Programme Specification Title: Media, Film and TV Production Final Award: Master of Arts (MA) With Exit Awards at: Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) Master of Arts (MA) Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert) To be delivered from: Level Date Masters or Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) Masters or Master of Arts (MA) Masters or Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert) Page 1/20
Table Of Contents 1. Introduction... 3 2. Basic Programme Data... 4 3. Programme Description... 5 3.1 Overview... 5 3.2 Aims and Objectives... 5 3.3 Variations to Standard Regulations and Guidance... 6 4. Programme Outcomes... 7 4.1 Knowledge and Understanding... 7 4.2 Subject Specific Intellectual Skills... 7 4.3 Subject Specific Practical Skills... 7 4.4 Transferable Skills and Attributes... 8 5. Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategies... 9 5.1. Learning and Teaching Strategy... 9 5.2. Assessment Strategy... 9 6. Programme Structure... 11 Appendix I - Curriculum Map... 12 Appendix II - Assessment Map... 14 Appendix III - Benchmark Analysis... 17 Appendix IV - Benchmark Statements(s)... 19 Page 2/20
1. Introduction This document describes one of the University of Lincoln's programmes using the protocols required by the UK National Qualifications Framework as defined in the publication QAA guidelines for preparing programme specifications. This programme operates under the policy and regulatory frameworks of the University of Lincoln. Page 3/20
2. Basic Programme Data Final Award: Programme Title: Exit Awards and Titles Master of Arts (MA) Media, Film and TV Production Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) Master of Arts (MA) Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert) Subject(s) Media Production Mode(s) of delivery Full Time Part Time Is there a Placement or Exchange? UCAS code Awarding Body Campus(es) School(s) Programme Leader Relevant Subject Benchmark Statements Professional, Statutory or Regulatory Body Accreditation No University of Lincoln Lincoln Campus Programme Start Date Lincoln School of Film & Media Ronald Fowler (RFowler) Page 4/20
3. Programme Description 3.1 Overview The MA Media, Film and Television Production provides a comprehensive practical and theoretical understanding of media, film and television production by offering access to a range of platforms that include, single or multi camera production, radio, screenwriting and digital post production,. Production work in these platforms enables a choice of genres which include documentary, fiction and experimental forms. The course engages students in understanding of media ecologies; political-regulatory contexts shaping media, media industry applications; and the arts and crafts of film and television. It provides context in which students can develop advanced creative, conceptual, critical, technical, organisational and research skills appropriate to employment in the media industries and other domains necessitating transferable skills. The School of Media has particular strengths and interests, professional, scholarly, academic, in radio, film and television fiction/factual production; screenwriting; and wider media production; radio and television studies; film and cultural theory; sociology of the media; media policy; media ethics; photography and new media theory. The programme will be taught by a core group of Media Production subject staff. 3.2 Aims and Objectives The objectives of the programme are summarised as: Provide a comprehensive practical and theoretical understanding of media, film and television production offering access to a range of media platforms that include, single or multi camera production, sound, screenwriting and digital post-production, Enabling further in-depth study and practice of media, film and television production by students from an existing and substantive pool of graduates of Lincoln based BA Hons. Programmes in media, film and television and media related courses. Enabling further in-depth study and practice of media film and television production by students from an existing and substantive pool of graduates from other UK, EU and international universities. Enabling access to higher education and media film and television skills development for those with existing media or media-related experience and/or employment OR desire for retraining, in order to meet the high employability potential in employer demand. Providing opportunity for Lincoln University staff to gain higher qualifications and media film and television experience that enables the application of media skills to the wider teaching and learning environment of the university. Building upon steady increases in recruitment to consolidate the growth of the College and School portfolio of postgraduate courses within relevant business and strategic plans. Engaging MA students in professional practice and research opportunity in media-related contexts. Providing coherence with other postgraduate programmes and undergraduate programmes delivered by the College. Providing continued opportunity for further recruitment of international students. Supporting the university commitment to facilitate the local and regional growth of media film and television and creative industry enterprise/business incubation by providing MA graduates with a high level of media production capacity and industry awareness. Continuing to link the university, the course and its students to regional and national media organisations, employers and opportunities ( eg. BBC, MACE, Creative England, Arts Council of England, RTS Awards) through ongoing contact. Supporting the University s Student as Producer model for curriculum development which integrates teaching with research, fostering student involvement in the design and delivery of Page 5/20
programmes. Students will be encouraged to engage with a research ethos which entails collaboration with other students and with tutors in order, ultimately, and beyond the academy, to be able to recognize themselves in a social world of their own design. 3.3 Variations to Standard Regulations and Guidance None Page 6/20
