IELTs 7.0 with a minimum of 6.0 in reading and writing, and 5.5 in speaking and listening
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
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.
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year
