AMU1304 Television studies: Forms and approaches
Faculty of Arts
AMU1304 Television studies: Forms and approaches is a level 1, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Malaysia
- Assessment
- Exam 40%
- and 2 other tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2021 entry.
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Requisites
Before AMU1304
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After AMU1304
No unit lists AMU1304 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Overview
Television Studies: Forms and Approaches gives students an overview of the discipline of television studies. In the course of the semester students will use close textual analysis and key theoretical approaches to examine a variety of TV shows and popular TV genres, such as the Sitcom, Reality Television and Children's TV. Students will explore the main formal features that these shows possess, the reasons for their popularity and the ways in which they impact upon the broader social world. In addition, the unit looks at recent developments in television, such as the move towards viewing content online. As well as studying traditional television programming, students will engage with other forms of "small screen media", such as music videos and YouTube clips.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Malaysia | On campus |
| October intake teaching period, Malaysia campus | Malaysia | On campus |
Assessment
- Library research project20%
- Research essay40%
- Take home exam40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Critically analyse TV shows by drawing upon skills in textual analysis;
- 2
Identify the main features of particular TV genres;
- 3
Apply theories developed in Television Studies to the analysis of TV shows;
- 4
Evaluate critical debates on television and on particular TV shows;
- 5
Plan and conduct written work on how meaning is created in TV shows.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials12 hours
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Learning resources
Technology resources
For October intake for 2020:
To take this unit students must have access to a Netflix account for the full duration of the semester in order to access viewing materials for selected topics.
Where it fits
AMU1304 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Agata Frymus
- Dr Jonathan Driskell
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Agata Frymus
- Ms Esther Ho
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for AMU1304?
AMU1304 has no prerequisites.
When is AMU1304 offered?
In 2020, AMU1304 runs in Semester 2 at Malaysia.
How much work is AMU1304?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does AMU1304 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 40% of the final mark, alongside 2 other tasks.
Which majors and minors include AMU1304?
AMU1304 is part of Film, television and screen studies.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 1
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts
- Organisational unit
- Malaysia School of Arts and Social Sciences
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 1
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 20202021