Media and Communication with Modern Languages BA (Hons)

De Montfort University

Bachelor's degree

In Leicester

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Leicester

  • Duration

    3 Years

Undertake in-depth investigation of how media and communications saturate our lives and the role that they play in society. Competence in multiple languages is key to success in the global job market, so by combining your studies with a language, you will distinguish yourself from other graduates and enhance your employability.

On this course you will explore a diverse range of modules such as photography and video, television studies, and music industry management. You’ll have the chance to ask questions about representation in the media, and the place of audiences and fandoms. You will be able to choose from modules exploring journalism, political communication, advertising and consumption, and writing for the screen, gaining a range of skills that make you attractive to global employers.

For your language studies you can choose from French, the official language in 32 countries, Mandarin, the world’s most natively spoken language. You can start your study of languages at DMU at beginner (French or Mandarin), intermediate, or advanced level, through a 30-credit module which will equate to two hours of language classes and one hour of cultural studies per week.

Our graduates have gone on to work in fields such as journalism, PR, media production, marketing and as editors at leading organisations such as Brunswick, JMM PR and AKQA (Audi, Warner Bros, Nike), Mentorn Media (Question Time), Independent New Media, Yours Magazine and Universal Pictures.

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Location

Start date

Leicester (Leicestershire)
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The Gateway, LE1 9BH

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About this course

Our Media graduates have gone on to work in fields such as journalism, PR, media production, marketing and as editors at leading organisations such as Brunswick, JMM PR and AKQA (Audi, Warner Bros, Nike), Mentorn Media (Question Time), Independent New Media, Yours Magazine and Universal Pictures.

Five GCSEs at grade C or above, including English or equivalent, plus one of the following:
Normally 104 UCAS points from at least two A-levels or equivalent or
BTEC National Diploma/ Extended Diploma at DMM or
Pass in the QAA accredited Access to HE. English GCSE required as a separate qualification as equivalency is not accepted within the Access qualification. We will normally require students to have had a break from full-time education before undertaking the Access course

Key features

100 per cent of Media and Communication graduates are in work or further study within six months, according to the latest Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) 2016-17 report.
DMU has achieved Gold, the highest ranking possible under the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), indicating the outstanding learning and teaching on offer at DMU.
Enhance your employability through a recognised competence in a foreign language, distinguishing you from other graduates and significantly improving your career prospects.
Gain industry experience by undertaking a work placement. Previously students have completed placements at employers such as BBC Radio Leicester and Leicester’s Phoenix Cinema.
Benefit from close links with local media partners including BBC Radio Leicester, community media organisations and Leicester’s independent arts and cinema complex, Phoenix Square.
Our creative technology studios feature a host of broadcast-standard radio production and audio recording studios and management systems, alongside stand-alone film studios equipped with multi-cameras, blue screen and green screen facilities.
Gain valuable, industry-relevant experience by taking part in award-winning student group Demon Media, with The Demon magazine, Demon FM radio station, Demon TV and The Demon website. You can also become a member of the Media and Communication Society, Film Society, Media Discourse Group and reading groups.

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Subjects

  • Radio
  • Cinema
  • Industry
  • Communication Training
  • Media
  • Production
  • Mandarin
  • Credit
  • Cultural Studies
  • Music Industry
  • New Media
  • PR
  • Music
  • Writing
  • Advertising
  • Global

Course programme

Year one

  • Introduction to Media, Culture and Society
  • Analysing Media and Communication
  • Networked Media
  • Photography and Video 1
  • Language module (Basic User A1 or A2 depending on entry language level)

Year two

The modules will be drawn from the following:

  • Researching Media and Communication
  • Television Studies
  • Journalism 1
  • Media, Gender and Identity
  • Public Relations 1
  • Media Discourse
  • New Media 1: Design and Production
  • Citizen Media
  • Photography and Video 2 (The Documentary Image)
  • Language module (Basic User A2 or Independent User B1 depending on entry language level)

Year three

  • Dissertation/Negotiated Project
  • Journalism 2
  • Forms and Practices of Radio
  • New Media 2: Creative Project
  • Advertising and Consumption
  • Political Communication
  • Writing for the Screen
  • Audiences and Fandom
  • Public Relations 2
  • Identities
  • Political Communication
  • Music Industry Management
  • Negotiated Practice – Photography or Video
  • Language module (Independent User B1 or Independent User B2 depending on entry language level)
Teaching and assessments

You will be taught both by industry practitioners and by academics whose research puts them at the forefront of contemporary media knowledge. Assessed work will make demands on your academic and creative skills and includes writing essays, producing research and practical projects, and making presentations.

Full-time students taking four 30-credit modules would normally expect the weekly workload to be a minimum of eight hours of class contact in the form of lectures, seminars, workshops and tutorials plus 32 hours of personal study.

Each year the language module focuses on language competence/skills classes and a ‘cultural awareness’ class each week which introduces the history, culture, institutions, politics and literature of your chosen language. In the final year there may be an opportunity to study language for specific purposes (e.g. business language). You will take a 30 credit module in your chosen language which will equate to two hours of language classes and one hour of cultural studies per week, learning about the country and its people.

Additional information

UCAS course code:

Media and Communication with French: P3RX
Media and Communication with Mandarin: P37C

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