Communication Studies
Course Overview
This dynamic Communications degree explores the powerful role media and the arts play in shaping society, blending critical theory with hands-on creative practice. You will develop a sophisticated understanding of local and global communications while discovering a wide range of exciting career paths. The programme is uniquely designed to foster both your analytical and creative talents through a mix of core and optional production modules.
Key Program Highlights
- Ranked among the top 200 communications schools globally (QS World University Rankings)
- Blend theoretical analysis with practical production work in audio, video, imaging, and performance
- Develop critical skills to understand communication's influence across local, national, and international contexts
- Explore diverse career paths in media, public relations, scriptwriting, and current affairs
- Unleash your creativity and build a portfolio through hands-on, project-based learning
Course Overview
This dynamic Communications degree explores the powerful role media and the arts play in shaping society, blending critical theory with hands-on creative practice. You will develop a sophisticated understanding of local and global communications while discovering a wide range of exciting career paths. The programme is uniquely designed to foster both your analytical and creative talents through a mix of core and optional production modules.
Key Program Highlights
- Ranked among the top 200 communications schools globally (QS World University Rankings)
- Blend theoretical analysis with practical production work in audio, video, imaging, and performance
- Develop critical skills to understand communication's influence across local, national, and international contexts
- Explore diverse career paths in media, public relations, scriptwriting, and current affairs
- Unleash your creativity and build a portfolio through hands-on, project-based learning
Requirements
Modules
- Introduction to Communication Studies
- Introduction to Social Studies
- Critical Thinking and Independent Learning
- Analysing Visual Media Texts
- Cultural Studies
- History and Structure of the Media
- Psychology, Media and Creativity
- Digital Media Production Skills
- Audio Production
- Photography and Imaging
- Media Audiences
- Media Writing and Expression
- Media and Power
- Analysing Advertising
- Crime, Policing and the Media
- Film History and Theory
- Theorising Social Media and Everyday Life
- Sport, Media and Society
- The Music Industries: Institutions, Technologies and Users
- Social Class and the Media Perspectives on the Networked Society
- Women, Feminism and the Creative and Cultural Industries
- Applying Communication Theory
- Video Production
- Communication, Presentation and Performance
- Press and Public Relations
- Media Law
- Television Drama
- Dissertation
- Communication, Media and Cultural Diversity
- Science, Technology and Society
- Media, Religion and Society
- Uaneen Module (Extra-Curricular Activities)
- Communication, Culture and the Environment
