BA Media and Communication
Entry requirements
Year 1 standard entry requirement: UCAS Tariff: 120; Scottish Higher: AABB or equivalent incl Higher in English or Media Studies; A Level: BCC or equivalent incl A Level in English or Media Studies.
About this course
BA (Hons) in Film Studies. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, Marketing, and Ethics & Professional Practice. The programme covers media production across radio, television, and digital platforms, with dedicated modules in journalism, content creation, and media policy. It runs over four years.
Modules
- Radio Production
- Media Industries
- Understanding Data
- TV Production
- Introduction to Media Analysis
- Comedy in Media
- Newswriting and Journalism
- Social Sciences: An Interdisciplinary Introduction
- International Economic Issues & Challenges
- Fundamentals of Managing People
- Digital Production
- Policy and Regulation for Media and Journalism
- Fundamentals of Financial Management for Decision Makers
- Creativity for Media
- Media, Identity and Society
- Music, Media & Song
- Feature Writing and Magazine Journalism
- Social Media Marketing
- Contemporary Economic Issues
- PR Campaigns and Proposals
- Media Audiences, Effects and Representation
- Media Ethics
- Data Analytics
- Dramatic Writing
- Unscripted Content Creation
- Disney, Marvel and DC: Fantasy, Reality and Representation
- Television Drama
- Media and the Environment
- Communications Law and Regulation
- Managing People and Diversity in Work
- Professional Practice 1
- Professional Practice 2
- Honours Research Project
- Industry Engagement
- Fan Cultures
- Sport and the Media
- Scotland, The Media and National Identity
- Online Media Content Strategies
- Global Journalism
- Digital Media and Society
- Film Theory Goes to the Movies
- Brand Management
- New Perspectives in Critical Marketing and Consumer Society
- Race, Nature and our Multispecies Future
- Environmental Economics and Sustainability