Digital Media
Bachelor's degree
In Stirling
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Stirling (Scotland)
Introduction:
The course provides a rigorous and intellectually-challenging training in the tools, applications and possibilities of the digital environment from the preparation of multimedia content to its effective display and dissemination. With strong practical elements built into the course, graduates will be ideally equipped for entry into any sector of the economy that makes use of digital contents or platforms, including the media industry. The course combines the applied technological and media-oriented skills of Forth Valley’s HND programme with the advanced academic training and up-to-date digital expertise of the University. Students will be equipped not only with the skills to be creative and productive in the digital era, but will also understand the ethical, legal and theoretical dimensions of this training. Graduates will be well-rounded, informed and digitally-skilled individuals ready to drive the local and international economy forward.
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Fees and costs
Fees 2017/18
Overseas students (non-EU) £ 11,845.00
Scottish and EU students £ 1,820.00
Students from the rest of the UK £6,750 per year for a maximum of 4 years
Fees 2018/19
Overseas students (non-EU) £ 12,140.00
Scottish and EU students £ 1,820.00
Students from the rest of the UK £9,250
From 2016/7 onwards, the fees for overseas undergraduates will be held at the level upon entry.
Please note: Scottish and EU students can apply to the Students Award Agency for Scotland (SAAS) to have tuition fees paid by the Scottish government. Students from the rest of the...
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Subjects
- Media
- Production
- Radio
- Communication Training
Course programme
Year 1
- Creative Industries: Introduction
- Writing for the Media
- Radio Production 1
- Video Production 1
- Photography: An Introduction
- Communication: Using IT and DTP
- Journalism Skills: Introduction
- The Media: Features and Trends
- English Language Skills
- Law and the Media
- Media Analysis: Semiotics, Representation and Ideology
- Complex Oral Presentation
- Interviewing Skills
- Creative Industries Grade Unit 1
- Research Skills
- Digital Culture: Online Communication
Year 2
- Writing for the Media: Advanced
- Scripting and Presenting for Radio News
- Web Design: An Introduction
- Radio Production 2
- Video Production 2
- Creative Industries: Graded Unit 2
- Communication: Promoting and Pitching
- Interpersonal and Group Skills
- Personal Development Planning
- Freelance Working Skills
- Electronic News-gathering
Year 3
- Digital Creativity
- Production: Online Content
- Social Media Marketing: histories, contexts and strategies
Options from:
- Analysing the Language of News
- Advertising
- Journalism & Society
- The Poetic Eye: Documentary Film & Television
- Gender & Representation
- Sport, the Media & Popular Culture
- The Body in Screen Culture
- Experimental Cinema
- Public Relations
- Scriptwriting
- Small Nations on Screen
- Cultural Theory & Media Practice
- Law and Government for Journalists
Year 4
- Digital and Data Literacy
One option from:
- Production: Content Development and Research
- Researching the Media and Culture
- Advanced Reporting
- Digital Journalism
- Radio Drama
Students must also select one of:
- Digital/Publishing Project
- Documentary Production
- Digital Media Dissertation
- Journalism Project
Digital Media