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PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION

Final

PART 1: COURSE SUMMARY INFORMATION

Course summary

Final award FdA Broadcast Media

Intermediate award FdCert Broadcast Media

Course status Validated

Awarding body University of Brighton

College Arts and Humanities

School Art, Design and Media

Location of study/ campus Hastings

Partner institution(s)

Name of institution Host department Course status

1.

2.

3.

Admissions

Admissions agency UCAS

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Entry requirements Include any progression opportunities into the course.

UCAS tariff:

160 points, from a minimum of one 12-unit or two 6-unit qualifications. Level

3 Key Skills will count towards the tariff score.

International Baccalaureate:

24 points; specified subjects.

Access to HE Diploma

pass with at least 45 credits at level 3.

GCSE (minimum grade C) or Access Equivalent

at least three subjects including English language and mathematics or a

science.

For non-native speakers of English:

IELTS 6.0 overall, with 6.0 in writing and a minimum of 5.5 in the other

elements.

Students applying through the Compact Plus agrrement will be guaranteed

an offer

Start date (mmm-yy) Normally September

September 2015

Mode of study

Mode of study Duration of study (standard)

Maximum registration period

Full-time 2 Years 6 years

Part-time 4 Years 6 years

Sandwich Select Select

Distance Select Select

Course codes/categories

UCAS code P310

Contacts

Course Leader (or Course Development Leader)

Joanna MacDonnell

Admissions Tutor Joanna MacDonnell

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Examination and Assessment

External Examiner(s)

Name Place of work Date tenure expires

Dr David Hilton

Karen Scott

Plymouth University

Bradford University

2018

2018

Examination Board(s) (AEB/CEB)

MEDIA AEB/CEB HASTINGS

Approval and review

Approval date Review date

Validation May 2006 1 June 2014 2

Programme Specification June 2015 3 June 2016 4

Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Body 1 (if applicable):



1 Date of original validation. 2 Date of most recent periodic review (normally academic year of validation + 5 years). 3 Month and year this version of the programme specification was approved (normally September). 4 Date programme specification will be reviewed (normally approval date + 1 year). If programme specification is applicable to a particular cohort, please state here.

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PART 2: COURSE DETAILS

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Aims

The aims of the course are:

Provide students with a practical and critical introduction to studying Broadcast Media

Provide experience in a range of programme genres and roles within the Broadcast Media sector

Encourage the development of collaborative, independent and reflective attitudes

Develop a range of practical skills for the Broadcast media industry

To facilitate the development of transferable skills and professional awareness

Create the foundations for further study at level 6 and beyond

Learning outcomes

The outcomes of the main award provide information about how the primary aims are demonstrated by students following the course. These are mapped to external reference points where appropriate5.

Knowledge and theory

Typically, holders of this award will be able to demonstrate.

1. Knowledge and understanding of professional working practices and professional roles within the broadcast media sector

2. Knowledge and understanding of the technical, creative

and production aspects of broadcast media including

filming, sound recording, audio and video editing,

production management, script writing, research, editorial

and media ethics.

3. An understanding of the current structure and organisation of the broadcast media sector and broadcast platforms

4. Knowledge and understanding of a range of theoretical

concepts relating to studying broadcast media.

Skills Includes intellectual skills (i.e. generic skills relating to academic study, problem solving, evaluation, research etc.) and professional/ practical skills.

Typically, holders of this award will be able to

5. Demonstrate a range of industry focused skills for the broadcast media sector

6. Undertake planning and production management tasks for the production of fiction and non-fiction audio and audio-visual programmes

7. Operate a range of digital audio and video equipment for the production of audio and visual content

5 Please refer to Course Development and Review Handbook or QAA website for details.

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8. Post produce audio and/or audio-visual content using appropriate software to the level of being able to produce a showreel

9. Plan and produce scripts appropriate for fiction and non-fiction programmes

10. Carry out academic research and write in an appropriate academic style

11. Demonstrate appropriate self-promotion skills appropriate to

employment in industry

12. Demonstrate a range of critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making skills, appropriate for students that have completed a Higher Education degree

13. Make the transition, if the student wishes to and achieves satisfactory grades, to Level 6 of an appropriate Honours award

QAA subject benchmark statement (where applicable)6

Communication, media, film and cultural studies

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Publications/InformationAndGuidance/Documents/CMF08.pdf

PROFESSIONAL, STATUTORY AND REGULATORY BODIES (where applicable)

Where a course is accredited by a PSRB, full details of how the course meets external requirements, and what students are required to undertake, are included.

