Media: Film / Television Studies / Visual Narratives (Elective) Field of study: English Studies: Literature and Culture
Programme code: W1-S1EL25.2025

Module name: Media: Film / Television Studies / Visual Narratives (Elective)
Module code: W1-ELS1-M-FTS-6
Programme code: W1-S1EL25.2025
Semester: winter semester 2027/2028
Language of instruction: English
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 5
Purpose and description of the content of education:
This module offers students a choice between monographic courses in Film Studies, Television Studies, or Visual Narratives. It introduces key concepts, theories, and methods for critically analyzing visual media as forms of storytelling and cultural expression. Students will examine how films, television programs, and other visual narratives construct meaning, reflect social contexts, and engage audiences. Through selected case studies and critical readings, the course develops skills in visual analysis, theoretical interpretation, and argumentation. Students will gain an understanding of narrative structures, genre conventions, and the influence of historical, technological, and global factors on contemporary media.
List of modules that must be completed before starting this module (if necessary): not applicable
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
demonstrates openness to diverse cultural, historical, and aesthetic perspectives in the interpretation of visual narratives and is able to engage respectfully in critical discussions, acknowledging multiple viewpoints and theoretical approaches [K01]
 EL_K04 [3/5]
analyzes and interprets visual texts using appropriate theoretical frameworks [U01]
 EL_U04 [3/5] EL_U05 [3/5]
identifies and critically discusses narrative strategies, genre conventions, and audience positioning in film, television, or other visual media [U02]
 EL_U03 [2/5] EL_U05 [2/5]
constructs coherent, well-supported arguments regarding film, television, or other visual media in both oral and written forms, applying relevant theories [U03]
 EL_U06 [3/5] EL_U08 [3/5]
is able to design and complete a simple group media project using basic techniques of visual storytelling [U04]
 EL_U06 [3/5] EL_U07 [2/5] EL_U11 [5/5]
knows selected key concepts, theories, and methods used in the critical study of film, television, and visual narratives and understands the social, historical, and technological contexts shaping visual storytelling across different media [W01]
 EL_W01 [3/5] EL_W02 [2/5] EL_W06 [4/5] EL_W07 [2/5] EL_W10 [3/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
practical classes [C] 30 Explanation/clarification [a05] 
Activating methods: a case study [b07] 
Activating method – peer learning [b08] 
Video show [c02] 
Screen presentation [c07] 
Creation/production – creative workshop [e03]  		course work K01 U01 U02 U03 U04
lecture [W] 15 Monographic lecture [a02] 
Problem-based lecture [b01] 
Screen presentation [c07]  		course work K01 U03 W01
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Literature reading / analysis of source materials [a02] Preparation for classes
reading the literature indicated in the syllabus; reviewing, organizing, analyzing and selecting source materials to be used in class
Studying the literature used in and the materials produced in class [c02] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
exploring the studied content, inquiring, considering, assimilating, interpreting it, or organizing knowledge obtained from the literature, documentation, instructions, scenarios, etc., used in class as well as from the notes or other materials/artifacts made in class
Implementation of an individual or group assignment necessary for course/phase/examination completion [c03] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
a set of activities aimed at performing an assigned task, to be executed out of class, as an obligatory phase/element of the verification of the learning outcomes assigned to the course
Analysis of the corrective feedback provided by the academic teacher on the results of the verification of learning outcomes [d01] Consulting the results of the verification of learning outcomes
reading through the academic teacher’s comments, assessments and opinions on the implementation of the task aimed at checking the level of the achieved learning outcomes
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