Approved PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION(UNDERGRADUATE) 1. … · above. International students applying with an IELTS score below the recommended 6.0 may be eligible to apply for a Pre-Sessional

ApprovedStatus PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION(UNDERGRADUATE) 1. TARGET AWARD2. Award 3. TitleBA (Hons) Media, Music and Sound

4. DATE OF VALIDATION Date of most recent modification (Faculty/ADQU use only) Version Number (ADQU use only)

18-JUN-14

327-APR-16

5. AWARDING INSTITUTION Edge Hill University 6. TEACHING INSTITUTION

7. ADMINISTRATIVE BASE Faculty of Arts & Sciences 8. PLANNING UNIT Media

9. UNIT OF PERIODIC REVIEW MediaPW33 10. UCAS 11. EHU COURSE CODE BAS000247

12. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Applicants for BA (Hons)Media, Music and Sound require 280 points. In line with national

patterns for entry to media and music courses. Creative Arts and Humanities subjects are preferred, although not essential. Other complementary subjects will be considered.The minimum duration of the degree Programme is three years of full-time study. The maximum duration of the Programme is six years of part-time study, with an expectation that students will normally complete 60 credits per year - although this can vary. Entry to the Programme is normally at the beginning of Level 4, with the exception of RP[E]L applicants or transfers from other institutions. In the case of the latter, applicants will be expected to present a transcript of modules completed at the releasing institution in order to establish level of achievement (120 credits) and the suitability of prior study to the receiving programme. The programme will be advertised and available to both UK and international students. It is recommended that international students applying for the course will be able to demonstrate evidence of English language competence equivalent to IELTS 6.5 or above. International students applying with an IELTS score below the recommended 6.0 may be eligible to apply for a Pre-Sessional or International Foundation Programme available via Edge Hill International Education office.

13a. ALTERNATIVE AWARD(S) Award Title BADiploma of Higher EducationCertificate of Higher Education

Media, Music and SoundMedia, Music and Sound

14. AVAILABLE MODES OF STUDYMode of Study Course Duration Delivery TypePart TimeFull Time

63

ClassroomClassroom

15c. OTHER ACADEMIC &

13b SUPPLEMENTARY AWARD OPTIONS Award Programme Title Programme

Code Supplementary Award Option

Course Code

8b. SECONDARY PLANNING UNIT (JOINT AWARDS)

15a. PRIMARY QAA SUBJECT BENCHMARK STATEMENT

Communication, Media, Film and Cultural Studies (2008)

15b. OTHER QAA SUBJECT BENCHMARK STATEMENT

Music (2008)

PROFESSIONAL BENCHMARKS The Subject Benchmark Statements for Music (2008) and Communication, Media, Film and Cultural Studies (2008), as well asThe framework for highereducation qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (QAA, 2008) have served as the main referents in the drafting of this document. Aswell as the UK Quality Code for Higher Education. The Music, Media and Sound programme has an extensive list of industry professionals from which it draws upon annually for guest lectures, workshops and site visits. This degree takes 'responsible creative professional practice' to be an essential part of our students' training and work experience. Teaching 'key production processes and professional practices relevant to media, music, cultural and communicative industries' and 'a knowledge of the legal, ethical and regulatory frameworks that affect media and cultural production, distribution, and consumption' are at the heart of our curriculum. Our proposal has been inspired by the following the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education principle that: 'the cultural, media and communication industries are significant areas of employment, and responsible creative professional practice within these industries requires systematic, critical and reflective education'.

