BSc Media and Communication
Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 34 (6,5,5 HL) BTEC: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma: DDD BTEC Level 3 National Diploma: DD plus one A level at Grade B BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate: D plus two A levels at Grades BB
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Media and Communication, a film studies degree exploring the multidisciplinary study of media, communication industries, and digital culture. Core topics include Data Analysis, Research Methods, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students can choose between a three-year full-time study route or a four-year option incorporating a placement year. The first year covers foundational concepts through compulsory modules such as Introduction to Communication and Media Studies, Social Research, Language in Society, Foundations in Media and Communication Studies, and Critical Traditions in Media Studies, alongside optional subjects like Gaming Cultures and Introduction to Film. The second year advances methodologies and social perspectives with compulsory modules including Media, Identity and Inequality, Advanced Research Methods A, Advanced Research Methods B, and Media and Social Change, while offering optional topics such as Promotional Culture and Screen Cultures. The final year centres on independent research through the Communication & Media Studies Project Dissertation, supported by compulsory study in Digital Media and Society and Contemporary Media Debates, alongside specialized optional modules like Producing The News, Documenting the World, and Influencer Culture.
Modules
- Introduction to Communication and Media Studies
- Social Research
- Language in Society
- Foundations in Media and Communication Studies
- Critical Traditions in Media Studies
- Self and Identity
- Gaming Cultures
- Introduction to Film
- University-wide Language Programme
- Media, Identity and Inequality
- Advanced Research Methods A
- Advanced Research Methods B
- Media and Social Change
- Political Psychology
- Social Psychology and Communication
- Promotional Culture
- Communication and Sport
- Your Future Career: Preparing for the World of Work
- Social Interaction
- Media, Culture and Crime
- Screen Cultures
- The Media in Global Context
- Digital Lives and Society
- University-wide Language Programme
- Communication & Media Studies Project Dissertation
- Digital Media and Society
- Contemporary Media Debates
- Television and Society
- Producing The News
- Gender, Intersectionality and Society
- Documenting the World
- Influencer Culture
- 'Race', Racism and Social Justice in the Modern World
- University-wide Language Programme