Media and Global Politics BA(Hons) single honours

Bachelor's degree

In Surrey

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Surrey

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

It's impossible to understand modern politics without examining the central role mass and social media play in political processes. Whether it's the recent elections in the UK, Donald Trump's use of Twitter, or political protests, environmental campaigns or even consumer boycotts, media is at the heart of communicating different political projects, visions, ideals and aspirations in an increasingly globalised world.

This media and global politics degree is different from others because it equips you with a mixed set of knowledge, analytical and practical skills. Media practice modules and practical assessments encourage you to engage with mediated politics critically, as consumers and also as producers of those communicative flows.

This course examines how contemporary media is shaping politics and how media is shaped by political interests. You'll critically examine media's moral responsibility to help envision our world as a more democratic, fairer and better place.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Surrey
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Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 7LB

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

You'll develop a knowledge and understanding of the different roles and functions of various media forms in historical and contemporary contexts, as well as the diversity of political systems and discourses in today's world.
You'll better understand the relationship between media and politics at local, international and global levels.
You'll develop written, oral and other communication skills, including digital.
You'll be equipped with a range of intellectual skills and personal transferable skills relevant to your personal development and future employment prospects.
Similar courses are available at other universities but they lack the global focus that is desirable in the industry.
Helping to foster global understanding, you can also study abroad, expanding your knowledge of different cultures and your own points of identification in the world.

Points: 112
Units: to include two A-levels or equivalent
Subjects: General Studies / Native Language accepted when one of three A-levels or equivalent.
GCSE: Candidates are normally required to hold five GCSE subjects grades A*–C including Mathematics and English Language (or comparable numeric score under the newly reformed GCSE grading).
Key Skills Level 2 may be used in lieu of poor GCSEs.

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Subjects

  • Politics
  • Media
  • Political ideology
  • Wider World
  • Journalism
  • Digital Media
  • Globalisation
  • Social Justice
  • Global Communications
  • Communications

Course programme

Module listing

Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.

Year 1 (Level 4)
  • Another World is Possible: Order and Revolution in Political Ideology
  • Journalism in the Wider World
  • How Media Changed the World
  • Digital Media Foundations
Year 2 (Level 5)
  • Globalisation, Development and Social Justice
  • Media and Politics in the Age of Global Communications
  • Optional Modules
Year 3 (Level 6)
  • Media Research Project
  • Optional Modules

Additional information

International Fee -:

Year 1 (2019/20): £12,700 or £14,200
Year 2 (2020/21): £13,100 or £14,600
Year 3 (2021/22): £13,400 or £15,000

Media and Global Politics BA(Hons) single honours

£ 9,250 VAT inc.