2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Communication and Media
| Programme code: | BA-COMM/M | UCAS code: | P900 |
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| Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr Todd Graham | Contact address: | T.Graham@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 360
Entry requirements:
Entry Requirements are available on the Course Search entry
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of Media and Communication
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
Communications, media, film and cultural studies
Programme specification:
The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme in 2023/2024 or before. For students entering the programme from September 2024 or after, you can find the details of your programme:
BA Communication and Media(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
BA Communication and Media offers students a critical, research-led approach to the field. The programme focuses on theory and research in communication and media, alongside the broader economic, political and social context of the communication and media industries. While this course is theoretical rather than practical, students can choose from a small number of practice-based modules, enabling you to build skills in media production and practice.
At Level 1 of the programme, students will be provided with a structured induction to the academic study of Media and Communication and to study at HE level. These modules will offer concise introductions to academic research skills, communications history, communications theory, and political communication.
Level 2 expands upon this, offering compulsory units in research methods, visual communication and media policy. Students will also be offered a wide range of options, enabling them to embark upon specialist pathways and pursue their individual interests in the field.
Level 3 is focused on the development of specialist knowledge. Students are given the opportunity to specialise in one or two linked streams of expertise, including film studies, political communication, cultural industries and communications theory. An important centrepiece of this final year is the Communication dissertation: a substantial piece of individually developed research or extended commentary produced under individual supervision from a relevant specialist within the School of Media and Communication.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules
| COMM1210 | The History of Communication | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM1230 | Introduction to Media and Communication Research | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM1950 | Power, Politics and the Media | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM1960 | Studying Media | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM1970 | Introduction to Media and Communication Theory | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules, or can choose a 20 credit discovery module if timetabling allows.
| COMM1625 | Camera and Editing | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM1830 | Introduction to Cinema | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| ENGL1250 | Prose: Reading and Interpretation | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| ENGL1855 | Race, Writing and Decolonization | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| COMM2125 | Visual Communication | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM2780 | Media Policy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM2910 | Communication Research Methods Pre-requisite for: COMM3910 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 0 - 20 credits from the following optional modules:
| COMM2145 | Technology in Communication and Media | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM2250 | Podcasting | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM2375 | Issues in Journalism | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM2560 | Communication Skills | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM2715 | Digital Storytelling | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM2850 | Cinematic Themes | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| FILM2230 | Questioning Genre in World Cinemas | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| FOAH2020 | Towards the Future: Skills in Context | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL2250 | Digital Communications Across Cultures | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 |
The optional modules listed are indicative of those available. The School reserves the right to remove and introduce optional modules in line with its annual review and development of teaching.
Candidates will be required to study 20 - 40 credits from the following optional modules:
| COMM2300 | Journalism Ethics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM2725 | Digital Cultures | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM2777 | Working in Digital Media Teams | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM2950 | Media, Power and Social Justice | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| CSER2206 | Developing Your Professional Identity: Preparing for a Career in Within The Arts, Heritage and Creative Industries | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP2932 | Sociology and the Climate Crisis | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 |
The optional modules listed are indicative of those available. The School reserves the right to remove and introduce optional modules in line with its annual review and development of teaching.
Discovery modules:
Students may study 0 - 20 credits of Discovery Modules.
Students may study 20 credits of Discovery modules in either Semester 1, or Semester 2, but not both.
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:
| COMM3910 | Communication Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 20 - 40 credits from the following optional modules:
| COMM3130 | The Documentary and Reality | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| COMM3214 | Placement | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| COMM3250 | Feminism, Identity and Media | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM3260 | Understanding the Audience | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM3715 | Internet Policy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM3780 | Mobile Media | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM3790 | Citizen Media | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| FILM3230 | Cinema in the Digital Era | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| THEO3000 | Religion and Media | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
The optional modules listed are indicative of those available. The School reserves the right to remove and introduce optional modules in line with its annual review and development of teaching.
Candidates will be required to study 20 - 40 credits from the following optional modules:
| COMM3180 | International Communication | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM3340 | The Reporting of Politics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| COMM3420 | The Ethnography of Speaking | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM3550 | Popular Music and Society | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM3795 | Climate Communication | 20 credits | Not running in 202425 | |
| COMM3866 | Global migration, ‘race’ and media | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM3895 | Digital Platforms: Critical and Cultural Analysis | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM3925 | War and Media | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM3950 | Promotional Culture | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| COMM3960 | Creative Work in the Cultural Industries | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| FILM3027 | Post-War European Cinema: History, Politics and Aesthetics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
The optional modules listed are indicative of those available. The School reserves the right to remove and introduce optional modules in line with its annual review and development of teaching.
Discovery modules:
Students may choose 0 - 20 credits of Discovery modules. 20 credits of Level 2 Discovery modules can be taken. However, to comply with programme rules, all finalists must study 100 credits at Level 3.
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