SINGLE/COMBINED HONOURS
UCAS codes: P3W6 BA/MS
Typical offer: 280-320 points
International Baccalaureate: 26 points
Degree duration:
3 years full-time 6 years part-time
If English is not your first language:
IELTS 6.0 (including 6.0 in writing) or a TOEFL iBT score of 87 or equivalent
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For Combined Honours UCAS codes and entry requirements
The programme offers an intellectually vigorous training in the academic study of twenty-first century media. The degree integrates the development of relevant workplace skills with a highlevel understanding of the contemporary study of the media. Students engage with cutting-edge media forms and practices and how these have been understood in the academic world. The teaching of the programme makes use of new approaches that provoke fresh insights and develop expertise and skills suitable for a variety of professions linked to the media.
Year 1 is foundational and introduces the academic study of the media and develops core skills in understanding and using media in a variety of contexts. In Year 2, students take mandatory modules in media theory and research techniques. They can further choose modules from a wide list of options including work, community and voluntary placements,
social media, popular music, computer games, advertising and branding and media campaign management. In Year 3, students can pursue their own research interests in their dissertation and select from a range of modules that provide exposure to cutting-edge research drawn from the department.
Facilities
There are excellent facilities for students who undertake any practical production work. The Multimedia Centre operates a rolling programme of upgrading to ensure it reflects current professional practice. There is a purpose-built TV studio, a computerised radio studio and facilities for multi-track audio recording. The Multimedia Centre is open to students 24 hours a day.
Year 1
• Key Concepts in Media Studies
• Media Studies in the Twenty- first Century
• Manipulating Media
• Media Skills
Year 2
• Exploring Media Theory
• Advanced Topics in Media Studies
• Methodologies in Media Research
• Undertaking Media Research
Year 3
• TV Drama and Context
• Consuming and Regulating Media
• Crime, Media and Culture
• Culture Jamming
Graduates have gone on to work in the traditional industries within or related to the media such as journalism, media management, public relations and advertising or in more innovative sectors of the cultural industries. The programme also provides a strong foundation for further training or postgraduate study.