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FY-017
Place, Memory & Identity in Literature, Film and Art
Strongly linked with constructions of personal and national identity, place plays a crucial role in film and literature, as well as in visual art. Place serves as a locus of personal and collective memory, in and through which historical traumas are enacted, inscribed, and commemorated. Yet particularly the natural world and rural spaces also seem to function as sources of refuge, (nostalgic) escapism, and resistance to socio-political conflicts and the pressures of modernity more generally. Through the study of a selection of European films and a range of poems and prose fiction (as well as some visual artworks), this module explores the memory politics involved in representations of place and of movement between places. Students will reflect on how place is employed to mediate and `work through¿ different forms of trauma and how it promotes a sense of belonging and/or exclusion from the human community. We also explore the loss of identity via tropes of `placelessness¿. Particular attention will be paid to characters¿ connections to the land, and to how the natural world and its devastating exploitation impact interpersonal, inter-community, and human-nonhuman relations.
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MS-229
Professional Development: Preparing for Work
This module is mandatory for all students who have enrolled or transferred on to the BA Media & Communication or BA Public Relations and Media or BA Cyfryngau a Chysylltiadau Cyhoeddus Year in Industry Placement programmes. It is also open to all media and communication single and joint honours students.
The module provides students with the context to critically engage with and access relevant industrial experiences and practices to help develop an understanding of how to gain employment within a professional working environment. Theory lectures and interactive workshops will help prepare students for working as part of a company or institution, as well as working as a freelance.
The module focuses on the underpinning and fundamental requisites required to gain, enter and progress effectively through an organizational placement within the media and communication industries or to secure employment in the media and communication industries. Learners will be introduced to:
- CV writing, cover letters and application processes
- Understanding skill sets and how to match skills to employers' needs
- Finding employment and how to research the job market
- Assessment centres and interview techniques (how to pitch yourself and be successful)
- Workplace fundamentals and Intellectual Property / Confidentiality awareness
- Workplace behaviours and expectations
- Key employability skills and how to get the most from the placement
- How to develop an online presence and how to promote a professional profile
- Year in Industry placements ¿ what they are, how to search and how to apply for them.
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MS-310
Dissertation Preparation
This module introduces the practice of dissertation writing and research approaches for the study of media forms. texts and systems and their contribution to social life. It begins to explore the breadth of media studies through attention to the ways in which media matter. In what ways, and how significant are the media in the formation of individual identities and in the practices of everyday life? In the more public world, to what extent are media key to providing knowledge and enabling the debate necessary to the practices of democracy? The course enables students to build on their own experiences of media as consumers and users. But it also encourages critical attention to how the field of media studies has historically been forged: through argument and contestation between different academic approaches and disciplines.
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MS-311
Dissertation
This dissertation enables students to engage in long term, in-depth research on a topic of their choice subject to the approval of the Department.
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MS-332
Drama and Documentary on Screen
This module offers students the chance to learn about the history and development of film and television's two most important genres - drama and documentary. The work of the two genres' main pioneers will be analysed, individuals such as Robert Flaherty, John Grierson, Dennis Potter and Jimmy McGovern, and attention given to their contribution in the development of relevant forms. There will also be a chance to consider new aspects and how the two genres have adapted, combined and developed over the years to ensure their survival as interesting and popular forms.
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MS-M03
Mobile Technology Practice
A practical opportunity to explore the possibilities of mobile technology and social media platforms using still images, video and sound.
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MS-M10
Dissertation or Project
An innovative practice-based alternative to a Masters dissertation. Students are encouraged to develop projects across more than one area of media practice and to do so with dual supervision that embraces both theory and practice. Work produced should be at a professional level, accompanied by a reflective essay and presentation exploring the contextual, theoretical and practical issues raised by the project.
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MS-M11
MA Project and Dissertation Preparation
This core module comprehensively prepares students for their Master¿s project or dissertation, which is an integral part of the requirements for the degree. It
incorporates several key themes and issues across the communications, media practice and PR industries. It is a challenging, and stimulating module ¿ both for professional practitioners and those new to communications and media practice. The module encourages students to unite theory and practice in productive ways. It introduces students to a number of important research and project management methods essential for undertaking a successful project or dissertation.
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MS-S00
Year in Industry Placement
Students must complete a minimum of 40 full-time weeks (at least 35 hours per week) on an internship placement within a 'host' organization (up to two weeks holiday may be counted against this total). This may be in any one of a number of commercial or public sector organisations, but the placement will focus on media and communications work experience. All placements will be monitored by staff from Swansea University. The placement will start between 1 June and 31 August and will be completed by 15 August the following year.
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MSMM03
Mobile Technology Practice (VR)
A practical opportunity to explore the possibilities of mobile technology and social media platforms using still images, video and sound.
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MSW123
Sgiliau Cyfryngau Allweddol
Mae¿r modiwl hwn yn cynnig cyfle i fyfyrwyr ennill amrediad o sgiliau ymarferol sy¿n allweddol i waith cynhyrchu cyfryngol . Y pum prif agwedd a gaiff eu cyflwyno yw: gwaith ffilmio gyda chamera uned sengl, cyflwyno a chyfweld, ymchwilio, recordio sain, golygu llun a sain.
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MSW200
Sgiliau Cyfryngau Ymarferol
Modiwl sy'n eich cyflwyno i rai o'r sgiliau ymarferol sydd eu hangen mewn gyrfa yn y diwydiannau creadigol. Mewn grwpiau dan gyfarwyddyd arbenigol byddwch yn datblygu sgiliau cyfryngol ymarferol ym meysydd fideo, radio a¿r we.
