Media and Communication
Discover how information is created, managed, promoted, circulated and consumed in contemporary society.
About the programme
UCAS Code: BA Combined Honours (Y001)
Media and Communication is a rich, exciting, diverse and flexible subject area. As part of your Combined Honours degree, you'll
- develop and apply critical thinking and theoretical knowledge to your study, and learn how to carry out practical evaluations.
- be able to offer imaginative solutions through high quality verbal, visual and written communication.
Media and Communication is offered by the School of Arts & Cultures.
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.
Please choose at least one of the following compulsory modules (you may choose both if you wish):
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Media Studies | 20 | 1 | |
| * | Social and Cultural Studies | 20 | 2 |
*MCH1027 is jointly taught with MCH1026. The teaching and content are the same but the assessment differs. Combined Honours students must take MCH1027. When checking the teaching timetable for clashes, you should use module code MCH1026.
Optional modules:
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marketing Communication & Promotional Practices | 20 | 1 | |
| Introduction to Journalism Practice |
20 | 2 | |
| Journalism: Pasts, Present and Future | 20 | 2 | |
| MCH1001 | Digital Cultures | 20 | 2 |
Stage 2
Students study either 40, 60 or 80 credits from the list below at Stage 2, which must include the compulsory module MCH2005.
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 | Credits | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCH2005 | Intersectional Approaches in Media & Cultural Studies | 20 | 1 |
Optional modules:
| Module Code | Module Title | Credits | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Public Relations (Pre-requisite MCH1028) | 20 | 2 | |
| MCH2059 | Essential Law for Media and Journalism | 20 | 1 |
| MCH2063 | Advertising and Consumption (Pre-requisite MCH1023 or MCH1027) | 20 | 1 |
| Journalism Practice for Digital Audiences (Pre-requisite MCH1030) (Capped at 54) | 20 | 1 | |
| MCH2075 | Popular Culture: Futures & Fictions | 20 | 2 |
| MCH2220 | Conflict and Crisis Reporting | 20 | 2 |
| MCH2090 | Critical Making and Digital Skills | 20 | 2 |
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.
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCH3001 | Magazine Publishing (Pre-requisite MCH2068) (Capped at 36) | 20 | 1 |
| MCH3002 | Youth, Identity and Contemporary Media | 20 | 1 |
| MCH3085 | Digital Discourses and Identity | 20 | 1 |
| MCH3012 | Fashion, Communication and Culture (Preferred Pre-requisite MCH2063; however MCH2034 or MCH2068 are also appropriate) (Capped at 100) | 20 | 2 |
| Global Communications | 20 | 1 | |
| MCH3035 | Storytelling and Collective Psychology | 20 | 2 |
| Digital Politics, Communication, and AI | 20 | 2 | |
| MCH3003 | Memory Matters: Mediating Present Pasts for the Future | 20 | 2 |
| MCH3080 | Feminist Approaches to Media Analysis | 20 | 2 |
| MCH3092 | Material Media: Bodies, Technology, Culture | 20 | 1 |
| HSS3500* | Combined Honours Final Year Project | 20 | 1&2 |
| HSS3099* | Combined Honours Final Year Project | 40 | 1&2 |
*Undertake an in-depth, independent research project with flexibility to select a topic related to one or all your subject areas, and the option to deliver a written or creative output. Supervisors are assigned from the Combined Honours academic team, and you can choose which subject(s) you want the credits to go towards.
Get in touch
If you have any questions about choosing this subject as part of your Combined Honours degree, contact us and we'll be more than happy to help.
Subject adviser
Dr Sarah Hill - School of Arts and Cultures