None

LEARNING AND TEACHING

Learning and teaching methods

This section sets out the primary learning and teaching methods, including total learning hours and any specific requirements in terms of practical/ clinical-based learning. The indicative list of learning and teaching methods includes information on the proportion of the course delivered by each method and details where a particular method relates to a particular element of the course.

The teaching and learning on the course is focused on developing a range of professional and academic skills. Students develop their professional technical skills through a range of workshops which teach editing, camera, sound for both studio and location and also studio practices. Modules for script writing, academic subjects and research are formed of lectures and seminars. All students are required to use their independent study on a range of activities which underpin their studies, this includes reading, watching/listening to specified programmes, shooting, editing, group work, programme planning, production management, researching for programmes, researching for academic work.

6 Please refer to the QAA website for details.



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Learning and Teaching Method % of Student Effort

200 hours per 20 credit module. (1200 hours per

level)

Lectures 200 Hours 8.3%

Independent study 1800 hours 75%

Placement 100 hours 4.1%

Workshops 200 hours 8.3%

Seminars 100 hours 4.1%

ASSESSMENT

Assessment methods

This section sets out the summative assessment methods on the course and includes details on where to find further information on the criteria used in assessing coursework. It also provides an assessment matrix which reflects the variety of modes of assessment, and the volume of assessment in the course.

Level of study

Module (Code & title)

No. of credits

No. of tasks

Type of assessment Programme Learning Outcomes

Level 4 Compulsory Modules

LB414

Broadcast Media: A critical Introduction

20 2 Workbook

Portfolio

LO3, LO4, LO10, LO12

LB421

Post Production Editing and graphics

20 2 A portfolio of work,

including one piece

with animated

graphics (70%)

Online examination

(30%)

LO1, LO2, LO5, LO8,

LB413

Broadcast History, Industry and Contexts

20 2 4 x programme treatments of 3 A4 pages in length, (80%)

A 1000 word essay (20%)

LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO10, LO12

Optional modules

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LB408

Drama Production

20 2 A group production a 3-5 minute short film (70%)

1 x 1000 word critical essays (30%)

LO1, LO2, LO3, LO5, LO6, LO7, LO8, LO9, LO12

LB411

Radio Drama Production

20 2 A group production of a 5-10 minute radio drama (70%)

A weekly reflective journal (30%)


LB442

Documentary Production

20 2 Group based documentary (70%)

1,000 word essay (30%)

LO1, LO2, LO3, LO3, LO5, LO6, LO7, LO8, LO9, LO12

LB443

Radio Features Production

20 3 Written pitch for a radio feature of 150-300 words (15%)

Produced radio feature between 3’30” to 5 minutes (50%)

1,000 word essay (30%)

LO1, LO2, LO3,LO3, LO5, LO6, LO7, LO8, LO9, LO11, LO12

LB445

Multi-Camera Production

20 2 Group studio based production (70%).

1000 word essay (30%)


LB412

Radio Studio Production

20 2 Research, script, prepare, rehearse, and present a 10-minute segment of 'as live' radio (70%)

A 1,000 word evaluative essay (30%)


LB415 20 1 Visual Identity 60%

presentation and peer assessment


Stage of study

Module (Code & title)

No. of credits

No. of tasks

Type of assessment Programme Learning Outcomes

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Level 5 Compulsory

LB501

Analysing Media: Industry, Texts and Audiences

20 1 A 2,500-word essay (100%)

LO4, LO10, LO12

LB591

Industry Placement

20 2 E-portfolio containing 2,000 word reflective journal (70%)

Work placement summary web page on StudentFolio (30%)

LO1, LO3, LO5, LO11

LB590

Final Project

20 2 Students will choose one of the following assessments:

o In a group plan and produce a 10-minute television play

o In a group plan and produce a 10 minute documentary/factual programme

o Individually plan and produce a 15 minute radio feature

o Individually plan and produce a 10 minute radio drama

o Individually plan and produce a post-production based 3 – 5 minute music video or promo

(70%).

A 2000 word reflective evaluation of the production process (30%).

LO1, LO2, LO5, LO6, LO7, LO8, LO9, LO10, LO11, LO12

LB521

Postproduction Editing and Grading.

