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Course: 2024/2025

Television Studies

(13520)

Dual Bachelor in Journalism and Film, Television and Media Studies (Plan: 384 - Estudio: 231)

Coordinating teacher: GIL VÁZQUEZ, ASIER

Department assigned to the subject: Communication and Media Studies Department

Type: Compulsory

ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

Course: 5º

Semester: 1º

Objectives

1. Ability to understand and assimilate television from an academic perspective. 2. Knowledge of the main theories and methodologies in the study of television. 3. Ability to apply various theories and methodologies to the production of television programs 4. Ability to accomplish a medium-sized research in the field of Television Studies.

Skills and learning outcomes

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Description of contents: programme

1. Television Studies as an academic discipline. 2. History of television: industry, models and processes of globalization. 3. Television as a source of history: construction of collective imagination. 4. The television genres as cultural categories. 5. TV and ideology. Identity politics.

Learning activities and methodology

1. Theoretical classes. 2. Practical exercises. 3. Homework.

Assessment System

% end-of-term-examination 60
% of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40

- Exam: 6 points. In order to pass this course, it is required to get at least 3 points (50% of the maximum grade) in the exam. The readings available in the Aula Global platform are required for the exam.

- Practical work: 4 points.

Extraordinary call: regulations

Basic Bibliography

Bignell, J. An Introduction to Television Studies. Routledge, New York. 2004
Corner, J. Critical ideas in Television Studies. Oxford University Press, Oxford.. 1999
Miller, T.. Television Studies. British Film Institute. 2002

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.