Communication and Media BA (Hons)

Course overview

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What will I study?

• This course provides the opportunity to study communication in society. It combines theory and practice and using approaches from the humanities and social sciences disciplines
• You will explore the fundamental roles played by narrative in thought, society, literature and the media.
• You will also learn to evaluate a variety of literary and popular texts including newspapers, magazines, films, television, graphic novels and comics
• The course equips students with the necessary skills to write creatively and to employ professional standards of writing for a range of audiences.
• You will learn the conventions of journalism, editing and publishing, including writing for new electronic and interactive media.
• View the detailed course content description

Who should do this course?

• Students must be able to demonstrate an interest in media including television and newspapers, and have a broad knowledge of how the media industry works
• We are looking for creative candidates who have who have good communication and presentation skills
• View the selection criteria for this course

What can I do next?

• Graduates from the programme have had great success in securing employment within the media industries and have gone on to careers in advertising, management, public relations, journalism, publishing, teaching, lecturing and training
• View the career opportunities for our BA (Hons) Advertising graduates
• Many of our graduates go on to study a Postgraduate course at BU

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