2025/6, Trimester 2, In Person,
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| Occurrence: | 001 |
| Primary mode of delivery: | In Person |
| Location of delivery: | MERCHISTON |
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| Member of staff responsible for delivering module: | Allan Boughey |
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| Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH)) |
| Mode of activity | Learning & Teaching Activity | NESH (Study Hours) | NESH Description |
| Face To Face | Lecture | 12 | Weekly lectures will introduce and explore key concepts, practices and debates within arts and culture journalism. You will engage critically with the relationship between journalism and the arts, examining how cultural value is constructed, communicated and contested through media coverage. Lectures will combine discussion of contemporary examples with historical and theoretical perspectives to help you develop an informed and reflective understanding of this specialist field. |
| Face To Face | Practical classes and workshops | 12 | Workshops provide opportunities to apply and experiment with journalistic techniques in a practical setting. You will compare and evaluate different reviewing and writing styles, develop your own voice as an arts journalist, and produce original journalistic content based on live events and cultural experiences. Feedback and peer discussion will help you refine your analytical and creative skills while working to professional standards. |
| Face To Face | External visits | 8 | Class field trips to live arts and culture events will be arranged. |
| Online | Guided independent study | 168 | You will work independently to illustrate your ability in media coverage of arts and cultural events and issues. You are encouraged to attend events in your own time. |
| Total Study Hours | 200 | |
| Expected Total Study Hours for Module | 200 | |
| Assessment |
| Type of Assessment | Weighting % | LOs covered | Week due | Length in Hours/Words | Description |
| Portfolio | 75 | 1~2~3~5 | Week 12 | , WORDS= 1800 words | You will produce a portfolio of arts journalism comprising a minimum of one preview and two reviews based on events or releases of your choice. Two of these pieces should be written in a format suitable for print or online publication, while one should be created as a multimedia piece designed for native, on-platform delivery on social media. Your portfolio should demonstrate your ability to research, write and present arts journalism to professional standards, showing awareness of audience, medium and style. |
| Oral Presentation | 25 | 1~2~3~4 | Week 13 | HOURS= 5 mins | You will deliver a five-minute in-class presentation reflecting on the development of your portfolio and associated outputs. This presentation will demonstrate your learning across the module by linking theory to practice, discussing how you responded to feedback, and evaluating your creative and editorial decisions in relation to audience, platform, demographics and professional journalistic standards. An alternative you can choose the option of a pre-recorded presentation as part of the brief. |
| Component 1 subtotal: | 100 | | |
| Component 2 subtotal: | 0 | | | | |
| Module subtotal: | 100 | | | | |