Communication and Media

BA (Hons) Communication and Media

Duration: 3 years full-time with a 4 week placement.
Delivery method: Full-time
Course Reference: BACOMM

Course Overview

It is broad in its scope, combining theory and practice and using approaches from the humanities and social sciences disciplines.

In the first and second year you will examine the different ways people communicate with one another including face to face interaction, television and through newspapers and online.

In your second year you undertake a four week work placement, previous students have worked in radio stations, advertising agencies, public relation agencies and much much more.

In your third year you pull together all the skills you have learnt in your two previous years plus your work placement to help you construct your very own creative project or piece of research.

Graduates from the programme have had great success in securing employment within the media industries and have gone on to careers in advertising, management, public relations, journalism, publishing, teaching, lecturing and training.

BA (Hons) Communication and Media is described by an External Examiner as having "a unique - and marketable - mix of skills". These include a portfolio of work, work experience and an element of professional training.

Why BU?

• Graduates can be found working in major advertising, research, media buying and marketing agencies
• We have an excellent network of contacts with placement companies
• Our staff are very experienced and have published several research papers
• 40-week paid placement gives your career a head start
• Strong industry links with a range of marketing companies