Environment and Media Studies BSc(Hons) 2014
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Why study Environment and Media Studies BA(Hons) at the University of Brighton?
Dr Jenny Elliott
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Successful
Enjoyable
Supported learning
Intellectually challenging
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Excellence in teaching and support
Lectures
Seminars
Screenings
Lab and studio work
Group discussions
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• Student Support and Guidance Tutor personal and study support
• Course Leader general issues/management of deadlines
• Personal Tutor pastoral care
• Module Leader academic issues
• StudentCentral virtual learning environment,web-based, available 24/7
Support network
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• Teaching is of a high standard and range
• Lecturers are easy to find, willing to help, and keen to meet to give advice and feedback
• High scores for overall student satisfaction in the National Student Survey 2012
What our students say
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Applied and professional
Theory and practice
Use of local environment, excursions, project work, exhibitions
Career-focused
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• Information technology including Geographical Information Systems and software to explore images, text and numbers
• Research and creativity including research design, problem-solving, text/data analysis and interpretation
• Communication and presentation skills (written and oral) through posters, seminars and discussion
• Practice-based media options
Skills-based learning
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Facilities fit for the twenty-first century
Digital media suites
GIS suite
Information resources
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A great place to be a student
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About our course
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• An integrated, interdisciplinary programme
• A balance of environment and media modules
• Specialisation through progression
• A mix of compulsory and optional modules
Environment and Media Studies BA(Hons)
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Year 1 course structure
Global Environmental Issues and Management
Contemporary Human Geography
Media, Culture and Change Option in Media
Critical Approaches to Media
Citizenship for the Environment
Twenty-first Century Brighton
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Year 1 media module options include:
• Film, Language and History
• Photographic Practice
• Understanding Television
• Video Production
• Sound, Media and Culture
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Year 2 coremodules
SustainableDevelopment
CommunityEngagement
ResearchMethods andMethodologies
Critical Contemporary Geographies
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• Visual Culture
• Journalism
• Contemporary Rural Geography
• Climate Change
• Film Studies
• Community Media
Options in year 2 include:
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• Mediating Science and Technology
• Geographies of Sport and Leisure
• Environmental Politics and Society
• Communication for Development
• Media Policy
• Environmental Assessment
• Landscape Geographies
Options in year 3 include:
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• Independent research (or production based)
• Guidance by expert staff
• Explore a topic/remit of personal interest
• Possibility of fieldwork abroad
• Link with future career
Final year project
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• Environment and Media Studies BA(Hons) graduates are qualified for a wide range of careers
• Career planning agreement: careers integrated into year 2 module
• University careers service
• Placement office and opportunities
Career focusedEnvironmental charities and pressure groups
Environmental journalism
Public relations
Environmental Communications
Local authorities
Civil service
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• Department for Energy and Climate Change
• Low Carbon UK
• Alcatel, Monier, BG Group
• University of Brighton
• Field Studies Council
Previous work placements