UCD Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Diane Negra earned her PhD at the University of Texas at Austin, and is a specialist in critical and cultural studies of media. She has published widely on film, television and popular culture and is the author, editor or co-editor of ten books. A former Fulbright Scholar, a recipient of numerous research grants and a former member of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies' Board of Directors, Professor Negra is Co-Editor of the journal Television and New Media. Her interest in taken-for-granted genres extends to her teaching at UCD, where she offers a seminar entitled Chick Flicks: Women and Hollywood Storytelling.
Professor Diane Negra Lecturer
One of the first Hollywood stars to be promoted as Irish, the 1920s ‘flapper’ Colleen Moore, reminds us of the long history of representational traffic between the US and Ireland.
CAO Code DN513
Why is this course for me? Media literacy is a vital 21st century skill and the cultivation of such literacy stands at the centre of this degree path. Students are encouraged to make connections between literary, cinematic and televisual forms, to deepen their knowledge of screen cultures and, in particular, to ask serious questions about how representation, culture and politics interrelate. If you have a passion for English and media, this degree provides a unique opportunity for you to acquire key interpretive skills and hone your ability to make critically reasoned arguments.
What will I study? In Film you will study classical and contemporary film and television, and engage with relevant critical writing, building awareness of media in social, cultural, historical and theoretical contexts.
In English you will take courses on the key periods and traditions of writing in English, from Anglo-Saxon to contemporary times. Modules may include:
First Year Literature in Context 1 & 2¬ Perspectives on Film I & II
Second Year Medieval Literature ¬ Post-War European Cinema ¬ Critical Theory ¬ Horror Cinema ¬ Irish Literature ¬ Hollywood ¬ American Literature ¬ Irish Cinema and Television
Third Year Film Animation ¬ Shakespeare from Stage to Screen¬Contemporary Alternative Cinemas ¬ Gothic & Gothick ¬Modern American Poetry ¬ Melodrama in Film & Theatre ¬Whiteness, Ethnicity & American Film¬History of Television ¬Reading Ulysses
Students attend lectures and tutorials and may undertake independent study.
Assessment is through end-of-semester written examinations and continuous assessment, such as written assignments, presentations and group projects. In third year, students attend small group seminars, which are predominantly assessed via an end-of-semester written assignment.
Career & Graduate Study Opportunities Graduates have pursued careers in every strand of media and media culture, including film festivals and arts curation, archive work, education (schools and universities), media journalism and television and film production. Graduate study opportunities include MA and PhD degree programmes in specialised areas of Media Studies.
International Study Opportunities Opportunities may include:
– Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg, Germany
– Université Sorbonne (Paris IV), France – University of Turin, Italy – University of Verona, Italy – University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
– University of Coimbra, Portugal – University of Barcelona, Spain – The University of British Columbia, Canada
– University of Miami, USA – University of Otago, New Zealand
CAO Points Range 2014 425 — 545 Length of Course 3 Years DN513 Places 40
Entry Requirements English ¬ Irish ¬ A third language ¬ Three other recognised subjects
Leaving Certificate Passes in six subjects including those shown above, of which two must be minimum HC3
A-Level/GCSE See
www.ucd.ie/myucd/alevel
Other EU Applicants See
www.ucd.ie/myucd/eu
Non-EU Applicants See
www.ucd.ie/myucd/noneu
Level 5/6 FETAC Entry Routes None
Level 6/7 Progression Routes None
Mature Entry Route Yes, see page 182
English
with Film BA (Hons) (NFQ Level 8)
Other courses of interest English
English with Drama
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