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English,Media and cultural studies
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06-07-2010 6:27pm#1Hey! Could anyone tell me about the English media and cultural studies course in IADT? I've been on the website but there doesn't seem to be a huge amount of info. Are the years assessed by examination or continuous assessment? Any Info would be appreciated
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The majority of the modules are split between exams and C.A. usually with a 60/40 split. The 40% is usually then divided between essays, presentations, class contribution and attendance depending on the lecturer.
Some modules, although very few in my time there, were entirely C.A. based, usually requiring you to complete a project/ group presentation/ log books at some point during the semester as well as the usual essay etc.
Hope this helped you and is not too late, I'd highly recommend the course 0 -
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Hey!
I just finished 1st year of the course and I have to say I am finding it fantastic.
Firstly, the lecturers are seriously helpful and welcoming people. They made the transformation into 3rd level a hell of a lot easier!
The course itself in first year was 15 hours last year, from Monday - Thursday as the above poster said. I'm class rep and from attending the meetings we were assured that in 2nd year that we will definitely not be getting Friday's off!
In terms of course content and modules.. this year in semester 1 we studied - Media Studies (which consisted of studying things like marxism, narrative, genre, stereotypes etc.), Introduction to Writing 1 (which involved studying poetry from the likes of Charles Baudelaire and novels), Modern English Studies (novels, 18th century lit e.g. Mary Wortley Montague, Frankenstein, Jane Eyre), Introduction to Cinema & Cultural Studies (studying topics like film noir, celebrity etc. you also get to make a film in the second semester!), Critical Theory (studying theories such as feminism, marxism and applying them to texts e.g. novels, plays) and finally Learning Journal which was basically a module teaching you essentials for the course - basic film analysis, grammer etc.
In the 2nd semester, you study Critical Theory, Intro to Writing 2 (which involves writing a script), Modern English Studies, Introduction to Cinema & Cultural Studies 2, Learning Journal 2, & Visual Culture (studying things like modernism)
It's a fantastic course but there is a lot of coursework involved! You really have to be into reading!
Feel free to PM me if you have any questions
Lisa:D0 -
Crunchy Friends wrote: »Hey!
I just finished 1st year of the course and I have to say I am finding it fantastic.
Firstly, the lecturers are seriously helpful and welcoming people. They made the transformation into 3rd level a hell of a lot easier!
The course itself in first year was 15 hours last year, from Monday - Thursday as the above poster said. I'm class rep and from attending the meetings we were assured that in 2nd year that we will definitely not be getting Friday's off!
In terms of course content and modules.. this year in semester 1 we studied - Media Studies (which consisted of studying things like marxism, narrative, genre, stereotypes etc.), Introduction to Writing 1 (which involved studying poetry from the likes of Charles Baudelaire and novels), Modern English Studies (novels, 18th century lit e.g. Mary Wortley Montague, Frankenstein, Jane Eyre), Introduction to Cinema & Cultural Studies (studying topics like film noir, celebrity etc. you also get to make a film in the second semester!), Critical Theory (studying theories such as feminism, marxism and applying them to texts e.g. novels, plays) and finally Learning Journal which was basically a module teaching you essentials for the course - basic film analysis, grammer etc.
In the 2nd semester, you study Critical Theory, Intro to Writing 2 (which involves writing a script), Modern English Studies, Introduction to Cinema & Cultural Studies 2, Learning Journal 2, & Visual Culture (studying things like modernism)
It's a fantastic course but there is a lot of coursework involved! You really have to be into reading!
Feel free to PM me if you have any questions
Lisa:D
hey do you know what you might try to get into when you're done? do you feel its a degree which is well regarded? im stuck between this and english with film in ucd, i like how this is 4 years, english with film is only 3, but if i wanted to get into journalism say, what do you think would be better off!
are you still enjoying it as much?0 -
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