In a world increasingly dominated by complex systems and networks of information, the study and practice of communication is of growing importance. This degree course offers you the opportunity to explore communication in a department that has a thriving and internationally recognised research culture. Moreover, the 2008 National Student Survey gave the programme excellent scores in student satisfaction especially for the quality of our teaching.
The course explores the range of communicative activities generated by individuals, organisations and technologies. You will engage with some of the key issues of our time, including the impact of globalised systems of communication and the relationships between communication, identity, consensus, conflict, nation, power and popular culture. The course encourages you to engage critically with modes of communication from interpersonal, language, media and institutional discourses through to creative modes such as writing and the arts. You will also explore the creation, use and influence of emergent and alternative modes and technologies of communication.
The course offers a balance of theoretical investigation and applied practical work and you will develop skills in the full range of communication media, including digital media, Internet, animation, publishing, radio and video. Access to the Department's excellent facilities, including radio and TV studios, two multimedia studios, as well as DVD, video and 16mm production and editing suites, allows you to develop skills to match industry requirements.
The course provides opportunities to exhibit your work on-and-off campus, and to engage with the communicative industries through self-generated work placements.
Module guide
Year one core modules:
Introduction to Communication and Culture (compulsory)
Communication and Technology
Digital Imaging
Introduction to Radio
Research Methods in Media and Communication
Language and Image
Introduction to Video
Introduction to Print
Year two core modules
Identity, Difference and Community (compulsory)
Communication and the Public Sphere
Creative Writing
Everyday Life
Internet Communication
Radio Features
Communication and Political Economy
Theorising Popular Culture
Video Documentary
Animation
Radio Documentary
Year three core modules
Major Project (compulsory)
Music, Communication and Culture
Language, Culture and Reason
Globalisation and Communication
Technoculture
Creative Practice in Film and Video
Working in Communication
Communication and Artistic Practices
Writing Criticism/Criticism as Writing
Images and Rhetoric of Conflict
Creative Publishing
Creative Radio
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180 - 220 at A Level or equivalent. GCSE(s) Required: English Language grade C For an explanation of qualifications, have a look at our IAG page on this site www.creativeway.org.uk/quals.
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