Dr. Oscar Tianyang Zhou (3)

I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) and hold a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education from the University of Hertfordshire. I am experienced in developing learning activities and conducting innovative teaching of students from diverse cultural, social, and disciplinary backgrounds. His pedagogic approach is comprised of: participative and student-centred activities; the use of new educational technologies to create an accessible and inspiring experience of learning; LGBTQ-inclusive classroom and curriculum; research-led teaching and learning.

Previous Teaching Summary

School of Humanities, Mass Communications Programme, University of Hertfordshire (2020-2022)

BA (Hons) Mass Communications & BA (Hons) Media

  • (4HUM1072) Introduction to Media Communications (Semester A, first year core module)
  • (4HUM1093) Global Media and Society (Semester B, first year core module)
  • (5HUM1098) Research Methods in Media Communications (Semester A, second year core module)
  • (6HUM1132) Advertising (third year module)
  • (6HUM1231) Music, Celebrity and Media (third year module)

MA Journalism & Media Communications

  • (7HUM1083) MA Research Methods 1: Critical and Theoretical Debates (MA core module)
  • (7HUM1080) MA Research Methods 2: Advanced Research Skills (MA core module)
  • (7HUM1112) MA Advanced Media Research (MA core module)

School of Media, University of Brighton (2017-2020)

  • (FS504) Contemporary Issues in Screen Studies
  • (FS404) Key Theories in Screen Studies
  • (FS502) Screens and Power
  • (LM244) Visual Media Culture
  • (LM288) Mobile Media Cultures
  • (LM341) Celebrity Media

School of Media, Film and Music, University of Sussex (2017-2020)