UCT Honours in Media Theory & Practice
Honours in Media Theory & Practice
126 NQF credits
Convener
Professor Adam Haupt
Admission requirements
(a) Faculty requirements are set out under rule FH3
(b) Specialisation requirements:
- Completion of a three year BA degree or equivalent degree with a strong emphasis on journalism or media or closely related disciplines.
- A portfolio of media work and details of relevant media experience
- Normally candidates will be expected to have an upper second or better result for their first degree.
Prescribed curriculum:
Honours students are required to complete a research essay or creative production plus four taught courses. Please look at this page to identify potential supervisors whose research interests correspond with yours.
Compulsory courses |
NQF credits | HEQSF level | |
| FAM4008F | Media Theory and Media Research | 24 | 8 |
| FAM4009H | Media Research Project | 30 | 8 |
| OR | |||
| FAM4008F | Media Theory and Media Research | 24 | 8 |
| FAM4012H | Media Creative Production | 30 | 8 |
Elective coursesThree courses from the list below: |
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| FAM4007F | Narrative Literary Journalism | 24 | 8 | |
| FAM4010F | Media Markets and Media Strategy | 24 | 8 | |
| FAM4011F/S | Media Internship | 24 | 8 | |
| FAM4013F | Political Communication | 24 | 8 | |
| FAM4014S | Political Journalism | 24 | 8 | |
| FAM4017F | Advanced Television Analysis | 24 | 8 | |
| FAM4018S | Crisis Communication in Africa | 24 | 8 | |
| FAM4036S | Film and Environment | 24 | 8 | |
| FAM5011S | Media and the Public Domain | 24 | 9 | |
| FAM5014S | Media and National Development Policy | 24 | 9 | |
| FAM5015W | Making the Critical Documentary | 24 | 9 | |
| FAM5016S | Creative Non-Fiction | 24 | 9 | |
| FAM5038S | Mobile Media and Communications | 24 | 9 | |
| AXL4405S | Visual Anthropology | 24 | 8 | |