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2024/25 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Communication and Media

Programme code:BA-COMM/MUCAS code:P900
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:

Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules

COMM1210The History of Communication20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM1230Introduction to Media and Communication Research20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PFP
COMM1950Power, Politics and the Media20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM1960Studying Media20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM1970Introduction to Media and Communication Theory20 creditsSemester 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.

COMM1625Camera and Editing20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM1830Introduction to Cinema20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
ENGL1250Prose: Reading and Interpretation20 creditsNot running in 202425
ENGL1855Race, Writing and Decolonization20 creditsSemester 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:

COMM2125Visual Communication20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM2780Media Policy20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM2910Communication Research Methods
Pre-requisite for: COMM3910		20 creditsSemester 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.

ARTF2210Absence, Representation, Violence20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM2145Technology in Communication and Media20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM2250Podcasting20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM2375Issues in Journalism20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM2560Communication Skills20 creditsNot running in 202425
COMM2615Documentary Production20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM2715Digital Storytelling20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM2850Cinematic Themes20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
FILM2230Questioning Genre in World Cinemas20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
FOAH2020Towards the Future: Skills in Context20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
MODL2250Digital Communications Across Cultures20 creditsNot running in 202425

Candidates will be required to study 20-40 credits from the following optional modules, or can choose a 20 credit Discovery module if timetabling allows.

COMM2300Journalism Ethics20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM2725Digital Cultures20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM2777Working in Digital Media Teams20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM2950Media, Power and Social Justice20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
CSER2206Developing Your Professional Identity: Preparing for a Career in Within The Arts, Heritage and Creative Industries20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

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:

COMM3910Communication Dissertation40 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
PFP

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 20-40 credits from the following optional modules, or can choose a 20 credit Discovery module if timetabling allows.

COMM3130The Documentary and Reality20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM3214Placement20 creditsSemesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
COMM3250Feminism, Identity and Media20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM3260Understanding the Audience20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM3340The Reporting of Politics20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM3715Internet Policy20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM3781Mobile Media20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
COMM3790Citizen Media20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)
THEO3000Religion and Media20 creditsSemester 1 (Sep to Jan)

Candidates will be required to study 20-40 credits from the following optional modules, or can choose a 20 credit Discovery module if timetabling allows:

ARTF3211The Cultural Politics of Artificial Intelligence20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM3019Archival Futures: Working with Media Archives20 creditsNot running in 202425
COMM3180International Communication20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM3420The Ethnography of Speaking20 creditsNot running in 202425
COMM3550Popular Music and Society20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM3795Climate Communication20 creditsNot running in 202425
COMM3866Global migration, ‘race’ and media20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM3895Digital Platforms: Critical and Cultural Analysis20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM3925War and Media20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM3950Promotional Culture20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
COMM3960Creative Work in the Cultural Industries20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)
FILM3027Post-War European Cinema: History, Politics and Aesthetics20 creditsSemester 2 (Jan to Jun)

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.

Last updated: 07/06/2024 15:35:18

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