4. Programme Outcomes Programme-level learning outcomes are identified below. Refer to Appendix I Curriculum Map for details of how outcomes are deployed across the programme. 4.1 Knowledge and Understanding On successful completion of this programme a student will have knowledge and understanding of: 1 the cultural practices and roles of cultural and media industry institutions in 21st century society 2 the ecological interrelationships that generate technological and social change 3 The ethical context relating to media, film and television production 4 Media law and regulation as it applies to media, film and television production 5 the application of professional and media industry practices as they apply to media, film and television production, distribution and exhibition. 6 the ways in which forms of media and cultural consumption are embedded in everyday life, and serve as ways of transforming subjectivity. 4.2 Subject Specific Intellectual Skills On successful completion of this programme a student will be able to: 7 critically analyse and evaluate production methods and media products of their own and others making. 8 Synthesise and analyse a wide range of theoretical perspectives relating to media, film and television 9 conduct advanced and wide-ranging forms of research for essays, presentations and creative practice, involving sustained independent enquiry 10 formulate research questions for written and practice work and employ appropriate methods and resources for exploring those questions 4.3 Subject Specific Practical Skills On successful completion of this programme a student will be able to: 11 Develop, to a professional standard, effective fund-raising strategies and materials for the production of a media, film or television programmes 12 Undertake, professional-standard research for media, film or television productions 13 Develop, to a professional standard, effective marketing and distribution plans for a media, film or television product 14 Develop, to a professional standard, pre-production plans and materials for undertaking media production in a chosen specialism Page 7/20
15 Undertake, to a professional standard, production of media, film or television products demonstrating self-direction and originality in problem solving 16 critically reflect upon how their own work links to ethical, legal and regulatory issues of mediation, with reference to appropriate conceptual and/or professional issues and debates. 4.4 Transferable Skills and Attributes On successful completion of this programme a student will be able to: 17 Identify personal strengths and weaknesses and appreciate the importance of continued reflection on experience, development and education 18 Develop a critical stance towards opinion and evidence 19 Develop computer and professional writing skills 20 Develop commercial skills 21 Develop personal communication skills 22 Work, learn and pursue objectives independently in a way, which is both self-motivated and responsive to appropriate supervision 23 Exercise initiative in managing projects effectively, taking on responsibilities and anticipating problems and difficulties. For details of each module contributing to the programme, please consult the module specification document. Page 8/20
5. Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategies 5.1. Learning and Teaching Strategy Teaching and learning strategies adopted within the MA Media, Film and Television Production derive from the University s plan as it applies to the education of creative media professionals while at the same time ensuring the development of a wide range of transferable skills. Teaching and learning is undertaken through lectures, seminars, workshops, masterclasses from visiting media professionals, screenings, group and personal tutorials, presentations, independent and collaborative research activity and group and individual production projects. Students are expected to examine critically (on their own initiative and under supervision) a range of media programmes and products as well as a wide range of texts, magazines, academic journals and websites. They will also be expected to demonstrate a rising level of skills acquisition in a graded series of practice projects the production of which also provides opportunities to present and discuss their own work in seminars. All modules will require a significant element of independent working in a range of activity relating to research, production and execution of module assignments which are assessed in a variety of forms. Within the ethos of the student as producer initiative, whilst some early practical projects are concerned with the interpretation of set themes, later & final practical projects derive from students establishing their own specific objectives for projects through written proposals setting out the parameters of its intended achievements. Once agreed with tutors, assessment takes place against the agreed objectives of the production. 5.2. Assessment Strategy A range of assessment strategies are used: project work, essays, case studies, presentations, pitches, portfolios and a final major production project (together with a production diary, funding and marketing plan, production file, critique and all other materials relevant to the creation of the work). Production project work will engage students in the process of forming individually developed proposals which engage with the students own creativity and skills, and in the context of individual authorship. Some project work may involve students working in small core teams (as, for example, in the case of students undertaking the single camera production) where specific authorship of different media elements is made clear at the outset of the proposal. Other project work will involve students working individually (as, for example, in the case of students undertaking the screenwriting, animated media). There will be, however, discretion to allow students in the latter specialisms to work in pairs, depending on the depth, complexity and nature of the project. Essays, case studies, presentations, pitches and portfolios will be undertaken individually. During the preparation and planning of project work, students will be given opportunities for formative assessment through discussions about progress and be able to make modifications as the project work develops. On completion, the project will be assessed summatively. In undertaking essays, case studies and presentations, students will be given opportunities, in group and individual tutorial sessions, to discuss progress before submitting work for summative assessment. It is envisaged that developmental work for the final project at masters stage will be developed during the Final Pitch component of the Media, Film and Television Production 2 and Final Programme Pitch Module. This module allows students to gain feedback through formative assessment opportunities in group and individual tutorials before being assessed summatively to confirm the final media, film and television project plan. Student as Producer principles operate at a number of levels across both theory and practice. This includes projects in which assessment takes place against the objectives established by the student and created by them in written proposal form at the outset of the practical and some theory assignments, in particular the case study and presentation for the Media Industries module. Page 9/20
