Television Studies

Module code: MS1008

Module Outline

This module will introduce you to the study of television, examining television programmes, television genres, production contexts and television audiences to expand your academic understanding of the medium of television from different critical perspectives. You will be encouraged to reflect on your own television watching practices as a way of further analysing the pervasive nature of this cultural form.

Topics covered

Television world-building
Television genre (e.g. crime shows, science fiction, the sitcom) and narrative
Television news
Television drama
Television seriality
‘Quality’ TV
Forms of 'Reality TV'
Television audiences