Discovery modules Media, Cultures and Creativity Discovery modules
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Unlock your creativity, and engage with the intellectual, aesthetic, social and political challenges offered through the study of media and culture.
The benefits of enrolling on a Media, Cultures and Creativity Discovery module
Understanding and critiquing the concepts and creations of human culture is vital in navigating the complexities of the modern world.
Cultural products are never neutral, nor are the media in which they are presented. Issues of power, identity, ethics, history, representation and freedom are contested through the creation, dissemination and interpretation of cultural products.
Intellectual and practical engagement with literature, music, theatre, film, photography and design will engage your creativity and lead you to new ways of doing and thinking. The analytical skills required for interrogating cultural practices will develop and enhance your critical thinking, as will an understanding of how media shapes and conditions communication.
Explore Media, Cultures and Creativity Discovery modules
If you are an incoming year one student, you should only choose level 1 modules.
Level 1 Media, Cultures and Creativity modules for the 2026/27 academic year
Early and Medieval Islamic History
- Module code: ARAB1150
Read more about Early and Medieval Islamic History in the module catalogue.
Ancient Lives
- Module code: CLAS1100
Read more about Ancient Lives in the module catalogue.
The Greek World: An Introduction
- Module code: CLAS1300
Read more about The Greek World: An Introduction in the module catalogue.
Greek Poets
- Module code: CLAS1615
Read more about Greek Poets in the module catalogue.
Roman Poets
- Module code: CLAS1625
Read more about Roman Poets in the module catalogue.
Introduction to Classical Archaeology
- Module code: CLAS1650
Read more about Introduction to Classical Archaeology in the module catalogue.
Introduction to East Asian Religions and Philosophies
- Module code: EAST1510
Read more about Introduction to East Asian Religions and Philosophies in the module catalogue.
Writing Matters
- Module code: ENGL1055
Read more about Writing Matters in the module catalogue.
Reading Between the Lines
- Module code: ENGL1065
Read more about Reading Between the Lines in the module catalogue.
Drama: Text and Performance
- Module code: ENGL1070
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Modern Fictions in English: Conflict, Liminality, Translation
- Module code: ENGL1221
Poetry: Reading and Interpretation
- Module code: ENGL1261
Read more about Poetry: Reading and Interpretation in the module catalogue.
Race, Writing and Decolonization
- Module code: ENGL1855
Read more about Race, Writing and Decolonization in the module catalogue.
Introduction to Film Studies II
- Module code: FILM1800
Read more about Introduction to Film Studies II in the module catalogue.
Creative Africas: Culture and the Arts in Modern Africa
- Module code: FOAH1100
Read more about Creative Africas: Culture and the Arts in Modern Africa in the module catalogue.
Introduction to French Studies (Resistance and Desire)
- Module code: FREN1020
Read more about Introduction to French Studies (Resistance and Desire) in the module catalogue.
Art and Literature in Medieval and Renaissance Italy: An Introduction
- Module code: ITAL1034
Italy from Fascism to the Present
- Module code: ITAL1040
Read more about Italy from Fascism to the Present in the module catalogue.
Creative Writing Workshop
- Module code: LLLC1040
Read more about Creative Writing Workshop in the module catalogue.
Exploring the Digital World
- Module code: LLLC1412
Read more about Exploring the Digital World in the module catalogue.
Writing Science-fiction, Fantasy & Horror
- Module code: LLLC1433
Read more about Writing Science-fiction, Fantasy & Horror in the module catalogue.
Worlds of Literature
- Module code: MODL1150
Read more about Worlds of Literature in the module catalogue.
Talking About Pop Music: Discourse and Debates in Popular Music
- Module code: MUS1131 (semester 1) / MUS1232 (semester 2)
Film Music
- Module code: MUS1132 (semester 1) / MUS1231 (semester 2)
Read more about Film Music in the module catalogue.
The Music Industries
- Module code: MUS1211
Read more about The Music Industries in the module catalogue.
Introduction to Musical Theatre
- Module code: PECI1240
Read more about Introduction to Musical Theatre in the module catalogue.
Managing Festivals and Events
- Module code: PECI1706
Read more about Managing Festivals and Events in the module catalogue.
Exploring the Performing Arts
- Module code: PECI1707
Read more about Exploring the Performing Arts in the module catalogue.
Stage Management
- Module code: PECI1709
Read more about Stage Management in the module catalogue.
Level 2 Media, Cultures and Creativity modules for the 2026/27 academic year
Global Media: Discourse, Representation and Society
- Module code: ARAB2095
Read more about Global Media: Discourse, Representation and Society in the module catalogue.
Cultures of the Arab Middle East and North Africa
- Module code: ARAB2181
Read more about Cultures of the Arab Middle East and North Africa in the module catalogue.
The Museum
- Module code: ARTF2092
Read more about The Museum in the module catalogue.
Bodies of Difference: Gender, Power and the Visual Arts
- Module code: ARTF2111
Read more about Bodies of Difference: Gender, Power and the Visual Arts in the module catalogue.
