Media School of Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty of Business, Law, Humanities & Social Sciences
For academic year: 2026/27 Last Updated: 06 June 2026
Media Major - Level 6 Modules
The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/Semester 0
The American South: US Summer School (Level 6)
Module Code
LIB-30004 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
C - Continuous Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to suitably qualified Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students
Semester 1
Youth and Film: Growing Up on Screen
Module Code
FIL-30021 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Not normally available to Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students (except by prior negotiation with Departmental Tutor)
Podcast and Radio Production
Module Code
MDS-30021 - Further details
Module Type
C - Compulsory Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to qualified non-principal, Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students but there may be a restriction on the number of places available
Social Media Work
Module Code
MDS-30023 - Further details
Module Type
C - Compulsory Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to qualified non-principal, Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students but there may be a restriction on the number of places available
Postmodernism: Fiction, Film and Theory
Module Code
ENG-30053 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to qualified non-principal, Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students but there may be a restriction on the number of places available
Say It Loud! Music, Sound and Social Change
Module Code
MUS-30057 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Not normally available to Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students (except by prior negotiation with Departmental Tutor)
Semester 1-2
Sustained Media Practice - ISP
Module Code
MDS-30013 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to qualified non-principal, Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students but there may be a restriction on the number of places available
Media Dissertation
Module Code
MDS-30020 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
30
European Credits
15
Erasmus
Available to qualified non-principal, Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students but there may be a restriction on the number of places available
Work Placement for Humanities Final-Year Students
Module Code
ENG-30088 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to qualified non-principal, Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students but there may be a restriction on the number of places available
Semester 2
World Cinemas in the 21st Century
Module Code
FIL-30009 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Not normally available to Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students (except by prior negotiation with Departmental Tutor)
The Road Movie: Cinema as Movement and Journey
Module Code
FIL-30011 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Not normally available to Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students (except by prior negotiation with Departmental Tutor)
Creative Magazine Production
Module Code
MDS-30012 - Further details
Module Type
C - Compulsory Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to qualified non-principal, Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students but there may be a restriction on the number of places available
Media and Climate Change
Module Code
MDS-30063 - Further details
Module Type
C - Compulsory Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to qualified non-principal, Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students but there may be a restriction on the number of places available
Feminist Interventions: Theorising the Political
Module Code
PIR-30166 - Further details
Module Type
O - Optional Core Module
Assessment Type
M - Mixed Assessment
Credit value
15
European Credits
7.5
Erasmus
Available to qualified non-principal, Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students but there may be a restriction on the number of places available