ECTS course syllabi
Institute of English Studies
Module 17a
ECTS code
Specialization 3
Hours
60/30
ECTS points
6
1.2.5-D1-M17a/ 1.2.5-W1-M17a
Final requirement
Credit/grade
Year
II
Semester
3.
Form
Elective
Language Prerequisites
English
none
Provider
University of Opole / Faculty of Philology / Institute of English Studies
Studies
Subject
English Philology
Degree
BA
Organization
Full time
Part time
Profile
Academic
Major/Specialty
English and Cultural Studies
Courses in the module
Course name
ECTS code Form
Hours
ECTS points
Instructor
Media Studies
1.2.5-D1class
30
3
dr Katarzyna Molek-Kozakowska
KMZ
1.2.5-W115
KMZ
Film Studies
1.2.5-D1class
30
3
dr Stankomir Nicieja
KFZ
1.2.5-W115
KFZ
Forms of evaluation of effects (see below for types of effects)
Participation in in-class discussions about the topics listed in the syllabus and on the reading list, analysis and interpretation
of media/film materials (3,4)
Test (1,2)
Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity
ECTS points in relation to student’s duties
In-class activities:
Multimedia presentations or lectures
Practice: media/film/text analysis and discussion
Written or oral reports on assigned reading
1 ECTS: 30h
1 ECTS: 15h
Studies)
1 ECTS: 30h
1 ECTS: 30h
1 ECTS: 15h
Studies
1 ECTS: 30h
– in-class activities (Media Studies),
consultations,15 h – learning for the test in Media
– assigned reading in Media Studies (A2)
– in-class activities (Film Studies),
consultations,15 h – learning for the test in Film
– assigned reading in Film Studies (A2)
Course description
Courses in this module are devoted to specific issues and detailed research in Media Studies and Film Studies in the context of
previous courses on theory and methodology of Cultural Studies and Communication Studies.
Course objectives
Courses in this module are aimed at systematizing and detailing students knowledge of the theoretical framework, and
methodological preferences and analytic preoccupations of Media and Film Studies. The courses are intended as an
elaboration and diversification of students’ analytic skills and specific competencies. They are to develop individual interests
and independent studies of selected areas of mediation and visual culture.
Course content
1. Media culture and journalism
2. Researching media production
3. Researching media reception
4. Researching media texts
5. Media effects
6. Media discourses, multimodality, manipulation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Theory and categories of Film Studies
Technology and economics of film production
Literary and aestetic standards in film production
Trends in European and American film industry
Film genres
Film narration
Reading list
A. obligatory reading (to get a credit):
A.1. used in class
Stokes, Jane. 2003. How to Do Cultural and Media Studies. London/Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.
Bell, Allan and Peter Garrett, eds. 1998. Approaches to media discourse. Oxford: Blackwell.
Bordwell, David and Kristin Thompson. 2008. Film Art: An Introduction. 8th edition. New York: McGraw Hill.
Monaco, James. 2000. How to Read a Film: Movies, Media, Multimedia. Oxford: OUP.
A.2. used for self-study
Pratkanis, Anthony and Elliot Aronson. 2003. The Age of Propaganda. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN.
Miller, Toby and Robert Stam. 2004. A Companion to Film Theory. Oxford: Blackwell.
Pramaggiore, Maria and Tom Wallis. 2008. Film: A Critical Introduction. Boston: Pearson.
Boggs, Joseph M. and Dennis W. Petrie. 2008. The Art of Watching Films. 7th edition. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Effects
B. supplementary reading
Goban-Klas, Tomasz. 2006. Media i komunikowanie masowe: Teorie i analizy prasy, radia, telewizji i Internetu. Warszawa:
Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN.
Dobek-Ostrowska, Bogusława, ed. 2001. Nauka o komunikowaniu: Podstawowe orientacje teoretyczne. Wrocław:
Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego.
Dobek-Ostrowska, Bogusława. 2007. Komunikowanie polityczne i publiczne. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN.
Storey, John. 2001[1994]. Cultural theory and popular culture: An introduction. 3rd ed. Harlow: Prentice Hall.
Ben-Shaul, Nitzan. 2007. Film: Key Concepts. Oxford: Berg.
Knowledge
Students:
1.know how to use specific concepts and terminology of cultural, media and film theory and know the current
state of research in the respective disciplines (K_W05)
2. know of specific media and film institutions in the Anglo-American and European context, their
technological advancements, economic bases and cultural significance (K_W18)
Skills
3.Students can discriminate among various cultural forms and practices, describe them exhaustively and
analyse them critically. They can use a variety of methods for researching cultural texts, including examining
meanings, influences and roles of the studied texts in terms of cultural tradition and heritage (K_U06)
Social competences
4. Students take part in various forms of visual culture and use various media (K_K14)
Contact
dr K. Molek-Kozakowska molekk@uni.opole.pl
dr S. Nicieja stann@uni.opole.pl