20 2 A portfolio of edited

work, which has

been graded

including one piece

of work with a

LO1, LO2, LO5, LO8,

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signature look

(70%)

A 2000 word case

study (30%)

Optional modules

LB523

Scriptwriting

20 2 A fictional film script of ten-pages (70%).

A 1,500-word script report (30%).


LB529

Research and Editorial

20 1 Research Portfolio (5 x 200 word briefs

2 x 1000 word essays) (100%).


LB528 Producing Outside Broadcast and Studio Programmes

20 2 Group production of a 20-30 minute multicamera production (70%).

Individual online written exam (30%).

LO1, LO2, LO5, LO6, LO7, LO8 LO9, LO12

LB514 20 1 & 2 Portfolio (70%)

2,000 word critical evaluation (30%)

LO1, LO2, LO5, LO7, LO8 LO12

LB527

Live Radio Production

20 2 Group production

30-minute live

magazine

programme (70%);

2000 word

reflective essay

(30%)

LO1, LO2, LO5, LO6, LO7, LO8, LO9, LO12

Total Level 5

120

SUPPORT AND INFORMATION

Institutional/ University

All students benefit from:

University induction week

Student Handbook: the University and you

Course Handbook

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Extensive library facilities

Computer pool rooms (indicate number of workstations by site)

E-mail address

Welfare service

Personal tutor for advice and guidance

Course-specific Additional support, specifically where courses have non-traditional patterns of delivery (e.g. distance learning and work-based learning) include:

In addition, students on this course benefit from:

Please refer to information held in studentcentral.

Students who achieve 50% as an overall mark on the FdA may progress to the BA(Hons) Top Up in Broadcast Media.

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PART 3: COURSE SPECIFIC REGULATIONS

COURSE STRUCTURE

This section includes an outline of the structure of the programme, including stages of study and progression points. Course Leaders may choose to include a structure diagram here.

LEVEL 4

SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2

LB413 Broadcast History Industry and Contexts (20 Credits)

LB408 Drama Production (option) (20 credits)

LB411 Radio Drama Production (option)(20 credits

LB421 Editing and Post Production (20 credits)

LB414 Broadcast Media: A Critical Introduction (20 credits)

LB445 Multi-camera Studio Production (option) (20 credits)

LB412 radio Studio Production (Option) (20 credits)

LB415 Digital Media Foundations (Option) (20 credits)

LB442 Documentary Production (option) (20 credits) LB443 Radio Features Production (option) (20 credits)

LEVEL 5

SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2

LB501 Analysing Media: Industries, Texts and Audiences (20 credits)

LB591 Industry Placement (20 credits)

LB521 Post Production and Grading (20 credits)

LB528 Producing Outside Broadcast and Studio Programmes (option) (20 credits) LB527 Live Radio (option) (20 credits)

LB529 Research and Editorial (option) (20 credits)

LB523 Scriptwriting (option) (20 credits)

LB590 Final Project (20 credits)

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LB514 Grading and Visual Effects (option) (20 credits) (semester 1 and 2)

The structure of the course allows the students to develop a portfolio of skills which are relevant to a future career in the media industry. There are core modules which run in the course which all students take; LB414 develops the essential academic skills of reading, writing and referencing in an academic voice which allows the student the opportunity of continuing their studies beyond the FdA to Level 6 Honours degree level and beyond. LB421 develops the editing and post production skills which underpin all the practice based modules, the ability to edit and ‘finish’ their own work is a key skill required of the industry. LB413 allows the students to investigate the area in which they wish to work and to understand the face paced developments experienced in the media industry, this module provides a link between academic study and the practice modules. The optional modules, which can be moved into either semester depending on resources, allow the students to focus on one particular area of interest (either radio, television or post production) or to develop a portfolio which covers subjects from across the three areas. Each of the options offers the same genre of programming (factual/documentary, drama and magazine/studio) but delivered through either through radio or Television as the broadcast platform or students choose to focus an additional 20 credits of their learning at level 4 in post-production and therefore don’t take the radio/TV studio options at level 4. The learning outcomes from these modules allow students to develop similar sensibilities and the ability to understand and structure programmes or respond to a brief, undertake appropriate subject based research and develop technical skills relevant to the broadcast medium.

