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BA (Hons) Communication & Society and Global Studies
BA (Hons) Communication & Society and Global Studies

BA (Hons) Communication & Society and Global Studies

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  • Level:3-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirement

English Requirement

IELTs  7.0 with a minimum of 6.0 in reading and writing, and 5.5 in speaking and listening

Course Information

These two dynamic subjects offer insight into global issues and the ways in which societies react and cooperate combined with understanding individual, group and organisational communications.

It enables you to shape your study according to your strengths, interests and career ambitions. Combining two subjects can give your degree an international or industry perspective that will make you stand out in the graduate employment market.

Our course combinations are designed so that what you learn in one subject will complement and enhance what you learn in the other. In your final year you can choose either to split your time evenly between your two subjects, or to specialise in one. Our flexible curriculum has been designed to create some amazing opportunities for you too. Your second year of study is divided into two semesters that enables you to take part in optional work placements or go on an international exchange.

By choosing Global Studies and Communication & Society you’ll enjoy the freedom to choose from a wide range of optional modules, depending on your own preferences and interests. By combining these two subjects you’ll gain an in-depth understanding of global issues and the ability to analyse the role of communication from an international perspective.

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Year One

Core modules

  • Media Communications and Digital Cultures

  • Psychology of Communication

  • Foundations in Global Studies

  • Issues in Intercultural Communications

Year Two

Core modules

  • Mirror Mirror on the Wall: Explorations of Identity and Selfhood

  • Researching Global Experience

  • Humanities in the workplace

  • Communication & Society optional modules

  • Advertising, Public Relations and Journalism 1: The New Creativity

  • Communications and Creativity Toolkit

  • Gender and Sexuality

  • Media, Communication and Culture in Asia

  • Digital Identities: The Politics of Communication in the Globalised World

  • Global Studies optional modules

  • In-Country Study

  • Gender and Nation

  • Intercultural Communication in International Context

  • Changing Europe: People, Places & Politics

Year Three

Core module

  • Dissertation

  • Communication & Society optional modules

  • Advertising, Public Relations and Journalism 2: Convergence and Creativity in the Digital Age

  • Self in Crisis: Power, Prejudice and Otherness

  • DJ Cultures: History, Theory and Technique

  • Alternative and Trans-National Media

  • Humanity in the Natural World

  • Political Communications and Society

  • What's New: the Future of Media Communications

  • Global Studies optional modules

  • Global Citizenship

  • Development in the 21st Century

  • Small Islands, Big Issues: Small Island Developing States in a Globalising World

  • Gender Politics in Europe

  • Conflict and Contemporary Violence

  • Global Environmental Challenges

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

This is a major part of the curriculum. Key transferable skills are emphasised and there are opportunities to develop links with organisations and potential employers. Joint honours courses develop a wide range of skills. These include written and oral communication skills, critical analysis and a variety of IT skills. You’ll also become more self-motivated, be able to work independently and in teams, and develop excellent time management skills.

Our recent Communication and Society and Global Studies Joint Honours graduates have gone onto careers in broadcasting, marketing, publishing, charity fundraising, policy research and business analysis.

Other careers could include: law, PR, teaching, business management and working for a National Government Organisation.

Many graduates also choose to undertake further study on one of our Masters-level courses or MPhil and PhD research degrees.

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Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year

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