Digital Media I: Critical Theory

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Critical examination of academic ideas, theoretical perspectives and practices related to critical digital media studies

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Critically analyse and engage with examples and case studies relevant to critical digital media studies

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Demonstrate accurate and effective academic research and communication skills through written and visual formats

This module provides some of the core concepts and ideas in the broad context of Digital Media. It introduces contemporary issues and debates within the field and encourages you to develop awareness and recognise potential lines of enquiry. You will engage with critical concepts that will challenge and advance your own thinking. We will explore thinkers, theories, academic readings and approaches.

Indicative areas for exploration can include:

• Critical Media
• Social Media Platforms and Participatory Cultures
• Creative Industries
• Media Arts
• Identity and Intersectionality
• Digital Activism
• Political Communication
• Studies of Science and Technology

Teaching methods will include:

• Lectures
• Interactive workshops
• Tutor-led seminars
• Visiting lecturers

Learning methods, that include independent learning during non-contact time, will include:

• Reflection on verbal or written feedback offered during seminars, tutorials, group activities.
• Group and collaborative projects and tasks.
• Study visits.
• Independent research and investigation
• Peer group learning and peer assessment tasks
• Problem-solving activities
• Class discussion/critiques
• Student presentations

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Draft essay

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback:
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.