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Media and Communications: Gold - Ac.uk/ Media-Comms Undergraduate
Media and Communications: Gold - Ac.uk/ Media-Comms Undergraduate
Media and Communications: Gold - Ac.uk/ Media-Comms Undergraduate
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gold.ac.uk/
media-comms Undergraduate
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Why choose media and
From the future of the BBC communications at Goldsmiths?
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to disaster relief in the Were ranked among the worlds best.
INTRODUCTION
Philippines, the study of Were 27th in the world for communication and
media studies (QS World University Rankings by
media and communications subject 2016), and first in the UK for the quality
of our research (Research Excellence Framework
addresses the important 2014 Times Higher Education research intensity
subject rankings). We work closely with the Centre
issues of our times. for Feminist Research, the Centre for Investigative
Journalism and house important research centres
in media democracy and political economy. Weve
also been ranked by LinkedIn as one of the top
At Goldsmiths, that study
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graduate universities for media professionals.
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spaces on campus.
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TYPICAL MODULES
Year 1
Compulsory modules:
Introduction to
Social Anthropology
Anthropological Methods
Ethnography of
a Selected Region I
Media History and Politics
BA (Hons) Key Debates in Media Studies
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BA (Hons)
TYPICAL MODULES BA (Hons)
TYPICAL MODULES
Media & English Year 1
Media & Sociology Year 1
Compulsory modules:
3 years full-time Compulsory modules: 3 years full-time
Media and the Social
gold.ac.uk/ug/ba-media-english Introductory Creative Writing gold.ac.uk/ug/ba-media-sociology
Media History and Politics
Key Debates in Media Studies
Culture and Cultural Studies
Youll hone your creative writing and Film and the Audiovisual This interdisciplinary degree brings together modules
editorial skills under the guidance of working from two of the leading academic departments at Key Concepts and Debates in Media
Explorations in Literature
screenwriters, fiction writers, radio dramatists Goldsmiths to offer you an in-depth understanding of Modern Knowledge, Modern Power
Approaches to Text contemporary social life and the place of media and
and editors while creating a portfolio of project Researching Society and Culture
work throughout the programme. communications within it. Youll gain the practical
skills that you can apply in the workplace together with
Youll explore your passion for literature Year 2 Year 2
knowledge of social theories and the latest research
and develop key skills in critical and creative Compulsory module: from the disciplines of media and communications Compulsory modules:
thinking, problem solving, and communication Intermediate Creative Writing and sociology. Media Production option 1
at the same time. Plus two options from: Central Issues in
In your first year youll take three modules from media
Psychology, Subjectivity and Sociological Analysis
In your first year youll take your first creative and communications, which cover the history of the
writing module in which youll explore the Power Philosophy and Methodology
press and broadcasting, the emergence of cultural
various forms of narrative fiction in media and Culture, Society and the studies and topics such as free speech, censorship and the Social Sciences
develop an original idea into one of those forms, Individual and radical media. Youll also take three modules Sociology of Culture
whether it be a film or TV screenplay, Media, Modernity and Social from sociology, covering classical and contemporary and Communication
a radio play or a short story. Thought theories of society, and one module that is jointly Plus two media options from:
Money and the Media taught by the two departments that focuses explicitly Culture, Society and the Individual
Your second year is an opportunity to work on on the connections between the two disciplines.
a longer creative writing project. Youll have the Moving Image and Spectatorship Moving Image and Spectatorship
opportunity to learn about publishing in addition Television and After In your second year youll take your first media Psychology, Subjectivity and Power
to your choice of modules from the Department Media, Memory and Conflict practice module in which you work on a small-scale Money and the Media
of Media and Communications and Department of Plus three English options such as: media production project using our industry-standard Television and After
English and Comparative Literature (ECL). facilities. Alongside this youll be able to choose two
Literary London Media, Memory and Conflict
further media modules from options that include
Your final year creative writing project will be Hollywood Cinema the relationship between the media and psychology, Plus one sociology option such as:
more narratively complex and is a chance for you Sensibility and Romanticism: money and conflict. Sex, Drugs and Technology
to demonstrate your understanding of how to
Revolutions in Writing and Society London
work with fiction writing (and writers) from the Your three compulsory sociology modules examine key
production side (film, TV, publishing). Youll take Literature of the English Marxism
issues in sociological analysis such as the relationships
ECL modules and choose from a range of third Renaissance
between individual lives and cultural institutions.
