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Qualification
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
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Location
Stag Hill
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Study mode
Sandwich / Placement
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Start date
20-SEP-21
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Duration
4 Years
Course summary
**Why choose this course**Our BSc (Hons) Media and Communication course will give you an intensive and challenging look into twenty-first century communication. Media and communications are central to nearly all societal debates. Understanding the impact contemporary communication has on society, government and business is an essential requirement in the modern workplace. This course draws on the latest media and communication research. You’ll study topics from theories of media power, regulation and audiences, to ‘big data’, digital platforms and international communication. You’ll gain an in-depth understanding of media and communication in the twenty-first century. This will give you a valuable grounding if you’d like to work in media, research, PR or marketing for a wide and varied range of sectors.**What you will study**Our BSc (Hons) Media and Communication course will give you a comprehensive education in contemporary media and communications in global, digital societies. You will discover: - Theories of media power, politics, media and digital regulation - Popular culture - Policy-relevant research - Global communication - Digital societies - Public relations - Media audiences. This course covers a wide range of media forms and cultures. It includes sociological critiques of some of the latest technological changes, including platform societies. Our course is one of the few undergraduate Media and Communication courses in the UK offering modules on ‘big data’ and the sociology of datafication. You’ll develop a solid grounding in social science which you can apply to a range of careers in media, research, public relations, marketing, business and beyond. Our course is thoroughly research-led, with excellent work on digital media happening within our Digital Societies research group. All of this feeds into what you’ll learn on the course.
Application deadline
15 January
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A level : BBB
Overall:BBBApplicants taking an A level science subject with the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass the practical element. We do not include General Studies or Critical Thinking in our offers.
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