Historical knowledge: To gain further knowledge of significant figures, institutions and key developments in television history.
Critical enquiry: To achieve a basic grasp of some important critical, historical and theoretical approaches to television.
Critical thinking: To acquire practice in forming independent judgements based on properly evaluated sources.
Communication skills: To articulate in writing a range of issues with precision and fluency.

Topics covered

- Introduction to television studies
- Production: technology and convergence
- Policy: broadcast and post broadcast television
- Programs: texts, formats and style

Entry requirements

Others

Completion of Level 1 subjects.

Additional requirements

Equipment requirements - Audio/Visual equipment
Other requirements - Additional materials

Description

This unit investigates 'Television' as a global medium and explores theoretical viewpoints on the nature of the medium and how it is studied. It provides an historical overview, contextualising television's development as technology and cultural form in the broadcast and post-broadcast era. The unit examines the relationship between government policy, industry practice and aesthetic outcome and analyses a selection of television programs, formats and modes of address.

Assessments

Essay 1 (30%)
Exercises (20%)
Essay 2 (50%)

Textbooks

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