Journalism and Media Studies BA (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In Bangor
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Bangor (Wales)
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Duration
3 Years
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Start date
September
This exciting degree course is run by the School of Creative Studies and Media. It is aimed at students who want to study Journalism and Media, including: television and radio journalism; print journalism; digital journalism; media practice; public relations; and the history, development and ethics of journalism. The emphasis of the course is on balancing practical and academic aspects. This course will equip you with a solid grounding in the principles of journalism, as well as the technical and practical skills required to make you a sought after professional in this field.
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About this course
The course aims to enable understudies to: Understand a range of critical theoretical, historical, political economic and sociological approaches to studying journalism.
Demonstrate a good grasp of Jurgen Habermas’ ideal of the public sphere, and the centrality of journalism within.
Demonstrate an understanding of the ‘refeudalisation’ of the public sphere via the forces of professionalism, propaganda, public relations, interest groups, neo liberalism and market pressures.
Analytically situate the development of the core journalistic ideals, practices and forms over time.
Demonstrate an understanding of the complex relationship between journalism, the state and the economy.
Creative Studies and Media courses have seen graduates involved in both academe and in industry, including work in:
Creative Writing, Professional Writing and Publishing;
Performance and the Theatre, both on and behind the stage;
Print and/or Broadcast Journalism;
Actors, presenters and in television programme production;
Advertising and the Marketing industries;
Radio, as presenters, as well as in programme production;
Digital, Web and New Media production;
Multi media industries.
240 260 points, no specific subjects required.
We consider mature students with non standard qualifications and Access students.
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Subjects
- IT
- Media Studies
- Media
- IT Development
- Digital Journalism
- Journalism
- Digital Communication
- Creative Practice
- Introduction to Media Studies
- Practical Digital Journalism
- Media Culture
- Cultural Economy of the Media
- Media Practice: Factual
- Journalism and Media Studies
- Introduction to Journalism
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Journalism and Media Studies BA (Hons)