17. PRIMARY SUBJECT AREA / JACS Code

18. SECONDARY SUBJECT AREA (if applicable) / JACS Code

19. TERTIARY SUBJECT AREA / JACS CodeW370-Music technology & industry

W341-Popular music

P300-Media studies

20. PROGRAMME AIMS

To enable students to develop and apply a range of specific music, media and sound craft and technical skills that will enable them to plan, develop and execute practical work that will directly relate to developments in the media and music industries. To advance an interdisciplinary curriculum that meets the challenges of the world of globalization and convergence and combines a clearly defined professional/industry-related development with intellectual analysis, criticism, comparisons and relevant debates in music and media industries. To explore and understand the ways in which media, telecommunications and technology shape our social and cultural experience, and how they contribute to new and exciting professional practices that are evident in society today. To develop awareness and critical reflection of both historical formations and contemporary creative media and popular music. To equip students with advanced knowledge and skills of design, technical and creative aesthetics, new digital formulations and production processes, as well as establishing working relationships with other artists, presenters and performers. To enable students to develop sophisticated skills of problem solving, research methodologies, practices and traditions, ethical and critical thinking and analysis, synthesis and comparative reflection essential to the role of the critical reflective practitioner. To explore the business, managerial, legal and ethical implications of production processes and professional practices, and be able to apply them to your creative work. Working collaboratively with production teams you will develop awareness of your personal development and be critical of your role within such groups. To enhance recognition and conscious discernment of the way media, cultural and communicative activities shape identities, representations, everyday symbolic cultural practices and creative processes and to explore and intellectually articulate their implications.

16. Accreditation by Professional, Statutory or Regulatory Bodies (PSRB) Name of PSRB Name of Accreditation / Relationship

To enhance entrepreneurial skills and student employability through the development of a range of craft, professional andcareer skills, as well as a thorough knowledge of industry funding and commercial and ethical aspects. To cultivate students' personal attributes and transferable skills, such as independent and lifelong learning, critical reflection, collaborative team working, motivation and self management, as well as a long-term awareness of personal professional development and career planning.

21. PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES

The programme learning outcomes shown here describe the knowledge, understanding and skills that students will have demonstrated on achievement of their intended qualification award. Students who do not complete their full programme ofstudy may qualify for an alternative award and the validated exit awards for this programme are listed at the front of this programme specification. For an Honours degree, exit awards are available at level 4 (Certificate of Higher Education), level 5 (Diploma of Higher Education) and level 6 (Ordinary degree on achievement of 60 level 6 credits). The precise learning outcomes of an Ordinary degree are determined by the modules taken and passed at level 6 and can be identified from the table below.

LEVEL 4 Intellectual Skills

Knowledge and Understanding

Demonstrate an understanding of digital technologies in the dissemination of media and music production.Show an initial ability to gather information and establish patterns and evaluate data.Analyse the position of media in contemporary agendasDemonstrate ability to interpret, evaluate, discuss and reflect on the processes, principles and practices of media, music and sound production.Identify theories of management and planning in the execution of a media, music or sound product.Substantiate arguments by drawing on a limited range of primary and secondary evidence .

Discuss the influence of media on the socio-cultural environment.Outline and explain the patterns, processes and changes that occur in the music industry.Identify and discuss the interrelationships of convergent media disciplines.Demonstrate knowledge of the relationship between policy sectors for media and music.Discuss the organisation and structure of media institutions and industries in the United Kingdom.Identify and describe key media theoretical concepts and theories of popular music studies.Demonstrate an understanding of the issues of intellectual property rights and the limitations it can place on production and output and provide appropriate solutions.Identify and analyse the origins, histories, forms and traditions of music, media and culture industries.Using subject specific terminology show an initial ability and confidence in deconstructing media, music and sound products.Identify and discuss the relationship of production and consumption of creative media and music industries.Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of key concepts and principles of generic, aesthetic and creative ideas in sonic and visual communication in a variety of discourse styles.Illustrate an understanding of media institutions and industries in relationto regional, national, and global policies.

