BA Film, Photography and Media

Year 1

(Award available for year: Certificate of Higher Educ)

Learning outcomes

On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:

- demonstrate a familiarity with the basic concepts, information, practical competencies and techniques which are standard features of the cinema and photographic disciplines;

- use basic generic and subject specific intellectual qualities ie be able to communicate the results of their work;
- present a structured and coherent simple argument;
- be able to interpret and evaluate the underlying concepts and principles of the discipline;
- evaluate qualitative and/or quantitative data;

- demonstrate an ability to evaluate the appropriateness of different approaches to problem solving associated with the discipline;
- appreciate their strengths and weaknesses as learners;
- demonstrate an awareness of professional and disciplinary boundaries;
- offer analysis of practice including the historical and contemporary context of current institutional traditions and constraints on practice within the digital media industries.
- evidence an ability to perform at least one key production role as a member of a production team;
- demonstrate a range of core academic skills including research, essay writing, presentation and creative writing.

Transferable (key) skills

Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:

- qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment related to the subject area(s) studied
- skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility.

Assessment

Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:

- demonstrating the knowledge and application of standard concepts, information and techniques relevant to the discipline
- work that covers a restricted area of the discipline
- demonstrating emerging abilities, skills and competencies.