Media and Communication
UCAS Code: P300
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
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from at least 2 A-Levels Five GCSEs A*-C (9-4) including English Language or Literature or equivalent.
About this course
Media and Communication BA (Hons) at De Montfort University will provide you with the practical skills to engage and evaluate critical perspectives in new media, television and cultural studies industry. The course is taught by well connected academics and creative industry practitioners. Our research in media was recognised as first in the UK for research output in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014. You will learn about the modern media landscape where you will be encouraged to engage critically and creatively with digital, print and broadcast media as well as exploring the potential of visual media. The course has close links with local media partners such as BBC Radio Leicester, community media organisations and Leicester’s independent arts and cinema complex, Phoenix Square, providing student with the opportunities for work experience and cultural connections. You will also have the opportunity to contribute work to our award-winning student-led Demon Media, giving you the a platform to enhance your practical skills through The Demon newspaper, Demon FM community radio station, Demon TV and the Demon website. 100% of our Media and Communication graduates from summer 2017 are in work or further study after graduating according to the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) 2016-17 report.
Modules
Year One
• Core Concepts in Media and Communication
• Media Cultures and Everyday Life
• Media Institutions: National and Global Perspectives
• Photography and Video 1
Year Two
• Researching Media and Communication
• Television Studies
• Media Discourse: Events
• New Media 1: Design and Production
• Media, Gender and Identity
• Global Subcultures
• Media Texts as Historical Sources
• Journalism 1
• Photography and Video 2 (The Documentary Image)
• Public Relations (1)
• Political Communication
Year Three
• Dissertation
• Audiences and Fandom
• Writing for the Screen
• New Media 2: Creative Project
• Public Relations 2
• Global Advertising Practices
• Broadcast Journalism
• Identities: Media, Power and Difference
• Negotiated Project – Photography or Video
• Paranormal Media
• Cybernetic Media
• Film Exhibition and Consumption
• Sport and Media
• Sports Journalism
Global Dissent
• Gender and TV Fictions
Assessment methods
Students are taught through a series of one, two or three-hour lectures, seminars/screenings and tutor supported workshops. In addition students can also arrange one-to-one meetings with staff which enables you to receive personal or small-group support for assignments, to discuss career paths, or simply to develop topics discussed in class.
Assessed work will make demands on your academic, critical and creative skills and includes essays, analytical portfolios, scripts, news articles, online work, research tasks, presentations, and practical projects. Students may be required to work both individually and in teams and in doing so will build industry-relevant skills. The culmination of the course is the submission of either a dissertation or a negotiated project on the media-related subject of your choice.
Students have access to a full range of student support services including the Centre for Learning and Study Support (CLaSS) and a dedicated careers service.
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Leicester Campus
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Journalism
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Journalism
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Media, journalism and communications
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