MED1207; MUS1011; MUS1006; MUS1164; MUS1007MED1207; MUS1011; MUS1006; MUS1007

MED1207; MUS1011; MUS1006; MUS1007MED1207; MED1208; MUS1006; MUS1007; MUS1164; MUS1011

MUS1006; MUS1007; MED1208

MED1207; MUS1011; MUS1006; MUS1007; MUS1164

MED1207; MUS1011; MUS1164MED1207; MUS1164; MUS1011

MED1207; MUS1011; MED1208; MUS1006

MED1207; MUS1164; MUS1011; MUS1007; MUS1006MED1207; MUS1011

MED1207; MUS1006; MUS1007; MUS1164; MUS1011MED1207; MED1208; MUS1164; MUS1011; MUS1006; MUS1007

MED1207; MED1208; MUS1164; MUS1011; MUS1006; MUS1007MED1207; MED1208; MUS1011; MUS1164

MED1207; MED1208; MUS1164; MUS1011

MUS1006; MUS1007; MUS1164; MUS1011; MED1207; MED1208

MED1207; MED1208; MUS1006; MUS1011

Mapped to Modules

Mapped to Modules

LEVEL 5

Practical Skills

Transferable Skills

Intellectual Skills

Choose appropriate technical, human and physical equipment and resources in the development and creation of media, music and sound productions.Identify and apply original, creative and technical solutions to creative media/music/sound pre-production, production and post-production.Be aware of the application of convergent technologies in production.Demonstrate the ability to produce records at pre-production, productionand post production stages for creative media and music and sound production.Demonstrate basic craft skills across arrange of media.Demonstrate effective use and application of software and hardware for the production process.Demonstrate an understanding of approaches to fulfilling a creative brief.

Gather information, data and artefacts and select appropriate learning materials and develop them for presentation.Develop problem solving skills to evaluate performance in media organisations.Demonstrate an initial ability to organise resources and time manage.

Evaluate and apply a range of research and production processes and practices within the area of the cultural industries.Interpret and evaluate the processes, principles and practices of media production.

Apply theories of management and planning in the execution of a media product.Demonstrate an ability to apply concepts and strategies in the production and dissemination of media products via a range of media including digital technologies.Adopt an informed perspective regarding the analysis, synthesis and critical evaluation of visual, sonic and theoretical material.Drawing on a broad range of evidence demonstrate an ability to evaluate and reflect upon contemporary media agendas.Construct, support and articulate a scholarly argument using a broad range of primary material.Demonstrate the ability to select appropriate materials and methodologies, and to synthesize and organize information and data in the execution of your work.

MED1208; MUS1006; MUS1007

MED1208; MUS1006; MUS1007

MED1208; MED1207; MUS1006; MUS1007MED1208; MUS1006; MUS1007

MED1208; MUS1006; MUS1007MED1208; MUS1006; MUS1007

MED1208; MUS1006; MUS1007

MED1207; MUS1164; MUS1011

MED1208; MUS1011; MUS1006; MUS1007

MED1207; MED1208; MUS1164; MUS1011; MUS1006; MUS1007; TLC1000; TLC1001; TLC1002

MED2201; MUS2004; MED2204; MUS2058; MUS2170MED2204; MED2201; MUS2004; MUS2058; MUS2170; MUS2055

MED2204; MUS2170; MUS2055; MUS2066


MED2201; MUS2004; MED2204; MUS2058; MUS2170; MUS2055MED2201; MUS2004; MED2204; MUS2058; MUS2170; MUS2055MED2201; MUS2004; MED2204; MUS2058; MUS2170MED2201; MUS2004; MUS2058; MUS2170; MUS2055

Mapped to Modules

Mapped to Modules

Mapped to Modules

LEVEL 6


Practical Skills

Transferable Skills

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of the ways in which audiences can be considered qualitatively and quantitatively.Demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of representation forms and how they apply to the analysis of creative media and popular culture.Demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of, social and industrial contexts within which creative media and popular music are produced and performed.Demonstrate an in-depth analysis and understanding of the relationship between policy sectors for media and music.Develop a clear understanding of the commercialised nature of the global media industries and their impact on society and culture.Demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of the patterns, processes and changes that occur in the music industry and other creative industries.Demonstrate an ability to analyse and synthesize theoretical perspectives and frameworks within creative media and popular music.Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of intellectual property rightswithin the production context.Apply theoretical and critical perspectives and knowledge of the historiesand forms of popular music, to the specific cultural and physical conditions their performance and their possible futures.Demonstrate detailed knowledge and understanding of distribution, exhibition and consumption of cultural content in relation to digital technologies creative media and popular culture.

