Minors
You will examine the basic functions of the camera (such as shutter speeds and aperture size) as well as looking at composition, landscape, still life and portraiture. You will then spend time editing your own photographs using Photoshop.
The literary greats such as Shakespeare, Marlow and Byron will be contrasted with more contemporary geniuses such as Dahl, Poe and Dylan Thomas. You will investigate Rhyming schemes, Poetic form, Lines, Stanzas, Sonnets and Odes and write pieces of poetry to reflect your own interpretation of a style/form.
Explore and create fashion. You will spend time looking at the influences on current fashion and the top designers and create your own outfits.
You will be looking at the major influences affecting modern art and visiting an art gallery e.g. Tate Modern. You may even research and put together your own art collection.
If you are interested in discussing the meaning of life and your place in the world, then this is the course for you. You will also learn about the ideas of well-known western philosophers and how their ideas are relevant to our daily lives.
This minor will help you improve your English comprehension, grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary and give you added confidence in your English.
By exploring trends, personalities and images of Britain today e.g music, film, television, magazines etc. you will learn about the different influences on contemporary British culture from around the world.
