BA Mass Communications

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Objectives Examine films from a historical, critical and theoretical perspective, learn to write like a journalist, study popular media forms including music and the concept of the celebrity, use software packages to design layouts for magazines and web sites.
Entry requirements The university requires you to have at least 2 A Levels (or equivalent) to begin an Honours Undergraduate Degree Programme or at least one for a Foundation Degree. The entry requirements for undergraduate degrees are given generally in UCAS Tariff Points.
Academic title BA Mass Communications
Course description BA Mass Communications

Year 1

-Graphics for the Web
-Introduction to British Media
-Introduction to Film Analysis and Theory
-Introduction to Film Studies
-Introduction to Media Communications
-Journalism Skills: Print News and Features
-Journalism, Law and Ethics
-Web Animation

Year 2

-Design for Print
-European Cinema
-Film Production
-Journalism Skills: Features, Markets and Styles
-Journalism Skills: Print News, Markets and Styles
-Making a Documentary and Digital Production
-Media and Society
-Media in an International Context

Year 3

-Advertising
-Computer Project
-Free Cinema, British New Wave and Contemporary British Film
-Journalism Portfolio
-Journalism, Government and the People
-Music, Celebrity and the Media
-The New Hollywood
-Web Design