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Overview
The Educational Representations through Media course from UCL Summer School considers how different forms of media ‘re-present’ educational reality—specifically the practice of formal education—and the debates and issues within it.
By engaging with selected sources, you will examine how education is represented and what education is understood to be. You will also explore the value of both fictional and non-fictional sources when researching and writing about education, considering them as tools for entertainment as well as insight. This, in turn, raises questions around performativity and reliability in education and educational research, the relationship between representation and reality, and how understandings of reality are shaped by such representations.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students will have:
- Described some of the contested issues in the study of education.
- Identified the techniques used in different forms of media texts, especially different genres of moving pictures, to represent reality and convey ideas to audiences.
- Critically assessed the way that different media sources portray an educational issue discussed in the academic literature.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Consideration of how information and ideas are presented in fictional and non-fictional media
- Critical analysis of two documentaries (e.g. China’s Ant People and We Were Children) to explore issues such as the function of schooling, academic institutions and wider understandings of education
- Excursion to the Ragged School Museum and surrounding streets in East London to consider how the function of schooling may have changed over time
- Delivery of assessed presentations
- Analysis of a feature film (e.g. The Great Debaters) to examine themes such as the role of educational institutions in society
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 19 days
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
Duolingo English Test 125
PTE Academic 76
IELTS 7
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Credits
15 alternative credits
- 15 UCL credits, 7.5 ECTS, 4 US
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
- London, United Kingdom
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
GPA Upper Second Class
English requirements
Duolingo English Test 125
PTE Academic 76
IELTS 7
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Other requirements
General requirements
- IELTS (Academic) at least 7.0 overall and 6.5 in each component or equivalent
You will normally be able to demonstrate an average grade, or equivalent academic experience, of:
- 2:1 for most modules
- 2:2 for lower-level modules, if you are in or beyond second year at university.
Tuition Fees
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Applies to youNon-residents2995 GBP / full≈ 2995 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents2995 GBP / full≈ 2995 GBP / full
Living costs
London
United Kingdom
1137 - 2157 GBP / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
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