Program Overview

University of Cape Town Programs

The University of Cape Town offers a variety of programs through its Faculty of Humanities and the Centre for Film and Media Studies.

Undergraduate Studies

• BA in Film & Television Studies
• BA in Media & Writing
• BA in Film & Media Production: Screen Production
  • Undergraduate Courses:
    • FAM1001F - Media and Society
    • FAM1000S - Analysing Film & Television
    • FAM2000F - Writing and Editing in the Media
    • FAM2003S - Media, Power & Culture
    • FAM2004S - Cinema: Histories and Movements
    • FAM2013F - Introduction to Screen Genres
    • FAM2014FS - Screen Production I
    • FAM2017FS - Multimedia Production I
    • FAM3000F - The Media in South Africa
    • FAM3001S - Advanced Media Studies
    • FAM3003S - Advanced Film Studies
    • FAM3005F - Film in Africa
    • FAM3016FL/P - Screen Production II
    • FAM3017FS - Senior Research Project: Screen Production
    • FAM3018FSL/P - Multimedia Production II
    • FAM3019FS - Multimedia Production III

Postgraduate

• Honours
  • Honours in Film & Television Studies
  • Honours in Film Theory & Practice
  • Honours in Media Theory & Practice
  • Honours in Political Communication
• Masters
  • MA in Documentary Arts
  • MA in Film & Television Studies
  • MA in Film Studies
  • MA in Media Studies
  • MA in Media Theory & Practice
  • MA in Political Communication
  • Twinned MA degree in Global Media (LSE and UCT)
• PhD
  • PhD in Film Studies
  • PhD in Media Studies
• Postgraduate Courses:
  • Honours Level Courses:
    • FAM4007F - Narrative Journalism
    • FAM4012H - Media Creative Project
    • FAM4000W - Video Project
    • FAM4001W - Research Essay/Project
    • FAM4004S - Avant-Grade Film
    • FAM4008F - Media Theory & Media Research
    • FAM4009H - Media Research Project
    • FAM4010F - Media and Brand Management
    • FAM4011F/S - Media Internship
    • FAM4013F - Political Communication
    • FAM4014S - Political Journalism
    • FAM4017F - Advanced Television Analysis
    • FAM4018S - Crisis Communication in Africa
    • FAM4033F/S - Writing for Television: Honours
    • FAM4036S - Film and Environment
    • FAM4037F - Approaches to Film & TV
    • FAM4038F - Authorship in Cinema
    • FAM4039F - Documentary Film: Forms & Theories
    • FAM4040F - Writing for Film: Honours
    • FAM4041S - Media and the Public Domain
  • Masters Level Courses:
    • FAM5006W - Minor Dissertation
    • FAM5011S - Media and the Public Domain
    • FAM5012W - Media Creative Project
    • FAM5013F - Advanced Media Methodology
    • FAM5014F/S - Media, Development and the Environment
    • FAM5015W - Making the Critical Documentary
    • FAM5017F - Political Communication
    • FAM5018S - Political Journalism
    • FAM5019F/S - Media Internship
    • FAM5020S - Advanced Brand Management
    • FAM5039F - Approaches to African Cinema
    • FAM5045F - Documentary Film: Forms & Theories
    • FAM5046S - Film and Environment
    • FAM5047F/S - Contemporary Moving Image Theories

Short Courses

• UCT Digital Photography online short course
• UCT Copy-Editing Online Short Course
• UCT Feature Journalism online short course
• UCT Web Design online short course
• Impact Facilitator Short Course

UCT Copy-Editing Online Short Course

Who is this course for?

This course is suited to aspiring copy-editors, proofreaders, and writers who want to develop solid editing skills and understand how to prepare a written work for publication. It'll also benefit professionals already working in publishing who are looking to update their knowledge of proofreading, grammar and syntax, and elevate their editing ability. The course also explores the interpersonal skills required to maintain a positive working relationship with both the author and the publisher.

What will you learn?

1. Module 1 Introduction to Editing
2. Module 2 Spelling, Consistency and Style
3. Module 3 Punctuation
4. Module 4 Grammar, Usage and Style
5. Module 5 Working With Authors
6. Module 6 Quotes and Sources
7. Module 7 Structural Editing
8. Module 8 Editing Creative Works
9. Module 9 Elements of a Book
10. Module 10 Working as an Editor or a Proofreader

Duration: 10 Weeks

SARChI Chair

• SA-UK SARChI Bilateral Research Chair in Digital Media Sociology
• The Digital Media Sociology (DMS) Lab