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Media Ethics Module

Module Delivery Information

• Location: Canterbury
• Term: Spring Term
• Level: 5
• Credits (ECTS): 30 (15)
• Current Convenor: Hans Maes
• 2024 to 2025: checkmark-circle

Overview

This module seeks to investigate some of the most pressing ethical issues in contemporary media culture and the mediated arts.

Details

• Contact hours: 33
• Private Study Hours: 267
• Total Study Hours: 300

Method of Assessment

• Digital Portfolio (50%)
• Essay (3,000 word or equivalent) (50%)
• Reassessment methods: Like-for-Like

Indicative Reading

The University is committed to ensuring that core reading materials are in accessible electronic format in line with the Kent Inclusive Practices.

Learning Outcomes

• Engage in a range of critical debates surrounding media culture and consumption
• Demonstrate understanding of some of the key moral issues and ethical dimensions of contemporary media practices
• Demonstrate understanding of theoretical discourse regarding media representation and the formation of identities within digital domains
• Examine the moral, social and cultural impact of mediation on communication and everyday life
• Reflect upon their own role and responsibilities in relation to ethical media practices

Notes

1. Credit level 5. Intermediate level module usually taken in Stage 2 of an undergraduate degree.
2. ECTS credits are recognised throughout the EU and allow you to transfer credit easily from one university to another.
3. The named convenor is the convenor for the current academic session.

Key Information

• Year: 2024 to 2025
• Pre-requisites: None
• Restrictions: Optional to BA Media Studies and associated programmes
• Available as a wild module.