Demonstrate appropriate reflective, artistic and aesthetic skills in the execution of creative productions in media, music, sound and moving image.Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge craft skills across arrange of media, music and sound production.Demonstrate a high level of relevant pre-production, production and post-production skills and documentation.Demonstrate evidence of responding to a brief or an original idea, and apply appropriate creative,artistic, craft and technical skills in the execution of the idea/brief.Apply appropriate research techniques, analysis and strategies to the development of creative and innovative approaches to pre-production, production and post-production work.Demonstrate competency in the use and application of software and hardware for pre-production, production and post-production processes.Demonstrate an appropriate level of understanding of the resources andconstraints available for creative media development.Demonstrate a high level of ability in the approach to fulfilling a creative brief.Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge and appropriate application of convergent technologies in production.Compare, analyse and apply alternative methods for production of a creative media product.Develop skills such as planning, problem-solving and team working that relate to media development work to a creative brief.Identify and apply a range of production concepts.

Distinguish between a range of appropriate methods of acquiring and presenting information applicable to the context of their proposed area of study.Demonstrate their roles and skills in working in teams.Demonstrate problem solving skills.

MED2201; MED2204; MUS2004; MUS2058; MUS2170; MUS2055; MUS2066MED2204; MUS2004; MED2201; MUS2170; MUS2055

MED2201; MED2204; MUS2004; MUS2170; MUS2055

MUS2004; MUS2170; MUS2055; MUS2066

MED2204; MUS2004; MED2201

MED2201; MED2204; MUS2004; MUS2170; MUS2055

MED2201; MED2204; MUS2004; MUS2058; MUS2170; MUS2055MED2204; MUS2004; MUS2170; MUS2055; MUS2066MED2201; MED2204; MUS2004; MUS2058; MUS2170; MUS2055; MUS2066


MED2204; MUS2170; MUS2055; MUS2066

MED2204; MUS2170; MUS2055; MUS2066

MED2204; MUS2170; MUS2055; MUS2066

MED2204; MUS2170; MUS2055; MUS2066

MED2204; MUS2170; MUS2055; MUS2066

MED2204; MUS2170; MUS2055; MUS2066

MED2204; MUS2170; MUS2055; MUS2066

MED2204; MUS2170; MUS2055; MUS2066

MED2204; MUS2170; MUS2055; MUS2066

MED2204; MUS2004; MUS2170; MUS2055; MUS2066MED2204; MUS2170; MUS2055; MUS2066

MED2204; MUS2170; MUS2055; MUS2066

MUS2004; MED2201; MUS2058; MUS2055; MUS2066; TLC2000

MED2204; MED2201; MUS2055; MUS2066MUS2058; MED2204; MUS2170; MUS2055; MUS2066

Mapped to Modules

Mapped to Modules

Mapped to Modules

Intellectual Skills


Demonstrate a high level of independence and autonomy in planning a production strategy that combines a detailed knowledge of the concepts,professional skills and theories associated with the media, music, soundand cultural industries.Research and critically evaluate a project brief and synthesize and present informed conclusions on the issues researched.Critically evaluate the research findings in the contexts of the method of enquiry, existing literature and knowledge and understanding of a particular area.

Employ appropriate methods of analysing and presenting research findings.Critically evaluate and analyse existing literature within the context of a specified research area.Critically evaluate arguments, assumptions and concepts underpinning key issues in media.Apply conceptual, theoretical and methodological approaches to independent work that demonstrate your ability to engage in an in-depth and systematic debate within the discipline.Construct comprehensive an in-depth critical and informed arguments relating to media and cultural products, practices and policies.

Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the patterns, processes, interactions and changes that inform the theoreticaland philosophical debates, ideas and movements within creative media and popular music.Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the historical, social, cultural contexts of production and consumption of creative media and popular music in their historical, present and possible future contexts.

Demonstrate a comprehensive and in-depth knowledge and understanding of the aesthetic, creative, intellectual, generic and artistic forms and functions of creative media and music industry.

Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the interrelationship of creative media and popular music within a global/glocal contextDemonstrate a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of representation forms and how they apply to the analysis of creative media and popular music.Critically analyse and communicate the relationships between product, practice and audience and operationalise production strategies that conform to professional industry practice.Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the socio-cultural contexts of production and consumption of popular media and music.Demonstrate a critical and analytical knowledge and understanding of intellectual property rights within the production context.Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the media infrastructure in the UK and other countries providing potential solutions.Critically analyse the role of technology, creative media and popular culture and its implications for production, circulation and consumption.Critically analyse and communicate the relationships between product, practice and audience.