Traversing Time: The Voyage of Argo
- Module code: CLAS2120
Read more about Traversing Time: The Voyage of Argo in the module catalogue.
Classical Receptions in the Brotherton Archives and Special Collections
- Module code: CLAS2220
Power of Language
- Module code: ENGL2023
Read more about Power of Language in the module catalogue. .
Renaissance Literature
- Module code: ENGL2029
Read more about Renaissance Literature in the module catalogue.
Language of the Media
- Module code: ENGL2049
Read more about Language of the Media in the module catalogue.
Postcolonial Literature
- Module code: ENGL2065
Read more about Postcolonial Literature in the module catalogue.
Contemporary Literature
- Module code: ENGL2080
Read more about Contemporary Literature in the module catalogue.
Modern Literature
- Module code: ENGL2090
Read more about Modern Literature in the module catalogue.
Other Voices: Rethinking Nineteenth-Century Literature
- Module code: ENGL2095
Read more about Other Voices: Rethinking Nineteenth-Century Literature in the module catalogue.
The World Before Us: Literature 1660–1830
- Module code: ENGL2096
Read more about The World Before Us: Literature 1660–1830 in the module catalogue.
Screening Italy: Neorealist cinema to Netflix
- Module code: FILM2202
Read more about Screening Italy: Neorealist cinema to Netflix in the module catalogue.
Questioning Genre in World Cinemas
- Module code: FILM2230
Read more about Questioning Genre in World Cinemas in the module catalogue.
Dealing with difficult pasts: German memory cultures
- Module code: GERM2082
Read more about Dealing with difficult pasts: German memory cultures in the module catalogue.
History of Psychiatry and Mental Illness
- Module code: HPSC2400
Read more about History of Psychiatry and Mental Illness in the module catalogue.
Script Writing
- Module code: LLLC2248
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Travel and Journalistic Writing
- Module code: LLLC2262
Read more about Travel and Journalistic Writing in the module catalogue.
Creative Writing Workshop Two
- Module code: LLLC2287
Read more about Creative Writing Workshop Two in the module catalogue.
Writing for Children and Young Adults
- Module code: LLLC2303
Read more about Writing for Children and Young Adults in the module catalogue.
Medieval Narratives in the Modern World: Nationalism, Terrorism, Popular Culture
- Module code: MEDV2085
From Inferno to the world. Reading Dante’s Divine Comedy in a global context
- Module code: MODL2045
Digital Communications Across Cultures
- Module code: MODL2250
Read more about Digital Communications Across Cultures in the module catalogue.
Opera North: Opera in Practice
- Module code: MUS2331
Read more about Opera North: Opera in Practice in the module catalogue.
Exploring Musical Theatre
- Module code: PECI2708
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Critical Arts Marketing
- Module code: PECI2711
Read more about Critical Arts Marketing in the module catalogue.
Level 3 Media, Cultures and Creativity modules for the 2026/27 academic year
Unmaking Things: Materials and Ideas in the European Renaissance
- Module code: ARTF3056
Traversing Time: The Voyage of Argo
- Module code: CLAS3120
Read more about Traversing Time: The Voyage of Argo in the module catalogue.
Classical Receptions in the Brotherton Archives and Special Collections
- Module code: CLAS3220
Refugee Narratives
- Module code: ENGL3153
Read more about Refugee Narratives in the module catalogue.
Transformations
- Module code: ENGL3268
Read more about Transformations in the module catalogue.
Bowie, Reading, Writing
- Module code: ENGL3394
Read more about Bowie, Reading, Writing in the module catalogue.
Language of the Media
- Module code: ENGL3491
Read more about Language of the Media in the module catalogue.
Global African Writing
- Module code: FOAH3001
Read more about Global African Writing in the module catalogue.
Science Communication: History & Theory
- Module code: HPSC3200
Read more about Science Communication: History & Theory in the module catalogue.
Media Law
- Module code: LAW3280
Read more about Media Law in the module catalogue.
Advanced Creative Writing Project
- Module code: LLLC3953
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Medieval Manuscripts and New Technologies
- Module code: MEDV3020
Read more about Medieval Manuscripts and New Technologies in the module catalogue.
From Inferno to the world. Reading Dante’s Divine Comedy in a global context
- Module code: MODL3045
Representing the Holocaust: Transgression and the Taboo
- Module code: MODL3200
Read more about Representing the Holocaust: Transgression and the Taboo in the module catalogue.
Opera North: Opera in Practice
- Module code: MUS3331
Read more about Opera North: Opera in Practice in the module catalogue.
Arts and Cultural Management
- Module code: PECI3705
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Performance Design and Space
- Module code: PECI3707
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Contemporary Theatre Makers
- Module code: PECI3708
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Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art
- Module code: PHIL3322
Read more about Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art in the module catalogue.
Video Games: Politics, Society and Culture
- Module code: PIED3810
Read more about Video Games: Politics, Society and Culture in the module catalogue.
Ethnicity and Popular Culture
- Module code: SLSP3996
Read more about Ethnicity and Popular Culture in the module catalogue.