愛(ài)爾蘭國(guó)立高威大學(xué)

Course Overview

With platform convergence, and a dissolving of the walls between information and entertainment media, Media Studies is an increasingly popular programme internationally as well as domestically. The Discipline of English has a tradition of giving critical attention to cultural creation in broad, inclusive contexts. This programme builds on that experience, and on ongoing student demand, to provide a programme, grounded in the humanities, that prepares students for engagement with our multi-platform media environment.

The primary focus of the programme is the theoretical study of media in critical and historical perspective. A core aim of this programme is to equip students with transferable communications and critical thinking skills that will equip them for future success in the labour market.

Students will have opportunities to explore both Media Studies and traditional English literature offerings. Based on current Teaching Council requirements, students in this denominated BA programme would meet the requirements to teach English at post-primary level.

Students will also develop research skills that afford them an appropriate grounding for further educational opportunities nationally or internationally. Several MA programmes provide pathways for graduates of this Denominated BA to proceed into further education at postgraduate levels at NUI Galway.

Course Outline

YEAR ONE

• Introduction to Fiction
• Introduction to Poetry
• Introduction to Drama and Theatre
• Critical Perspectives on Literature
• Literature in the Social World
• Cultural Foundations (Media Studies)
• Media Ethics
• Digital Literacies: Theory and Practice

YEAR TWO

• Courses are a combination of lectures and seminars
• Medieval Literature
• Media, Culture, and Society
• 18th Century Studies
• Worlds in Revolt: Romanticisms
• 19th Century British Literature
• Modern Irish Literature
• Representation, Identity, Media

YEAR THREE

• Practical focus, and a choice of modules, including on-campus project work, work observation/ placement and/or study abroad.

YEAR FOUR

• The History of the Book
• The Revolution will not be Televised
• Genre Studies
• Modernism/Postmodernism
• Contemporary Literature
• Masculinity and Crisis

Career Opportunities

The valuable oral and written communication skills, advanced research skills, and critical thinking skills that the BA in English and Media Studies develops are highly transferrable and sought after by employers in sectors including the education, culture, media, and knowledge industries. Graduates might progress to an exciting variety of careers in teaching, writing, editing, research, publishing, broadcasting, public relations, human resources, sales, or marketing. Alternatively, they would be well-poised to pursue further academic study in English or cognate disciplines at postgraduate level.

Work Placement

The third year of the programme is dedicated to study abroad, work placement, and other opportunities to apply and develop skills outside the traditional classroom setting.