MUS3058; MUS3161; MUS3001

MUS3058; MUS3161; MUS3160

MUS3001; MUS3058; MED3208; MUS3160

MUS3001; MUS3058; MUS3161; MUS3160

MUS3001; MUS3058; MED3208; MUS3161

MUS3001; MUS3058; MUS3061; MED3208; MUS3160MUS3057; MUS3001; MUS3056; MUS3160

MUS3001; MED3208; MUS3058; MUS3061; MUS3160

MUS3058; MED3208; MUS3061; MUS3001

MUS3001; MUS3164; MUS3061; MUS3058; MUS3160

MUS3001; MUS3058; MUS3164; MUS3061

MUS3001; MUS3061; MUS3161; MUS3160; MUS3058

MUS3001; MUS3161; MUS3061; MUS3058

MUS3001; MUS3058; MUS3164; MUS3161

MED3208; MUS3058; MUS3061; MUS3161

MUS3058; MUS3164; MUS3061; MED3208; MUS3160MUS3001; MUS3058; MUS3061; MED3208

MUS3001; MED3208; MUS3058; MUS3061; MUS3160MUS3001; MUS3058; MED3208; MUS3061; MUS3164; MUS3160

Mapped to Modules

Mapped to Modules

22. PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

Practical Skills

Transferable Skills

Demonstrate high levels of effective team-working skills.Demonstrate advanced skills of planning, problem-solving and teamwork.Develop, execute and complete creative brief.Demonstrate and critically evaluate their project management, problem solving, report writing and presentation skills.Critically communicate the relationships between product, practice and audience and operationalise production strategies that conform to professional industrial practice. Demonstrate an excellent knowledge of industry practice.Demonstrate high levels of time management skills.

Demonstrate professional production, craft skills and development of documentation.Show evidence of a high level of sophistication in the choice and use of technical resources in the execution of your production work.Demonstrate a high level of reflective, artistic, aesthetic and craft skills in the execution of productions in media, music, sound and moving image.

Demonstrate that all work is professionally researched and documented in accordance with professional production practice.Demonstrate evidence of engagement with independent research and present the findings in a detailed and coherent formats.

Through your production work show a high level of critical reflection , evaluation and management in development and the execution of your production output.Apply appropriate research techniques, analysis and strategies to the development of pre-production ideas and production work.

Exercise initiative and personal responsibility in understanding independent research for assessment.

Synthesize and present informed conclusions on an issue researched.

MED3208; MUS3058; MUS3164MUS3001; MUS3058; MUS3164; MUS3061

MUS3061; MUS3164; MUS3058MUS3001; MUS3058; MUS3061; MUS3164

MUS3058; MUS3061; MUS3164

MUS3058; MUS3061; MUS3164MED3208; MUS3001; MUS3058; MUS3164; MUS3061MUS3164; MUS3061; MUS3058

MUS3164; MUS3061; MUS3058

MUS3058; MUS3164; MUS3061

MUS3058; MUS3061; MUS3164

MUS3001; MUS3058; MED3208; MUS3161; MUS3164; MUS3061; MUS3160

MUS3058; MUS3164; MUS3161

MUS3058; MUS3061; MUS3164

MED3208; MUS3001; MUS3058; MUS3164; MUS3161; MUS3061; MUS3160

MUS3001; MUS3058; MED3208; MUS3161; MUS3061; MUS3164; MUS3160

Mapped to Modules

Mapped to Modules

LEVEL 4

LEVEL 5

Module Code

Module Code

Module Title

Module Title

Credits

Credits

Module Type

Module Type

Pathway (if applicable)

Pathway (if applicable)

MED1207MED1208MUS1006MUS1007MUS1011MUS1164

TLC1000TLC1001TLC1002

MED2201MED2204MUS2004MUS2055MUS2058MUS2066MUS2170TLC2000

MEDIA & SOCIETYMOVING IMAGE PRODUCTIONSTUDIO COMPOSITIONMUSIC COMPOSITION AND SOUND DESIGNMUSIC AND SOCIETY IS THIS MUSIC? UNDERSTANDING SOUND IN SOCIETYLANGUAGE 1 FRENCHLANGUAGE 1 SPANISHLANGUAGE 1 MANDARIN