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MSW206
Drama a Dogfen ar y sgrIn
Mae'r modiwl hwn yn rhoi cyfle i fyfyrwyr ddysgu am hanes a datblygiad dau o genres pwysicaf ffilm a theledu sef drama a dogfen. Ceir cyfle i ddadansoddi cynyrchiadau rhai o brif arloeswyr y ddau faes megis Robert Flaherty, John Grierson, Dennis Potter a Jimmy McGovern ac ystyried eu cyfraniad i ddatblygiad y cyfryw ffurfiau. Ceir cyfle hefyd i ystyried ddatblygiadau newydd a sut mae'r ddwy genre wedi addasu, uno datblygu dros y blynyddoedd i sicrhau eu goroesiad fel ffurfiau difyr a phoblogaidd.
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MSW229
Datblygiad Proffesiynol: Paratoi ar gyfer Gwaith
Mae'r modiwl hwn yn orfodol ar gyfer yr holl fyfyrwyr sydd wedi cofrestru ar y BA yn Y Cyfryngau a Chyfathrebu neu'r BA mewn Cysylltiadau Cyhoeddus a'r Cyfryngau, neu wedi trosglwyddo i'r rhaglenni hyn, a¿r rhaglenni perthnasol â blwyddyn mewn diwydiant. Mae ar gael hefyd i'r holl fyfyrwyr ar raglenni anrhydedd sengl a chydanrhydedd y cyfryngau a chyfathrebu. Mae'r modiwl yn darparu cyd-destun i fyfyrwyr i'w galluogi i ymwneud yn feirniadol â phrofiadau ac arferion diwydiannol perthnasol ac i gael mynediad iddynt, er mwyn eu helpu i ddatblygu dealltwriaeth o sut i sicrhau cyflogaeth mewn amgylchedd gwaith proffesiynol. Bydd darlithoedd am ddamcaniaeth a gweithdai rhyngweithiol yn helpu i baratoi myfyrwyr i weithio fel rhan o gwmni neu sefydliad, yn ogystal â gweithio ar eu liwt eu hunain. Mae'r modiwl yn canolbwyntio ar y gofynion tanategol a sylfaenol sy'n angenrheidiol i sicrhau a dechrau lleoliad mewn sefydliad yn niwydiannau'r cyfryngau a chyfathrebu ac i wneud cynnydd effeithiol; neu i sicrhau cyflogaeth yn niwydiannau'r cyfryngau a chyfathrebu. Caiff dysgwyr gyflwyniad i: Ysgrifennu CV, llythyrau eglurhaol a phrosesau gwneud cais - Deall setiau sgiliau a sut i baru sgiliau ag anghenion cyflogwyr - Dod o hyd i gyflogaeth a sut i ymchwilio i'r farchnad swyddi - Canolfannau asesu a thechnegau cyfweliad (sut i gyflwyno eich hun a llwyddo) - Hanfodion y gweithle ac ymwybyddiaeth o eiddo deallusol / cyfrinachedd - Ymddygiad a disgwyliadau yn y gweithle - Sgiliau cyflogadwyedd allweddol a sut i fanteisio i'r eithaf ar y lleoliad - Sut i ddatblygu presenoldeb ar-lein a sut i hyrwyddo proffil proffesiynol - Lleoliadau Blwyddyn mewn Diwydiant - beth ydynt, sut i chwilio amdanynt a sut i wneud cais.
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MSW302
Drama a Dogfen ar y sgrîn
Mae'r modiwl hwn yn rhoi cyfle i fyfyrwyr ddysgu am hanes a datblygiad dau o genres pwysicaf ffilm a theledu sef drama a dogfen. Ceir cyfle i dadansoddi cynyrchiadau rhai o brif arloeswyr y ddau faes megis Robert Flaherty, John Grierson, Dennis Potter a Jimmy McGovern ac ystyried eu cyfranaid i ddatblygiad y cyffryw fflurfiau. Ceir cyfle hefyd i ystyried ddatblygiadau newydd a sut u mae'r ddwy genre wedi addasu, uno a datblydu dros blynyddoedd i sicrhau eu goroesiad fel ffurfiau difyr a phobologaidd.
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MSW309
Creu Cynhyrchiad Aml-Blatfform
Mae¿r modiwl hwn yn rhoi cyfle i fyfyrwyr wireddu agwedd ar brosiect aml-blatfform a ddatblygwyd mewn ymgynghoriad gyda thiwtor yn y broses cyn-gynhyrchu ar MSW305. Bydd cyfle i wireddu cynllun marchnata ar gyfer y prosiect ac i arddangos y gwaith yn gyhoeddus yn y brifysgol.
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MSW312
Cynllunio Cynhyrchiad Aml-blatfform
Mae¿r modiwl hwn yn rhoi cyfle i fyfyrwyr weithio¿n annibynnol i gynllunio prosiect aml-blatfform ar destun o¿u dewis mewn ymgynghoriad â¿r tiwtor. Mae hefyd yn cynnig cyfle i wneud `pitch¿ ar eu prosiect i gynrychiolydd diwydiant.
This module offers students the opportunity to work independently to plan a multi-platform project on a subject of their choice and in consultation with the tutor. It also offers a chance to pitch their project idea to an industry representative.
