Communication & Society and Philosophy - BA (Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Nottingham

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Nottingham

  • Duration

    3 Years

It enables you to shape your study according to your strengths, interests and career ambitions. Combining two subjects can give your degree an international or industry perspective that will make you stand out in the graduate employment market.

Our course combinations are designed so that what you learn in one subject will complement and enhance what you learn in the other. In your final year you can choose either to split your time evenly between your two subjects, or to specialise in one. Our flexible curriculum has been designed to create some amazing opportunities for you too. Your second year of study is divided into two semesters that enables you to take part in optional work placements or go on international exchange.

By choosing Communication & Society and Philosophy you’ll enjoy the freedom to choose from a wide range of optional modules, depending on your own preferences and interests. These two fascinating subjects will help you to develop your critical thinking skills, giving you the tools to challenge and question fundamental aspects of communication and the ways in which we receive and process ideas and information.

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Start date

Nottingham (Nottinghamshire)
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About this course

As one of our graduates you’ll possess a wide range of academic and transferable skills.

Career development is seen as a major part of the curriculum. Key transferable skills are emphasised and there are opportunities to develop links with organisations and potential employers. As a result we have an outstanding record of graduate employment.

Although graduates have gone on to develop their careers within large well known organisations, many graduates are forging successful careers in small to medium sized companies which reflect the nature of the UK economy.

104 UCAS tariff points from up to four qualifications (two of which must be A-level equivalent)
GCSEs - English and Maths grade C / 4.
If you are unsure whether the qualifications you have, or are currently studying for, meet the minimum entry requirements for this course, please contact us before submitting an application through UCAS.

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Subjects

  • Philosophy
  • International
  • Media
  • Politics
  • Communications
  • Digital Cultures
  • Psychology
  • Humanities
  • Advertising
  • Public Relations
  • Journalism
  • Analysing

Course programme

Year One
  • Applied Philosophy I
  • Philosophy: Thinkers and Themes
  • Face-to-Face to Facebook: Understanding Communication in an Age of New Media
  • Introducing Media Communications: Publicity, Persuasion and Propaganda
  • Media Communications and Digital Cultures
  • Psychology of Communication
Year Two
  • Contemporary Philosophy: Philosophy in the 20th Century
  • Mirror Mirror on the Wall: Explorations of Identity and Selfhood
  • Humanities at work
Philosopy optional modules
  • Applied Philosophy II
  • Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion
  • Philosophy, Technology and Innovation
  • Philosophy and Media
  • The Philosophy of Time
Communication & Society optional modules
  • Advertising, Public Relations and Journalism 1: The New Creativity
  • Communications and Creativity Toolkit
  • Gender and Sexuality
  • Media and Culture in Asia
  • Digital Identities: The Politics of Communication in the Globalised World
Year Three
  • Dissertation
Philosophy optional modules
  • Wittgenstein and Heidegger
  • Reasons for Action
  • Contemporary Metaphysics
  • Contemporary French Philosophy
  • Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind
  • Advanced Topics in Applied Philosophy
  • World Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Film
  • Social and Political Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Childhood
Communication & Society optional modules
  • Advertising, Public Relations and Journalism 2: Convergence and Creativity in the Digital Age
  • Self in Crisis: Power, Prejudice and Otherness
  • DJ Cultures: History, Theory and Technique
  • Trans-National and Alternative Media
  • Humanity in the Natural World

Communication & Society and Philosophy - BA (Hons)

Price on request