MA Film & Visual Culture and Sociology
Entry requirements
A level: BBC IB: 32 points including 5, 5, 5 at HL. SL in English is also required. SQA Highers: BBBB. BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DMM in related subjects. Note: BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate (Subsidiary Diploma) achieved at Distinction level, is normally acceptable in lieu of one A Level at grade B.) GCSE English (or equivalent) is required at Grade C/4 or above. GCSE Mathematics at Grade C/4 is also required for Accountancy, Economics and Finance programmes. Irish Leaving Certificate: Five subjects at Higher at H3.
About this course
MA in Sociology and Photography, examining visual culture alongside the study of modern social groups. Core topics include Research Methods, Communication & Writing, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students complete independent research projects and dissertations in both Film and Visual Culture and Sociology during their studies.
Modules
- Academic Writing for Language & Literature
- Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
- Introduction to Visual Culture
- Introduction to Sociology I: Self, Identity & Society
- Introduction to Film and the Cinematic Experience
- Introduction to Sociology II: Systems of Power
- Visualising Modernity
- Sociology of Everyday Life i: the Embodied Self
- Visualising Revolution
- Sociology of Everyday Life II: Global Issues in the 21st Century
- Thinking Sociologically
- Sociology of Religion
- Social Research Methods
- Ten Sociological Studies
- Research Project Part 1
- Research Project Part 2
- Dissertation in Film & Visual Culture