Film, TV and visual culture
Postgraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 15
- Teaching semesters
- Autumn
- Course code
- MEVI303
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- Norwegian or English
- Resources
- Schedule
- Reading list
Course description
Objectives and Content
Learning Outcomes
A student who has completed the course should have the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge
The student
- has knowledge of selected theoretical and analytical traditions central for understanding media form and content.
- has knowledge of how the form and content of media is related to specific cultural-historical, technological, and production-related conditions.
Skills
The student
- is able to compare, assess, and discuss important characteristics of different analytical traditions.
- is able to apply theoretical insights and concepts in analyses of media expressions and genres.
Level of Study
Semester of Instruction
Required Previous Knowledge
Teaching and learning methods
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
Course literature presentation. See guidelines published at the start of the semester.
Presentation of topic for the exam essay. See guidelines published at the start of the semester.
Approved work requirements valid only in the teaching semester.
Forms of Assessment
The exam will be given in the language in which the course is taught.
The exam can be submitted in English, Norwegian, Swedish or Danish.
Grading Scale
Assessment Semester
Assessment only in the teaching semester.
Students with valid absence as defined in the UiB regulations § 5-5 can apply for an extended submission deadline to eksamen.infomedia@uib.no. The application must be submitted before the deadline for submission has expired.