University of Galway

Course Module Information

Course Modules

Semester 1 and Semester 2 | Credits: 10

This module offers students advanced skills in media production including video motion graphics and writing for a range of media.
(Language of instruction: English)

Learning Outcomes
  1. Display a critical and comprehensive knowledge of current research and scholarship on editorial production across multiple platforms.
  2. Demonstrate media production and storytelling skills
  3. Develop strong team working skills
  4. Appreciate editorial values in the production of material for public consumption.
  5. Operate a range of hardware and software used in editorial production across multiple platforms.
Assessments
  • Continuous Assessment (100%)
Teachers
Reading List
  1. "News Writing" by Anna McKane
    ISBN: 9781446256305.
    Publisher: SAGE Publications Limited
  2. "Writing for News Media" by Ian Pickering
    ISBN: 9781138655874.
    Publisher: Routledge
  3. "Mojo: The Mobile Jouranalism Handbook" by Ivo Burum and Stephen Quinn
    ISBN: 9781138824904.
    Publisher: Focal Press
  4. "The Video Editing Handbook" by Aaron Goold
    ISBN: 9781521721049.
    Publisher: Independent Publisher
The above information outlines module AJ4107: "Advanced Media Production" and is valid from 2021 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.