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BA (Hons) Global Communication and Media (Dual Degree)

University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Entertainment and information media now influence almost every part of our lives, while the emergence of global communication technologies has changed how we consume, create and share media across social, cultural, geographic, political and economic divides.

Set yourself up for a career as a global media professional capable of navigating this challenging yet exciting environment on this Global Communication and Media dual degree.

You'll study in Portsmouth and spend a year at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia.

General Eligibility

  • A levels – AAB–BBB

  • UCAS points - 120–136 points from 3 A levels or equivalent

  • T levels – Merit–Distinction

  • BTECs (Extended Diplomas) – DDD-DDM

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Core modules

  • Future Production

  • Global Cinema

  • Introduction to Media Studies

  • Journalism in Context

  • Media Law and Regulation

  • Reporting

2 Year 2

Core modules

Each module is 20 credits.

Media and Journalism pathway

  • Feature Writing and Media Research

  • Mobile Journalism

Screen, Media, and Cultural Studies pathway

  • Media, Culture, and National Identity

  • Screen Media

Optional modules

Each module is 20 credits.

Media and Journalism pathway

  • Investivative Journalism

  • Production Camera and Editing

  • Propaganda

  • Screen Media

  • Advanced News and Investigative Reporting (ECU)

  • Factual Media Production

  • Gender and the Media

  • Press and Public Relations

  • Professional Experience

  • Social Media and Journalism

  • Specialist Journalism

  • Student Enterprise

Screen, Media, and Cultural Studies pathway

  • Creative Writing for Film

  • Film Production Practices

  • Finding Form – Fiction

  • Production: Camera and Editing

  • Screenwriting

  • Gender and the Media

  • Media Networks: Exploring Digital Culture

  • Production: Short Film-Making

  • Professional Experience

  • Student Enterprise

  • Transmedia Narratives and Strategies

3 Year 3

Core modules

You'll study the following modules regardless of your chosen pathway.

Each module is 15 credits.

  • Audience Perception and Experience

  • Industry and Community

  • Media, Identity, and Social Justice

  • Personal and Professional Planning

Optional modules

You must take certain modules to work towards graduating with either the Media and Journalism or Screen, Media, and Cultural Studies award from Edith Cowan University.

Each module is 15 credits.

Media and Journalism pathway

  • Convergent Digital Newsroom

  • New Media and Social Influence

  • Photojournalism and Editorial Practice

  • Screen Practice 2: Factuals and Formats

  • Visual Storytelling

  • Audio Storytelling

  • Global Communications

  • Investigative Journalism

  • Media in Asia

Screen, Media, and Cultural Studies pathway

  • Documentary, Technology, and Experience

  • Filmosophy

  • From Fiction to Film

  • New Media and Social Influence

  • Screen Evolution

  • Screen Practice 3: Art and Auteurs

  • Screen Practice 4: Production House

4 Year 4

Core modules

You'll study the following 40-credit module regardless of your chosen pathway.

  • Final Project Communication and Media

Optional modules

You'll have to complete certain modules to graduate with the Screen, Media, and Cultural Studies or Media and Journalism award from Edith Cowan University.

Each module is 20 credits.

Media and Journalism pathway

  • Digital Media and Democracy

  • Global Journalism and Human Rights

Screen, Media, and Cultural Studies pathway

  • Celebrity and Society

  • Documentary Film-Making

Language Requirement

The IELTS score for international applicants is 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in each component).

Ready to get started?

For any enquiries or further details, please don't hesitate to contact us. Let's take the next step in your academic journey together.

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