CULTURAL REPRESENTATIONS & THE MEDIAMUSIC VIDEOMUSIC & MEDIADIGITAL COMPOSITIONRESEARCHING MEDIA AND CULTUREPLAYING LIVESOUNDTRACKSLANGUAGE 2

202020202020

202020

2020202020202020

COMPULSORYOPTIONALCOMPULSORYCOMPULSORYCOMPULSORYCOMPULSORY

OPTIONALOPTIONALOPTIONAL

COMPULSORYOPTIONALCOMPULSORYCOMPULSORYCOMPULSORYOPTIONALCOMPULSORYOPTIONAL

23ai. STUDENT 'LEARNING JOURNEY'

LEVEL 6Module Code Module Title Credits Module Type Pathway (if

applicable)MED3208MUS3001MUS3058MUS3061MUS3160

MUS3161

MUS3164

MEDIA FUTURESMUSIC ETHNOGRAPHIESDISSERTATION PROJECTSOCIAL MEDIA CONTEXT AND PRACTICEMUSIC MANAGEMENT, POLICY, SUBSIDY, AND MEDIA LAWEMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIESFOLEY AND ADR STUDIES

2020402020

20

20

COMPULSORYOPTIONALCOMPULSORYOPTIONALOPTIONAL

COMPULSORY

OPTIONAL

24. TEACHING AND LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES

The programme aims to involve students in an integrated learning experience of theory and practice. It provides a programme of study that encourages the student to understand the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to media, music and sound. Our aim is to produce graduates capable of creative thinking and who are able to apply their knowledge to achieve practical outcomes in professional contexts associated with media and creative industries. Teaching strategies are varied and include task-based learning, experiential learning, personal projects and peer assisted learning. Students are encouraged to take an holistic approach to personal development making links across modules to encourage understanding of the links between theory and practice. This requires a delivery that is not only based on lectures and seminars, but also small group and individual tutorials. Throughout the programme there will be: An ongoing commitment to professionalism and industry relevance, facilitated by a continuing dialogue between academics, employers and professional training agencies and accrediting bodies. An integrated approach to teaching, learning and assessment utilising a variety of appropriate strategies, which include,

23aii. Student Learning Journey

25. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

academic writing, practical projects and work related learning. A responsive and supportive tutorial system that recognises the individual and varied needs of students. Graduates from this degree programme will be entering industries that are rapidly changing. To prepare students for work within the creative industries it is essential that students are equipped with broad subject knowledge and expertise. Graduates will need to be flexible, appreciate, assess and negotiate difference, and be able to engage in a constant process of lifelong learning. The department has an established L&T committee that meets regularly and is attended by all members of staff, and is also represented on the Faculty and Institutional L&T committees. Learning and teaching strategies are discussed at L&T meetings and developed in line with current departmental and Faculty practices. Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) The department recognises that the main emphasis of Technology enhanced learning (TEL) is on supporting the delivery of flexible and personalised learning to students, focussing on the technological interface between the learner and their learning environment; flexible in the sense that students can engage with the learning process at times that best suit them when working independently; personalised in the sense that they can adapt the resources and facilities available for the objectives of their own learning. TEL is, at present, mediated via Learning Edge at Edge Hill University.The Media department uses the facilities that Learning Edge provides in an information rich way, whereby we offer a repository of course materials which includes lecture presentations, digital readings, media files, social media links, online video materials and other relevant internet resources. These materials are made available with the aim of directing independent study and amplifying themes covered in teaching activities (lectures, seminar, workshops). In order to provide an assistive and immersive learning environment we use Learning Edge to communicate directly with our students outside of the classroom, with announcements, online seminar discussions, bulletin boards and discussiongroups. These modes of communication give a sense of an ongoing dialogue with and between students and staff, and it is very supportive of independent learning, and indeed of cohort identity. Teaching and learning mechanisms In line with the institutional Teaching and Learning Strategy, a range of learning experiences and teaching methods will be used across modules to ensure that the programme aims and learning outcomes will be achieved. The central philosophy of delivery revolves around students' gradual transformation towards becoming more self-directed, autonomous learners, conscious of professional practice principles and ethics. Besides tutor-focused instruction in lectures, seminars and workshops, there will be opportunities for students to take responsibility for their own learning, particularly in group activities, individual tutorials, self-directed study, and self-evaluation. A gradual development from dependant to independent learning will be achieved. This strategy ensures that students gain experience of successful study in various learning situations, including professional contexts. Instructor-led approaches include: * Lectures providing students with the underpinning theoretical knowledge and understanding about subject-specific issues and academic skills. * Seminars enabling students to apply theoretical knowledge to a context that involves problem-solving through tutor leddiscussion and debate. Students will be actively encouraged to develop skills and knowledge progressively, and seminars will facilitate gradual development of key academic skills, including communication and interpersonal skills. * Workshops providing opportunities for students to conduct practical work in small groups with tutor-input to develop a deeper understanding of subject-specific knowledge. * Tutorials facilitating in-depth exchange and guidance *Work Related Learning This programme incorporates work related tasks and projects. The use of practice modules provides ample opportunities for continuing engagement with the industry and its professional/ethical standards. To achieve these aims we work closely with practitioners across the north west .

