Media and Communication

Overview

Discover our range of Media and Communication modules for 2019-20.

Find out about modules available for:

The range of modules offered may change each academic year.

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Further information

For further information about this subject, including any pre-requisites, visit the Media and communication subject page.

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Stage 1

Find out about Media and Communication modules for Stage 1.

Students study either 40 or 60 credits from the list below in Stage 1.

Select the module code for specific module information including the module summary and aims, knowledge and skills you'll gain, and the module leader.

Compulsory modules: Please choose at least one of the following compulsory modules

Module Code	Module Title	Credit Value	Semester
MCH1023	Introduction to Media Studies	20	1
MCH1026	Introduction to Social and Cultural Studies	20	2

Optional modules:

Module Code	Module Title	Credit Value	Semester
MCH1028	Introduction to Professional Communication (Capped at 90)	20	1&2
MCH1030	Introduction to Journalism Practice (Capped at 90)	20	2
MCH1036	Journalism: Pasts, Present and Future	20	2

Stage 2

Find out about Media and Communication modules for Stage 2.

Students study either 40, 60 or 80 credits from the list below at Stage 2.

Select the module code for specific module information including the module summary and aims, knowledge and skills you'll gain, and the module leader.

Compulsory module:

Module Code	Module Title	Credit Value	Semester
MCH2075	Representations: Identity, Culture and Society (Pre-requisite MCH1023 or MCH1026)	20	1

Optional modules:

Module Code	Module Title	Credits	Semester
MCH2011	Memory Matters: Mediating Present Pasts for the Future	20	2
MCH2034	Introduction to Public Relations (Pre-requisite MCH1028) (Capped at 90)	20	1
MCH2035	Media, Mythology and Storytelling: How to analyse archetypes and ideologies in media texts	20	1
MCH2065	Race, Culture and Identity	20	1
MCH2068	Journalism Practice (Pre-requisite MCH1030) (Capped at 70)	20	1
MCH2071	Sex, Sexuality and Desire	20	2
MCH2077	Visual Culture	20	2
MCH2080	Celebrity Culture (Pre-requisite MCH1023 or MCH1026)	20	2
MCH2087	Media, Democracy and the Public Sphere (Pre-requisite MCH1026)	20	1
MCH2088	Feminist Approaches to Media Analysis	20	2
MCH2220	Conflict and Crisis Reporting	20	2
MCH3063	Advertising and Consumption (Pre-requisite MCH1023 or MCH1026)	20	1

Stage 3

Find out about Media and Communication modules for Stage 3.

Students study either 40, 60 or 80 credits from the list below at Stage 3.

Select the module code for specific module information including the module summary and aims, knowledge and skills you'll gain, and the module leader.

Compulsory modules

Module Code	Module Title	Credit Value	Semester
MCH3074	Themes and Issues in Media, Communication and Cultural Studies	20	1

Optional modules

Module Code	Module Title	Credit Value	Semester
MCH2071*	Sex, Sexuality and Desire Note: Students must not take this module during Stage 3 if already studied during Stage 2.	20	2
MCH2080*	Celebrity Culture (Pre-requisite MCH1023 or MCH1026) (Capped at 60) Note: Students must not take this module during Stage 3 if already studied during Stage 2.	20	2
MCH3001	Magazine Publishing (Pre-requisite MCH2068) (Capped at 30)	20	1
MCH3002	Youth, Identity and Contemporary Media (Pre-requisite MCH2075)	20	1
MCH3012	Fashion, Communication and Culture (Preferred Pre-requisite MCH3063; however MCH2034 or MCH2068 are also appropriate)	20	2
MCH3013	Global Public Relations (Pre-requisites MCH1028 and MCH2034) (Capped at 45)	20	1&2
MCH3063*	Advertising and Consumption (Pre-requisite MCH1023 or MCH1026) Note: Students must not take this module during Stage 3 if already studied during Stage 2.	20	1
MCH3077	Politics, Power and Communication	20	2
MCH3085	Digital Discourses and Identity	20	2
MCH3168	Cultural Phenomena and the Role of the Media, Digital/Social Media and PR	20	2
MCH3997	Our Visual Past: Ancient Rock Art in the UK and Internationally	20	2

*Students may not take this module during Stage 3 if already studied during Stage 2.