Level 5 allows students to further develop their academic skills through LB501 in readiness for Level 6 study if they wish to progress to the Top Up. The level 5 post production module LB521 is a progression from the level 4 post production module and allows student to develop skills which will allow them to produce high quality work and also to consider careers in post production. The elective module in semester 1 allows students to develop further skills and knowledge in a particular area of production – either Factual Production (Research and Editorial LB529) or in fiction through writing a drama suitable for radio or television (LB523 Scriptwriting) as students have a clear interest in either factual/factual entertainment or drama by the point they research level 5 having experienced both to a degree at level 4. The Level 5 option between Outside Broadcast and Live Radio develops the skills of producing a live programme to a predetermined time frame and understanding linear live broadcasting. An additional option in Grading and Visual Effects LB514 for students who have taken LB415 digital media foundations at level 4 is available as a yearlong module to allow students to focus further on post production techniques this sits against the scriptwriting LB523 and research and editorial LB529 module options.

The industry placement module is a core module and allows the students the opportunity to find a placement in their chosen area, this could be in a media company, working for a facilities provider or working for a small SME and experiencing life as a small scale freelance media professional.

Throughout the course the practice based modules focus on work based learning through simulated assignment briefs which emulate the ethos of the media industry. S

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The QAA benchmark for Communication, media, film and cultural studies

(http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Publications/InformationAndGuidance/Documents/CMF08.pdf) has been used to underpin the development of the course during the periodic review and to develop the modules and structure of the course.

Modules

Status:

M = Mandatory (modules which must be taken and passed to be eligible for the award)

C = Compulsory (modules which must be taken to be eligible for the award)

O = Optional (optional modules)

A = Additional (modules which must be taken to be eligible for an award accredited by a professional, statutory or regulatory body, including any non-credit bearing modules)

Level7

Module code

Status Module title Credit

4 LB413 C Broadcast History Industry and Contexts

20

4 LB421 C Editing and Post Production

20

4 LB414 C Broadcast Media: A Critical Introduction 20

4 LB445 O Multi-camera Studio Production 20

4 LB412 O Radio Studio Production 20

4 LB408 O Drama Production 20

4 LB411 O Radio Drama Production 20

4 LB442 O Documentary Production 20

4 LB443 O Radio Features Production 20

4 LB415 O Digital Media Foundations 20

5 LB501 C Analysing Media: Industries, Texts and Audiences 20

5 LB521 C Post Production and Grading 20

5 LB591 C Industry Placement (20 credits 20

5 LB590 M Final Project (20 credits) 20

5 LB528 O Producing Outside Broadcast and Studio Programmes

20

5 LB529 O Research and Editorial 20

5 LB527 O Live Radio 20

5 LB523 O Scriptwriting 20

5 LB514 O Grading and Visual Effects 20

7 All modules have learning outcomes commensurate with the FHEQ levels 0, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. List the level which corresponds with the learning outcomes of each module.


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AWARD AND CLASSIFICATION

Award type

Award*

Title Level Eligibility for award Classification of award

Total credits8 Minimum credits9 Ratio of marks10: Class of award

Final FdA Broadcast Media 5 240 90 Level 5 marks Foundation degree

Intermediate FdCert Broadcast Media 4 120 90 Level 4 marks Foundation CertficateSelect

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*Foundation degrees only

Progression routes from award:

Award classifications Mark/ band % Foundation degree Honours degree Postgraduate11 degree (excludes PGCE and BM BS)

70% - 100% Distinction First (1) Distinction

60% - 69.99% Merit Upper second (2:1) Merit

50% - 59.99% Pass

Lower second (2:2) Pass

40% - 49.99% Third (3)

8 Total number of credits required to be eligible for the award. 9 Minimum number of credits required, at level of award, to be eligible for the award. 10 Algorithm used to determine the classification of the final award (all marks are credit-weighted). For a Masters degree, the mark for the final element (e.g, dissertation) must be in the corresponding class of award. 11 Refers to taught provision: PG Cert, PG Dip, Masters.

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EXAMINATION AND ASSESSMENT REGULATIONS

Please refer to the Course Approval and Review Handbook when completing this section.

The examination and assessment regulations for the course should be in accordance with the University’s General Examination and Assessment Regulations for Taught Courses (available from staffcentral or studentcentral).

Specific regulations which materially affect assessment, progression and award on the course e.g. Where referrals or repeat of modules are not permitted in line with the University’s General Examination and Assessment Regulations for Taught Courses.

Specific regulations which materially affect assessment, progression and award on the course

e.g. Where referrals or repeat of modules are not permitted in line with the University’s General Examination and Assessment Regulations for Taught Courses.

Exceptions required by PSRB These require the approval of the Chair of the Academic Board