BA Media & Communications

Institution

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Level

undergraduate

Subject

Media & Communications

Duration

3 years full time. 4 years full time if undertaking foundation year. 4 years full time if undertaking year-long industry placement. 5 years full time if undertaking foundation year and year-long industry placement. 6 years part time.

UCAS code

P1M3

Typical offer

A-level CCC

Entry requirements

UCAS tariff: 104 A level: Minimum three A levels to include grades CCC. No specific subjects required. Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject. BTEC/Cambridge Technical: MMM IB: No specific subjects required.

About this course

BA (Hons) in Film Studies. Students may undertake a year-long industry placement after the second year and complete an Independent Project in their final year. The degree includes collaborative projects and real-world simulations, with access to Adobe Creative Cloud software, a podcasting studio, and media suite facilities. Students compile a digital portfolio of work throughout the programme.

Modules

• Meaning in Media
• Media, Culture and Society
• Media Writing: Journalism
• Media Writing: PR and Communications
• Creative Digital Design
• Mobile Filmmaking
• Core Modules
• The Media Business
• TV Times
• Specialist Media Writing and Production: Journalism
• Specialist Media Writing and Production: PR and Communications
• Placement
• Optional Modules
• Creative Media Project
• Leadership and Management
• Preparing to Teach
• Industrial Work Experience
• Digital Enterprise Project
• Independent Project
• Media
• Radical Cinema