Course Overview

From digital advertising and the internet to TV, popular film, and news, mass media is a significant force in modern culture, touching many aspects of our lives and influencing the ways in which we interact with the world around us. Mass Communication is an innovative media-based top-up course that provides an insight into the ways in which the mass media industries influence our perceptions on a global level. Studying areas such as convergence culture, advertising and demographics, morality and the media and cinema and society as well as the study of organizations, you will gain an awareness of the concepts, theories, practices, and methods as well as the technological developments that typify contemporary media, communication, and cultural studies. Building on your previous educational experience, the top-up award will give you the knowledge, transferable skills, and qualifications needed to follow a career in the creative industries.

General Eligibility

BTEC HND/Foundation degree, or equivalent in a related subject. If you have taken a BTEC HND program, we will usually expect you to have performed to an average of Merit standard. If you have taken a Foundation Degree, we will be looking for performance to Commendation level, or 60% average.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• International applicants should have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with 5.5 in each component (or an approved equivalent*).