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Media Communications and Sociology (Professional Placement Year) - BA (Hons)/BSc (Hons)

Bath Spa University

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Bath Spa University

Course options

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) or Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BA/BSc (H)

  • Location

    Newton Park

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    14-SEP-26

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary


Build the practical skills to thrive in Media and Communications and the sociological insight to shape the industry in this Media Communications and Sociology combined degree.

- Build practical skills in creative media and Sociology and apply your knowledge to urgent real-world challenges, from online misogyny to AI ethics.- Gain skills that employers value across communications, policy, research, the criminal justice, social care sectors and beyond.- Join The Studio, the University’s innovation hub for creative media technology and work with Sociology's network of practice-based partnerships.Gain the skills you need to thrive in the ever-growing communications industries and develop the sociological expertise to influence policy, education, health and more. This combined Media Communications and Sociology degree is designed to give you valuable transferable skills and practical experience as well as a deeper understanding of the social forces that shape the world you'll be working in. In Media Communications, you'll develop expertise in creative strategy, digital marketing, journalism, social media management, and campaign design. In Sociology, you'll build analytical frameworks to examine how power, inequality, identity and institutions shape everyday life and how they can be challenged and changed. This combination opens doors across a growing range of careers, including communications, PR, policy and research positions. Throughout the degree you'll work on live, real-world projects. In Media Communications, you'll produce cross-platform campaigns, investigative journalism features, social media content and PR packs. In your final year you'll join The Studio, Bath Spa's city-centre innovation hub for creative media technology, collaborating directly with arts, media and communications organisations on live briefs. In Sociology, you'll engage with external partners including community organisations, healthcare providers, and refugee and youth support services, with opportunities for volunteering, applied projects and placements that connect your studies directly to professional practice. At Bath Spa, we pride ourselves on our commitment to combining theory and practice, working across disciplines, and with practitioners, communities, and local organisations to bring Media Communications and Sociology to life.


Combined Honour Awards

At Bath Spa University many of our undergraduate programmes can be combined, so you don’t have to limit yourself to one subject. If you choose to study a combined award then in Year One you’ll start by studying both subjects in equal depth. From Year Two you can choose whether to continue with equal numbers of modules from each subject, or whether you want to select additional modules in one or the other. Upon successful completion of the programme you will graduate with a joint degree.


More about the Professional Placement Year

A Professional Placement Year (PPY), traditionally known as a sandwich year, is where you undertake a period of work with an external organisation for between 9-13 months. The placement occurs between your second and final years of undergraduate study. You can engage in multiple placements to make up the total time and are required to source the placement(s) yourself, with support from the Careers team.

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 18,330per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

Bath Spa University

Bath Spa University

  • University League Table

    92nd

  • Campus address

    Newton Park, Newton Park, Newton St Loe, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, BA2 9BN, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Communication & Media Stu

    34th out of 92 6

    68th out of 103 5

  • Entry standards

    / Max 198
    117 59%

    34th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    61.0 61%

    60th

    18

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.18 80%

    42nd

    1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 200
    109 55%

    48th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    46.0 46%

    94th

    19

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.07 77%

    67th

    18

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