Communication and Media Studies BSc

Course

In Uxbridge

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    Uxbridge

  • Start date

    September

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Location

Start date

Uxbridge (Middlesex)
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Kingston Lane, UB8 3PH

Start date

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Subjects

  • Global
  • New Media
  • International
  • Sociology
  • Politics
  • Film Production
  • Media Studies
  • Communication Training
  • Media
  • Production

Course programme

Course Content

We provide a stimulating introduction to the social sciences by teaching a broad base of cross-disciplinary modules in the first year. Thereafter, you specialise increasingly in your particular disciplines.

The BSc consists of both compulsory and optional modules, a typical selection can be found below. Modules can vary from year to year, but these offer a good idea of what we teach.

Level 1

Compulsory

Film Production: Introduction to Documentary

Introduction to Media Studies

Media, Culture and Society

Introduction to Social and Cultural Research

Introduction to Social Enquiry

Level 2

Compulsory

Film Production: Advanced Documentary

Media Genres and Society

Research in Practice

Global Communication

Media, Culture and Representation

Optional

Work and Society

Sociology of Health and Illness

Level 3

Compulsory

Communication and Media Studies Dissertation

Optional

Film Production: Fiction Film

Comedy, Culture and Media

Body, Media and Society

Forensic Science and Society

Multiculturalism: "Race", Ethnicity and Difference

The Age of New Media

Sport, Globalisation and International Politics

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Additional information

Special Features

  • We have an international reputation for research and excellence in teaching, with particular expertise in areas such as television and media audiences, the public sphere, media discourse, globalisation and social transformation, the sociology of leisure and urban spaces, the politics of popular culture, health and the politics of protest, multiculturalism, race and ethnicity.
  • Our courses are multi-disciplinary and flexible – you will have the option to take modules in other social sciences subjects.
  • Professional work placements are integral to the four-year course and allow you to develop invaluable skills in a variety of organisations.
  • Communications and Media Studies students have access to video production equipment and training, a number of industry-standard AVID video editing suites and ample IT facilities.
  • Our courses will help you to develop specific skills in the practical methods associated with your discipline, including ethnographic fieldwork. A full range of laboratory and technical facilities is used in the teaching of experimental p

Communication and Media Studies BSc

Price on request