Media and Global Politics BA(Hons) single honours
Bachelor's degree
In Surrey
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Surrey
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Duration
3 Years
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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.
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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
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
- Globalisation, Development and Social Justice
- Media and Politics in the Age of Global Communications
- Optional Modules
- Media Research Project
- Optional Modules
Additional information
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