At the commencement of the course an induction booklet is provided which outlines overall university procedures and regulations relating to a range of assessment issues. Individual module guides are also issued at the outset of the course which provide detailed outlines of the sylabus, organisation and assessment procedures. Individual module guides will outline learning outcomes as well as the assessment tasks, criteria and deadlines deployed by the module. This includes outlines of masters level criteria and expectations. Essays and portfolios will be assessed by tutors individually and then double marked according to the procedures outlined in the University assessment regulations. Presentations will be assessed live by two or more staff and recorded for the external examiners review; Project work will be set and double marked by teams of staff who will establish and agree criteria and comparability across a range of projects and specialisms. Assessment feedback is provided in a range of forms. Formative feedback is provided verbally during formatively assessed presentations as well as individual tutorial sessions. Feedback for summative assessment is provided in writing, either through the electronic Blackboard system, e mail or hard copy and reinforced through tutorials. Page 10/20
6. Programme Structure The total number of credit points required for the achievement of Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) is 60. The total number of credit points required for the achievement of Master of Arts (MA) is 120. The total number of credit points required for the achievement of Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert) is 180. Masters Title Credit Rating Core / Optional Media Industries 15 Optional Media, Film and Television Production 2 & Final Project Pitch 30 Core Media Ethics, Law and Regulation 15 Core Media Ecologies 1 15 Core Media, Film and Television Production 1 30 Core The Art and Craft of Film and Television 15 Core Human and Inhuman in the 21st Century 15 Optional Film and Television in the 21st Century 15 Optional Final Project (MA Media, Film and Television Production) 60 Core Page 11/20
Appendix I - Curriculum Map This table indicates which modules assume responsibility for delivering and ordering particular programme learning outcomes. Key: Delivered and Assessed Delivered Assessed Masters Film and Television in the 21st Century Final Project (MA Media, Film and Television Production) Human and Inhuman in the 21st Century Media Ecologies 1 Media Ethics, Law and Regulation Media Industries Media, Film and Television Production 1 Media, Film and Television Production 2 & Final Project Pitch The Art and Craft of Film and Television PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12 Film and Television in the 21st Century Final Project (MA Media, Film and Television Production) Human and Inhuman in the 21st Century Media Ecologies 1 Media Ethics, Law and Regulation PO13 PO14 PO15 PO16 PO17 PO18 PO19 PO20 PO21 PO22 PO23 Page 12/20
Media Industries Media, Film and Television Production 1 Media, Film and Television Production 2 & Final Project Pitch The Art and Craft of Film and Television Page 13/20
Appendix II - Assessment Map This table indicates the spread of assessment activity across the programme. Percentages indicate assessment weighting. Masters Film and Television in the 21st Century Final Project (MA Media, Film and Television Production) Human and Inhuman in the 21st Century Media Ecologies 1 Media Ethics, Law and Regulation Media Industries Media, Film and Television Production 1 Media, Film and Television Production 2 & Final Project Pitch The Art and Craft of Film and Television 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 100 100 25 50 50 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Film and Television in the 21st Century Final Project (MA Media, Film and Television Production) Human and Inhuman in the 21st Century Media Ecologies 1 100 Media Ethics, Law and Regulation 50 Page 14/20
Media Industries 50 Media, Film and Television Production 1 75 Media, Film and Television Production 2 & 90 10 Final Project Pitch The Art and Craft of Film and Television 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Film and Television in the 21st Century Final Project (MA Media, Film and Television Production) Human and Inhuman in the 21st Century Media Ecologies 1 Media Ethics, Law and Regulation 50 Media Industries 50 Media, Film and Television Production 1 Media, Film and Television Production 2 & Final Project Pitch The Art and Craft of Film and Television Film and Television in the 21st Century Final Project (MA Media, Film and Television Production) Human and Inhuman in the 21st Century Media Ecologies 1 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 100 Page 15/20
Media Ethics, Law and Regulation Media Industries Media, Film and Television Production 1 Media, Film and Television Production 2 & Final Project Pitch The Art and Craft of Film and Television Film and Television in the 21st Century Final Project (MA Media, Film and Television Production) Human and Inhuman in the 21st Century Media Ecologies 1 Media Ethics, Law and Regulation Media Industries Media, Film and Television Production 1 Media, Film and Television Production 2 & Final Project Pitch The Art and Craft of Film and Television 49 50 51 52 EP 1 (Wk 16) EP 2 (Wks 33, 34, 35) Page 16/20
Appendix III - Benchmark Analysis This table maps programme learning outcomes to relevant QAA subject benchmark statements or PSRB guidelines. Knowledge and Understanding PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 N/A Subject Specific Intellectual Skills PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 N/A Subject Specific Practical Skills PO11 PO12 PO13 PO14 PO15 N/A Page 17/20
PO16 Transferable Skills and Attributes PO17 PO18 PO19 PO20 PO21 PO22 PO23 N/A Page 18/20
Appendix IV: Benchmark Benchmark Statement(s) Page 19/20
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