Mass Communications BA (Hons)

Course Summary

• Type: BA (Hons)
• Location: Hertfordshire
• Duration: 3 Years
• Deadline: Ongoing

Course Description

You choose to study four out of the five subjects:

English Language and Communication

Where language comes from and how people use it is one of the big debates of our time. This subject looks at how the English language works, how we use it to communicate, how we acquire it in the first place, and how it varies according to social factors.

Film

Studying film helps you develop skills in film analysis, and an understanding of films, their history and their contexts, which are of value in a wide range of careers (including teaching and journalism).

Journalism

Gives you a range of journalistic skills, and hands-on experience of producing work in a variety of styles, for different markets. You will be introduced to the concept of "news" and "features" in the print medium and what they constitute, along with a variety of journalistic skills to help you to source and write them.

Media Cultures

Media Cultures gives you an understanding of how communication works, introduces you to the history and nature of media systems and discusses how media and society are interlinked.

New Media Publishing

Is a practical media course that would benefit those students wishing to go onto careers in publishing, media, journalism and PR. There is a growth area in new media and a shortage of literate and technically able graduates who are able to move between magazine layout for print based journalism and web-based publishing.