Ongoing feedback is an important feature of thethis programme. This demands a continualdialog between staff and students, particularly on practical work, which requires verbal feedback.Thesubmission of draft documents for written feedback will also be used.Other formative assessment strategies are used to promote active participation in the learning process, whichwill help to motivate students at a personal and peer group level.These include: * Group activities enableing students to work in small groups on applied issues, specific problems, or practical tasks with minimal tutor-guidance and to take responsibility for their own learning whilst working as part of a team. * Individual tutorials provide opportunities for students to lead discussions with a personal tutor on specific difficulties and achievements, whilst gaining a sense of their own strengths and weaknesses as learners. * Self-directed study allows students to acquire knowledge and skills independently and autonomously, whilst taking their own responsibility for the quantity and quality of their learning. * Self-evaluation enables students to undertake self-reflection, whilst taking stock of their own strengths and weaknesses as learners, to develop an understanding of their own learning by reflecting on their own learning strategies, and by developing their range of learning skills.

26. SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

b) LEVEL 4 Assessment Code

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Weighting

Weighting

Weighting

Weighting

Weighting

Weighting

Weighting

Weighting

Weighting

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Practical

PortfolioWritten Assessment (incEssay)

PortfolioPractical

PortfolioPractical

Written Assessment (incEssay)Practical


Portfolio

Portfolio

Portfolio

CW1

PR1

CW1CW2

CW1PR1

CW1PR1

CW1

PR1

CW1

PR1

CW1

CW1

CW1

2000 words10 - 20 mins

n/a1500

2000 words15 minutes

2000 words1 presentation

70

30

7030

3070

3070

70

30

70

30

100

100

100

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MED1207

MED1208

MUS1006

MUS1007

MUS1011

MUS1164

TLC1000

TLC1001

TLC1002

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Module Title

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Module Title

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Module Title

Module Title

MEDIA & SOCIETY

MOVING IMAGE PRODUCTION

STUDIO COMPOSITION

MUSIC COMPOSITION AND SOUND DESIGN

MUSIC AND SOCIETY

IS THIS MUSIC? UNDERSTANDING SOUND IN SOCIETY

LANGUAGE 1 FRENCH

LANGUAGE 1 SPANISH

LANGUAGE 1 MANDARIN

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20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

b) LEVEL 5 Assessment Code

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Project Work


PortfolioPractical

Report

Practical

Portfolio

Written Assessment (incEssay)Project Work

Written Assessment (incEssay)Written Assessment (incEssay)

