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2011/2 Provisional Module Catalogue - UNDER CONSTRUCTION & SUBJECT TO CHANGE
 Module Code: SOC3053 Module Title: MAGAZINE JOURNALISM: FROM CONCEPT TO CONTENT
Module Provider: Sociology Short Name: SOC3053
Level: HE3 Module Co-ordinator: DUNN C Ms (Sociology)
Number of credits: 15 Number of ECTS credits: 7.5
 
Module Availability
Semester 1
Assessment Pattern

Unit(s) of Assessment

 
Weighting Towards Module Mark( %)

 

Portfolio containing:

 

- A flat plan and features list with editorial suggestions;

 

- 2 extended features (1000 words each)

 

- 2 short features (e.g. review, preview, profile) (600 words each)

 

- 2 interviews (of any genre) (between 800 and 1200 words each)

 

100

 

Qualifying Condition(s) 

 

A weighted aggregate mark of 40% is required to pass the module.

 
Module Overview

This module is based around each individual student devising, planning and writing original content for their own magazine. Each student will be expected to carry out research, writing and interviewing outside of class, though the time in class will be effectively time in the “newsroom”, with access to research, writing and design facilities as well feedback and support from classmates and tutor.

 
Prerequisites/Co-requisites
None
Module Aims

·         To facilitate students’ examination of the current magazine market and their identification of commercial opportunities

 

·         To assess and analyse styles of journalism produced for particular markets

 

·         To enable students to develop and evaluate magazines’ content with an editorial eye

 

·         To guide students through the process of planning potential magazine content and structure and writing/editing appropriate articles

 
Learning Outcomes

Having completed this module, students should be able to:

 

·         Analyse existing magazine markets in order to identify possible gaps for new publications

 

·         Appreciate the requirements of producing a carefully targeted publication, with awareness of the needs of specialist audiences and advertisers

 

·         Develop the concept and structure for a new magazine, using flat-plan and feature-list techniques

 

·         Present ideas and plans aurally in front of the rest of the group and discuss feedback from peers and tutor

 

·         Write a range of different sorts of journalistic articles for a specialist magazine publication

 
Module Content

·         Identifying potential gaps in the market for a magazine

 

·         Developing different magazine concepts and presenting these to peers

 

·         Identifying appropriate content through flat plan and features list

 

·         Setting up and carrying out interviews

 

·         Developing short features

 

·         Developing extended features

 
Methods of Teaching/Learning

11 x 2 hour practical workshop sessions

 

Ongoing development of magazine concept, structure and content

 

Online ULearn discussions

 

Formative presentation of magazine ideas to class

 
Selected Texts/Journals

Baverstock, Alison et al (2008) How to Get a Job in Publishing: A Really Practical Guide to Careers in Books and Magazines

 

Cutts, Martin (2004) Oxford Guide to Plain English ( Oxford UP)

 

Dahlgren, Peter and Colin Sparks (1992) Journalism and Popular Culture (Sage)

 

Fergusson, Rosalind and Martin H. Manse (1998) The Macmillan Guide to English Grammar (Macmillan)

 

Keeble, R (2006) The Newspapers Handbook (Routledge)

 

McKay, J (2000) The Magazines Handbook (Routledge)

 

Morrish, J (2003) Magazine Editing: How to Develop and Manage a Successful Publication (Routledge)

 

Niblock, S (1996) Inside Journalism (Blueprint) Quinn, Frances (2007)

 

Shiach, Don (1995) Basic Punctuation (John Murray)

 
Last Updated
April 2011