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Media and Communication Joint Honours
Bachelor's degree
Online
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Methodology
Online
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Duration
3 Years
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Online campus
Yes
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Delivery of study materials
Yes
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Support service
Yes
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Virtual classes
Yes
Develop skills which could take you into careers in areas such as TV researching, advertising, marketing and public relations, postgraduate study or teaching
You can take work based learning modules, gaining work experience in the media industry, so you'll have experience on your CV and you'll earn credits towards your degree
Broaden your skills and knowledge by combining Media and Communication with another subject, opening up an even wider range of career paths
Study abroad with your Humanities degree and seize the opportunity of a lifetime.
You'll develop a high level of media literacy and an understanding of forms of media power and manipulation.
During stage one you will be introduced to a range of theoretical and methodological approaches in the study of the media, including theories of language and meaning, audiences, media industries and the historical contextualisation of media forms and institutions and the importance of new forms of digital media.
About this course
You’ll have the opportunity to gain work experience during stage two and three of the course. We have established contacts with a number of independent film companies, local radio stations and newspapers and could help you gain work experience and help further your media career.
Careers talks are arranged each year and former students have gone on to work in TV researching, film and TV production, public relations, marketing, film archiving, radio presenting or production, marketing, advertising and public relations and journalism. Others used their degree for higher level entry into, for example, the civil Service, charity management, customer services, further education or teaching.
GCSE Maths and English Grade C/Grade 4 (or above) or equivalent qualification
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Subjects
- Joint
- Communication Training
- Media
- Combination
- Transmedia
- Media Advertising
- Industries
- Researching
- Audience
- Transition
- Entertainment
Course programme
You can study Media and Communication as either a joint, major or minor subject. This will determine how many modules you’ll study at each stage. Please check your other subject to ensure it is possible to create your chosen combination.
You will study modules such as:
Stage one
- Media and Meaning: Stories, messages and genres
- Transmedia stories and the post-digital world
- The Media Industries
- Researching the Audience
- From Pitch to Product
- Represent and Persuade: Factual Media in the Digital Age
- TV in Transition
- Entertainment and Identity
- Work Experience Project
- Media and Communication Portfolio
- Independent Study
- Children’s Digital Media: Communicating with the Future Generation
- Ready Player One: Digital Games, Stories and Gamification
Additional information
£9,250 per year (2020/21)
International fee
£14,045 per year (2020/21)
Media and Communication Joint Honours