German and International Media and Communications Studies
UCAS Code: RP29
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Including German if taking. No language qualification is required for beginners pathway.
60 Credits overall; 45 at Level 3. Of the Level 3 credits, at least 21 should be graded. A Level German grade B (or UoN accepted equivalent) also required for post A Level study but no language required for beginners pathway.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
Including German if taking. No language qualification is required for beginners pathway.
Extended Project
If you have already achieved your EPQ at Grade A you will automatically be offered one grade lower in a non-mandatory A level subject. If you are still studying for your EPQ you will receive the standard course offer, with a condition of one grade lower in a non-mandatory A level subject if you achieve an A grade in your EPQ.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Including German 5 points at Higher Level or 6 points at Standard Level (programme B) if taking. No language qualification is required for beginners pathway.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
This qualification is considered alongside other UoN accepted qualifications such as A Levels including German if taking. No language qualification is required for beginners pathway.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
This qualification is considered alongside other UoN accepted qualifications such as A Levels including German if taking. No language qualification is required for beginners pathway.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
This qualification is considered alongside other UoN accepted qualifications such as A Levels including German if taking. No language qualification is required for beginners pathway.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
This qualification is considered alongside other UoN accepted qualifications such as A Levels including German if taking. No language qualification is required for beginners pathway.
Scottish Advanced Higher
Including German if taking. No Language qualification is required for beginners pathway. This qualification is only acceptable when combined with Scottish Higher grades ABBBB.
Scottish Higher
This qualification is only acceptable when combined with Sottish Advanced Highers at grades AB including German if taking. No language qualification is required for beginners pathway.
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)
This qualification is considered alongside other UoN accepted qualifications such as A Levels including German if taking. No language qualification is required for beginners pathway.
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About this course
Germany is one of the world’s largest economies and a key player in world politics. Media and communications influences how we live and interact with each other. Combining these two subjects enables you to learn about the theory and history of communications in a global context and to develop your German language skills. You will cover a range of subjects such media and society, inter-cultural communications, and cultural studies.
We offer two pathways:
**Beginners' German pathway:**
You will follow an intensive language course designed to take you to degree level within four years.
**Post A-Level German pathway:**
You will take language classes at an advanced level and develop your existing language skills.
Whichever pathway you take, you will graduate with the same degree.
At the end of the course, you will have a range of skills relevant to a wide range of careers. As well as degree level German, you will have an understanding of international media and an in-depth knowledge of German history and culture. The exciting experience of a year abroad in Germany develops your communication skills, builds your confidence and helps you stand out to future employers.
Modules
In the first year, you are provided with a firm foundation in the themes and approaches of media, communication and cultural studies with a focus on the role of media and communication technologies in a changing society. Year two builds on the first year by providing specific research training in the areas of culture, film and media. More specific modules allow you to explore issues around public relations, political communication, cultural industries, and global media. Your third year is spent abroad, either studying at a university, on a work placement or as a school assistant. In the final year, you will be able to pick from a number of modules that draw on the research specialisms of staff within the department ranging from vocational skills to media coverage of conflict.
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Media, journalism and communications
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Top job areas of graduates
It's often said the UK doesn't produce enough modern language graduates, and graduates from German courses have a lot of options available to them when they complete their courses. The unemployment rates last year was lower than graduates in general. Nearly a quarter of working graduates from 2015 got jobs outside the UK — mostly as English teachers — which is much higher than for most subjects. The relative strength of the German economy means there will continue to be opportunities there in the future. But more graduates went to work in London, and those who want to stay at home to work find jobs anywhere where good communication skills are a must, particularly in education, in marketing, in the arts and in business and finance as teachers, writers, personnel officers, financial advisors, analysts, sales people and marketers.. But remember — whilst employers say they rate graduates who have more than one language, you need to have them as part of a whole package of good skills.
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Media, journalism and communications
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