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Media and Communications - BSc (Hons)

Taught by world-leading researchers with integrated media practice learning, this course allows you to gain a critical understanding of the role media play in social, economic, political and cultural life. You’ll develop your expertise and practical skills in areas such as media, journalism, community radio, documentary making, advertising and social media.

Course details

Explore the relationship between the media and culture, identity and lifestyle, and globalisation with this degree. Combining media production and media analysis, you’ll study television, film, the internet, the press, popular music, social media and media audiences, as well as having the opportunity to develop your own media practice in photography, filmmaking and audio production.

Mode of study: 2 -3 days campus
Intake: September , January
Course length: 3-4 years
Course fee: £9,250 per year
Location: London

London Metropolitan University

Course overview

This course will provide you with a critical understanding of the role media plays in social, economic, political and cultural life. You’ll be taught by world-leading researchers and given presentations from industry experts and practitioners.

We organise regular lectures and presentations by industry experts and practitioners and educational visits to places like the London Film Festival and the British Board of Film Classification.

You can get a taste for life at our School of Computing and Digital Media by taking a look at our showcase of recent student work.

Benefits

Active collaborative learning
Face-to-face discussion
Outstanding student support
Learn from experienced tutors
Make full use of facilities
Access support
Careers advice

Entry requirements

a minimum of grades BBC in three A levels (or a minimum of 112 UCAS points from an equivalent Level 3 qualification, eg BTEC National or Advanced Diploma)

English Language GCSE at grade C/grade 4 or above (or equivalent)

What the students say

I have really enjoyed this course. Being able to work with different companies outside of the University due to being on my course has been a major highlight.

Modules

The modules listed below are for the academic year 2022/23 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details (including, but not limited to, location and time) are subject to change over time.

Year One

Digital Work (core, 15 credits)
Introduction to Digital Media (core, 15 credits)
Media Genres (core, 30 credits)
Media Histories (core, 30 credits)
Moving Image and Sound Practice (core, 30 credits)

Year two

Contemporary Television Studies (core, 15 credits)
Cultural and Creative Industries (core, 15 credits)
Media and Communities (core, 15 credits)
Researching Media Audiences (core, 15 credits)
Television Studio Practice (core, 15 credits)
Work Based Learning for Media (core, 15 credits)
Crime and the Media (option, 15 credits)
Documentary Photography (option, 15 credits)
Language Module (Arabic, French, Spanish or English) (option, 15 credits)
Language Module (Arabic, French, Spanish or English) (option, 15 credits)
Situation Comedy (option, 15 credits)
Youth Culture and the Media (option, 15 credits)

Year Three

Media and Communication Dissertation (core, 30 credits)
Media, Culture and Identity (core, 30 credits)
Media, Power and Politics (core, 15 credits)
Analysing Popular Music (option, 15 credits)
Digital Video Post-Production (option, 15 credits)
Documentary Filmmaking (option, 15 credits)
Language Module (Arabic, French, Spanish or English) (option, 15 credits)
Language Module (Arabic, French, Spanish or English) (option, 15 credits)
Research in Visual Culture (option, 15 credits)