year media options. Youll also be introduced to philosophical ideas that Year 3
Year 3 examine debates about the nature of social reality and Compulsory modules:
Compulsory module: how we produce and communicate knowledge about Dissertation
social life. Youll also choose one sociology option.
Advanced Creative Writing Media Production option 2
Plus two media options (see page 14) In your third year, youll take a second media practice Plus two media options (see page 14)
Plus English options such as: module and develop your own areas of interest further Plus two sociology options such as:
The Art of the Novel though a supervised dissertation. Youll also be able Race, Racism and Social Theory
to choose two more media modules and two more
Decadence Citizenship and Human Rights
sociology modules.
Oedipus: Myths, Tragedies Privacy, Surveillance and Security
and Theories Dissertation
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Integrated Degree in
Media & Communications
(including Foundation Year)
1 year (Foundation)
+ 3 years (undergraduate degree)
gold.ac.uk/ug/integrated-degree-media
Media Practice
An Introduction to Media and Cultural
Theory
There is also a Study Skills component to the Please note that modules
foundation year, in which you will master writing
listed in this booklet were
for academic purposes how to unpack an essay
question, how to reference and cite your source correct at the time of printing
material, and how to compile a bibliography. (September 2016) and
may change year to year.
You can find the most up-
to-date information about
our degree programmes
on our website
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The City and Consumer Culture
THEORY OPTIONS
This option combines urban sociology with cultural
studies to provide insight and understanding of key
In your third year, youll have the aspects of city life and urban experience. Of key
opportunity to select options from significance is the rise of the urban creative economy
and the growth of new forms of work and careers in
a range of media theory modules design, retail, art, media and culture. Throughout the
that have recently included: module, close attention is paid to the significance of
YEAR 3 MEDIA
spatiality and its consequence for networking and for
sociality in the urban hub.
Structure of Contemporary
Political Communications Promotional Culture
HIGHLIGHTS
Media Geographies This module looks at the rise of promotional culture,
promotional intermediaries and their impact on society.
Race, Empire and Nation We will look at the history of promotional culture, and
offer some conflicting theoretical approaches with which
The City and Consumer Culture to view its development. The second part will look at
Music as Communication and specific case areas, investigating the ways promotion
intervenes, interacts and mediates social relations and
Creative Practice organisations. These sector studies include: fashion and
taste, hi-tech commodities and innovation, popular culture
Embodiment and Experience and creativity, celebrities and public figures, political
Strategies in World Cinema parties and representation, and markets and value.
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Media practice is central to all our
undergraduate degrees. From writing for
our live news site Eastlondonlines.co.uk
on BA Journalism, to exhibiting your final
MEDIA PRACTICE
project for BA Media and Communications
at a public degree show, to taking the
interdisciplinary work on one of our joint
honours degrees and applying it to a small
scale documentary, photographic or
creative writing project, the combination
of media practice and critical theory is
what makes Goldsmiths different.
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were able to show me new
directions and influences
that I may never have found.
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Our graduates are working as:
TV producers
to become independent, Documentary and Annecy graduates talk about
imaginative and inventive. Animation festivals. how their experiences
Graduates have gone on at university have given
Photographers to become leading figures
in fields from music video
them a real advantage in
their career: vimeo.com/
Public relations officers to global news. channels/career
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Find out more about the
department and the degrees at:
FIND OUT MORE
gold.ac.uk/media-comms
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