Media, Communications and Cultural Studies modules
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The Department offers a wide range of option modules each year, which are taken in addition to the core modules on our Masters programmes.
Below are some examples of those that have recently been offered by the Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies.
Please note: not all of these modules may be available every year (due to staff research commitments) and some have a limited capacity.
For many programmes it is also possible to choose modules from other departments at Goldsmiths.
Once you have enrolled on a programme you will be able to select your module options online.
Theory options
Examples of recent theory option modules include:
| Module title | Credits |
|---|---|
| Contemporary Feminist Media Cultures | 15 credits |
| Cultural Studies and Capitalism | 30 credits |
| Digital Audiovisual Media: New Aesthetics and Practices | 30 credits or 15 credits |
| Digital Culture Critical Theory | 30 credits. |
| Embodiment and Experience | 30 credits or 15 credits |
| Experimental Media | 30 credits |
| Journalism in Context | 15 credits |
| Mediating Violence: Feminist, Queer, Decolonial Perspectives | 30 credits or 15 credits |
| Media, Law and Ethics | 30 credits |
| Money, Society, and Culture | 30 credits or 15 credits |
| Music as Communication and Creative Practice | 30 credits |
| Political Economy of the Media | 30 credits |
| Politics of the Audiovisual | 30 credits |
| Promotional Culture | 30 credits or 15 credits |
| Media and Political Campaigning | 15 credits |
| Race, Empire and Nation | 30 credits |
| Representing Reality | 15 credits |
| Social Media in Everyday Life: A global perspective | 30 credits |
| Software Studies | 30 credits or 15 credits |
| Technology and Colonialism | 30 credits |
| The Structure of Political Communications | 30 credits or 15 credits |
| The City and Public Culture | 30 credits |
| Virtual and immersive media experience | 30 credits or 15 credits |
| Archaeology of the Moving Image | 30 credits or 15 credits |
Practice options
Practice options are also open to theory students. Examples of recent practice option modules include:
| Module title | Credits |
|---|---|
| Camera Fundamentals | 15 credits |
| Film Editing Fundamentals | 15 credits |
| Film Producing Fundamentals | 15 credits |
| Social Activist Film | 15 credits |
| Sound Design Fundamentals | 15 credits |
| The Ascent of the Image | 15 credits |
| Understanding the UK Media Industries - Fiction Production | 15 credits |
| Contemporary Screen Narratives in Practice and Theory | 15 credits |
| Visual Storytelling | 30 credits |
Credits
The 30-credit options last for the full term (10 weeks) and 15-credit versions last for five weeks. The assessments will differ depending on the number of credits you are taking.
The total number of credits of option modules for full-time students are:
- MA Cultural Studies - 60 credits
- MA Culture Industry - 30 credits
- MA Digital Media (theory pathway) - 60 credits
- MA Gender, Media & Culture - 60 credits
- MA Media and Communications - 90 credits
- MA Political Communications - 60 credits
- MA Postcolonial Culture & Global Policy - 30 credits
- MA Race, Media & Social Justice - 60 credits
Part-time students should consult with their programme convenors to discuss their module options.