CW1

PR1

CW1

CW2

CW1

PR1

CW1PR1

CW1

PR1

CW1

CW1

CW2

CW1

CW2

3000 words15 mins

1500 - 2000 words1 music video production

1 essay

1 presentation

2500 words1 viva

3000

2000 words1 music score or soundscape

2000 wordsEquivalent 1000 words

70

30

30

70

70

30

3070

80

20

100

30

70

60

40

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MED2201

MED2204

MUS2004

MUS2055

MUS2058

MUS2066

MUS2170

TLC2000

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Module Title

Module Title

CULTURAL REPRESENTATIONS & THE MEDIA

MUSIC VIDEO

MUSIC & MEDIA

DIGITAL COMPOSITION

RESEARCHING MEDIA AND CULTURE

PLAYING LIVE

SOUNDTRACKS

LANGUAGE 2

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

27. NON-MODULAR TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES

c) LEVEL 6 Assessment Type

Assessment Type

Assessment Type

Assessment Type

Assessment Type

Assessment Type

Assessment Type

Assessment Code

Assessment Code

Assessment Code

Assessment Code

Assessment Code

Assessment Code

Assessment Code

Volume

Volume

Volume

Volume

Volume

Volume

Volume

Weighting

Weighting

Weighting

Weighting

Weighting

Weighting

Weighting

Report

Practical

Project Work

Practical

DissertationDissertation

PracticalPractical

Written Assessment (inc Essay)Practical

Written Assessment (inc Essay)Practical

Project WorkWritten Assessment (inc Essay)

CW1

PR1

CW1

PR1

CW1CW2

PR1PR2

CW1

PR1

CW1

PR1

CW1CW2

3000 words1 group debate

3000 wordsIndividual viva

20008000 written, 3000 practical

20001000

3000 words1 presentation

3000 words1 presentions

1 project1 diary

70

30

70

30

2080

7030

70

30

70

30

8020

Module Code

Module Code

Module Code

Module Code

Module Code

Module Code

Module Code

MED3208

MUS3001

MUS3058

MUS3061

MUS3160

MUS3161

MUS3164

Module Title

Module Title

Module Title

Module Title

Module Title

Module Title

Module Title

MEDIA FUTURES

MUSIC ETHNOGRAPHIES

DISSERTATION PROJECT

SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEXT AND PRACTICE

MUSIC MANAGEMENT, POLICY, SUBSIDY, AND MEDIALAW

EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES INTHE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

FOLEY AND ADR STUDIES

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

Credit Value

20

20

40

20

20

20

20

LEVEL 4Category Type Hours Description RationaleScheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activities

External Visits

Tutorial

Tutorial

Lecture

Seminar

Seminar

60

2

6

12

20

15

Study trips

Careers

Personal tutor meetings

Guest speakers

Academic transitions (Week 13)

Firstweek

LEVEL 5

149Total Hours of Non-Modular Teaching & Learning Activities

Category Type Hours Description Rationale

Scheduled learning and teaching activities

Scheduled learning and teaching activities

Scheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activities

Scheduled learning

Seminar

Supervised time in studio/workshop

External Visits


Seminar

Lecture

10

24

60

24

10

12

Employability Week

Screenings

study trips

Screenings

Employability Week

Guest speakers

The creation of an Employability Week across all programmes from 2014-15 will ensure that the important issues of developing student employability and entrepreneurial and are not seen as secondary considerations, and personal tutors will take a role in formulating an Employability plan with their students during these weeks. Examples of recent activities of this kind include the hosting of the Guild of Television Cameramen in Creative Edge in November 2013 and the subsequent partnership offering students the opportunity to take a three-part test that will result in successful candidates receiving a Certificate from the Guild confirming their technical and operational skills.


LEVEL 6

134

134

Total Hours of Non-Modular Teaching & Learning Activities

Total Hours of Non-Modular Teaching & Learning Activities

Category Type Hours Description Rationale

and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activities

Scheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activities

Scheduled learning and teaching activitiesScheduled learning and teaching activities

Tutorial

Tutorial

Seminar

External Visits



Tutorial

Seminar

Lecture

Tutorial

2

6

20

60

24

20

6

10

12

2

Careers



Study visits

Screenings



Employability Week

Guest speakers

Careers


28. INTENDED MARKET

Documents

Approved PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION(UNDERGRADUATE) 1. … · above. International students applying with an IELTS score below the recommended 6.0 may be eligible to apply for a Pre-Sessional