BA Education & Journalism, Media and Communication
Entry requirements
A level: ABB-BBB IB: 32-30
About this course
BA in Education and Film Studies. Core topics include Research Methods and Ethics & Professional Practice. The programme includes a thirty-five-hour first-year placement where students can select their own placement setting. Practical modules cover journalism skills including news reporting, feature writing, and digital storytelling.
Modules
- Introduction to Journalism, Media & Communication
- Introduction to News & Features
- Understanding Education in the 21st Century
- Placement Learning: Children’s Wellbeing & Development in the Community
- Journalism, Media & Communication: Theories & Methods
- News Reporting and Writing
- Feature Writing
- Digital Media: Histories, Theories, Practices
- Culture, Society, Formation
- Education & Learning
- Digital Storytelling
- Working for and with the Scottish media
- Media & Sport
- Changing Media Audiences
- Law for Journalists
- Communicating Politics: Truth, Legitimacy, Participation
- Educational Encounters Past & Present
- History and Philosophy of Education
- Children & Childhood
- Social Pedagogy with Adults
- Can Culture Educate Us?
- Celebrity & Fan Cultures
- Media & Popular Culture
- Understanding Health, Science & the Environment in the Digital Age
- Digital Tools & Data Journalism
- News Consumption, Trust & Misinformation
- Dissertation in Journalism, Media and Communication/Journalism Dissertation Practical Project
- Work-based learning
- Educational Representation in Film & Literature
- Dissertation
- Policy and Politics in Education
- Social Issues in Education
- Social Research Methods
- Creativity in Education
- Second Language Learning
- Explorations in Educational Influence