BA (Hons) Communications and Public Relations

University of Lincoln

Bachelor's degree

In Lincoln

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Lincoln

  • Duration

    3 Years

Storytelling, crisis management, events, and campaigning form the core of public relations, and our modern approach to communications aims to help students navigate this fast-paced world with confidence.

At Lincoln students can learn about strategic public relations and benefit from an integrated multi-media approach to communications. The course aims to develop written and verbal skills to give students the ability to become confident communicators, prepared to face the challenges of public relations work.

Students can work with multi-media technologies including video, audio, and online material. They have the opportunity to explore how social media can be a volatile but powerful platform to reach large audiences.

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Lincoln (Lincolnshire)
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About this course

Recent graduates have secured roles with major agencies such as 33 Digital, Red Consultancy, and Fire PR. They have won places on prestigious graduate schemes at companies such as Sony. Others have gone on to communications roles with organisations including GlaxoSmithKline, HS2 Rail Project, Bank of England, South Yorkshire Police, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue, Portland Communications (a top 15 agency), Metia Marketing, Ministry of Justice, Eden PR, and Goodfellow Communications.

United Kingdom
GCE Advanced Levels: BBC

International Baccalaureate: 29 points overall

BTEC Extended Diploma: Distinction, Merit, Merit

Access to Higher Education Diploma: 45 Level 3 credits with a minimum of 112 UCAS Tariff points

Applicants will also be required to have at least three GCSEs at grade C or above (or equivalent), including English.

The course is recognised by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations and the University is a partner of the Public Relations Consultants Association. These relationships with the industry’s two main professional bodies aims to ensure that Lincoln students benefit from enhanced opportunities to undertake additional training, and learn from industry experts.

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2020

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Subjects

  • Approach
  • Multimedia
  • Public Relations
  • Design
  • Copywriting
  • Crisis Management
  • Public
  • Communications
  • Communication Training
  • Media
  • Communication
  • Components
  • Communicating
  • Sphere

Course programme

First Year
  • Communication in Society (Core)
  • Effective Copywriting and Design (Core)
  • Integrated Communication (Core)
  • Introduction to Public Relations (Core)
  • Multiplatform Media Skills for Public Relations (Core)
  • Public Administration 1: Democracy and Bureaucracy (Core)
Second Year
  • Campaign Structures and Components (Option)
  • Communicating in the Public Sphere (Core)
  • Community Engagement (Core)
  • Essential Law for Public Relations (Core)
  • Event Management (Option)
  • Public Relations in Organisational Communications (Core)
  • Public Relations Organisations and People (Core)
  • Research Methods (Core)
Third Year
  • Brand and Reputation (Option)
  • Creativity in Public Relations (Option)
  • Digital Communications (Option)
  • Independent Study (Public Relations) (Core)
  • Internal Communications (Option)
  • Roots of Cultural Conflict: The historical origins of contemporary world challenges (Option)
  • Strategic Corporate Public Relations (Core)
  • Values, Issues and Crisis Management Counselling (Core)

Additional information

Full-time - International - £15,900 per level

Part-time - UK/EU  - £77.00 per credit point

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BA (Hons) Communications and Public Relations

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