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2022/23 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

PECI2902 Culture, Creativity and Policy

20 creditsClass Size: 30

Module manager: Dr Patrick Glen
Email: P.Glen@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2022/23

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

If you want to work in creative industries it is vital to understand how they rely on, and are affected by, policy initiatives. For example, these policies seek to harness them for their cultural, social and economic power, provide funding for creative entrepreneurs and regulate media sectors. This module will explore key theories, concepts and debates surrounding these policies and encourage you to think critically about how they have emerged and are used in different contexts.

Objectives

This module will explore the relationships between the global creative industries and policies that direct, support, promote and influence them. You will develop a critical awareness and understanding of how global creative industries are utilised and promoted in policy for economic, political, social and cultural impacts, and consider issues such as policy transfer, effectiveness and evaluation.

Learning outcomes
1. Demonstrate understanding of theories, concepts and debates relevant to creative industries policy
2. Engage with the differences and similarities in creative industries policy in different regional, national and international contexts
3. Present arguments about the aims of creative industries policies, and their development and/or implementation
4. Apply academic research skills


Syllabus

Through a range of examples and case studies drawn from around the world, alongside discussion of academic concepts, this module will cover topics such as:
• The development and aims of creative industries policies in global contexts
• The transfer, effectiveness and evaluation of global creative industries policies
• The role of global creative industries in policies for areas such as soft power, sustainable development and regeneration

Teaching methods

Delivery typeNumberLength hoursStudent hours
Lecture91.009.00
Seminar91.009.00
Tutorial20.501.00
Private study hours181.00
Total Contact hours19.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)200.00

Private study

Preparatory reading for weekly lecture/seminar: 47 hours
Further reading/research after each session: 24 hours
Research, drafting and writing summary report: 25 hours
Research and preparation for group proposal: 85 hours

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Working in small groups, and with assistance from module staff, students will find and select appropriate policy documents and begin to identify potential similarities and differences and how they might relate to debates relevant to creative industries policy. These work groups will allow students to support each other with additional support through group and individual tutorials.
In addition, seminars will provide opportunities for students to receive feedback in small groups from peers and academic staff.

Methods of assessment


Coursework
Assessment typeNotes% of formal assessment
Poster PresentationPolicy comparison30.00
PresentationProposal Presentation - Final format negotiable (equivalent to 2,500-3,000)70.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)100.00

In the first assignment students will compare two policy documents focussed on the same policy area in different contexts. Working in a small group they will highlight differences and similarities between them. In the second assessment, working again in small groups, students will be asked to make a proposal that builds upon existing policy and policy debates. For example, the proposal may develop or modify a policy, or for a project/event that implements policy recommendations.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 05/09/2022

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