14147 - Media of Transformation - Film Course Modulübersicht

Module Number: 14147
Module Title:Media of Transformation - Film Course
  Medien der Transformation - Filmseminar
Department: Faculty 1 - Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
Responsible Staff Member:
  • Prof. Dr. phil. Petersen, Christer
Language of Teaching / Examination:English
Duration:1 semester
Frequency of Offer: On special announcement
Credits: 6
Learning Outcome:After successfully completing the module, students will have in-depth knowledge of methods for analysing text-based, visual and audio-visual formats. They will be able to apply these in the context of media theory issues on the one hand and implement them in a practical film project on the other. Students are able to deal with media and cultural communication from a methodologically well-founded analytical-interpretative perspective and to elaborate on the basis of the practical film knowledge they have acquired (camera, sound, editing).
Contents:Film, text and sound analysis, methodology of film, text and sound analysis, narrative analysis, media and cultural theory and, above all, their practical application and elaboration in an AV project or a short film.

Recommended Prerequisites:
Mandatory Prerequisites:
Forms of Teaching and Proportion:
  • Seminar / 4 Hours per Week per Semester
  • Self organised studies / 120 Hours
Teaching Materials and Literature:
  • Joachim Friedmann: Storytelling for Media: Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Narrative Design. München, Tübingen: UVK 2021.
  • Niklas Luhmann: Reality of the Mass Media. Hoboken, N.J.: Blackwell Publishers 2000.
  • Material is available for download on the Internet. More information at the beginning of course.
Module Examination:Continuous Assessment (MCA)
Assessment Mode for Module Examination:
  • Successful completion of a project work or an essay of 10-20 pages (60%)
  • Presentation of an reseach topic and of the project work, approx. 20 minutes per participant and presentation (40%)
Evaluation of Module Examination:Performance Verification – graded
Limited Number of Participants:16
Part of the Study Programme:
  • Master (research-oriented) / Transformation Studies / PO 2024
Remarks:None
Module Components:
  • Seminar: Media of Transformation - Film Course
Components to be offered in the Current Semester: