Media, Communication and Cultural Studies BA Honours
UCAS Code: PQL0
(3 Years)
Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for an academic year and you need to complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage.
Please be aware that programme modules do change and therefore may differ for your year of entry.
Stage 1
Compulsory modules
- COM1023 Introduction to Media Studies
- COM1025 Researching Media, Communication and Culture I
- COM1026 Introduction to Social and Cultural Studies
- COM1031 Online Communication I
Optional modules
You may take up to 40 credits, but must take at least 20 credits from the following optional modules:
You may take 20 credits of optional modules from the following list:
- MKT1000 Essentials of Marketing
- BUS1001 Introduction to Management and Organisation
- POL1022 Introduction to Political Thought
- PSY1002 Developmental and Social Psychology
- PSY1005 Sensation and Perception
- PSY1006 Instinct, Learning and Motivation
- SML1021 Introduction to International Film
- SOC1027 Comparing Cultures
- SOC1029 Doing Sociology
Stages 2
Compulsory modules
- COM2069 Researching Media, Communication and Culture II
- COM2075 Representations: Identity, Culture and Society
Optional modules
You choose at least one of the following modules:
- COM2034 Introduction to Public Relations
- COM2068 Writing for the Media II: Reporting, Writing and Editing for the Print Media and Communications Industries
- NCL2007 Career Development for Second Year Students
- BUS2011 Business Enterprise
In addition, you choose at least one module from the following list:
- COM2071 Sex, Sexuality and Desire
- COM2080 Celebrity Culture
- COM3063 Advertising and Consumption
- COM3067 Television Studies
- COM3078 Globalisation and National Culture
- BUS2000 Human Resource Management
- MKT2000 Global Marketing Environments
Stage 3
Compulsory modules
- COM3073 Research Dissertation: Researching Media, Communication and Culture III
- COM3074 Themes and Issues in Media, Communication and Cultural Studies
- COM3077 Political Communication
Optional modules
You choose at least two modules from the following list:
- COM2071 Sex, Sexuality and Desire
- COM2080 Celebrity Culture
- COM3001 Magazine Publishing
- COM3063 Advertising and Consumption
- COM3067 Television Studies
- COM3078 Globalisation and National Culture
- NCL3007 Career Development for Final Year Students
- NCL3008 Advanced Career Development
- BUS3000 Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
- MKT3000 Globalisation: Patterns, Processes and Challenges
Other optional modules may also be available.
