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BA Mass Communications

You will have the opportunity to do a work placement at a leading UK company or organisation such as the BBC, MTV, Absolute Radio and Vogue

About the course

Mass communications is transforming the world we live in: from our day to day relationships to accessing the news and participating in social and politic change. This programme introduces students to a range of processes whereby media and popular cultural texts and practices are produced, distributed, regulated and consumed. Students will gain a critical understanding of key developments in mass communications studies, global media, new media technologies and audiences.
Course overview


Full programme details

Type

Undergraduate

Duration

Department

Media, Culture and Language

Tuition fees

£8, 500 (2013, UK/EU)

Cash scholarships and bursaries available

UCAS code

I120

Entry tariff

240 points

Single or Combined

Single honours

Facilities

The University of Roehampton has exceptional facilities including an extensive Library and Learning Services, and state-of-the-art teaching spaces in modern buildings.

Career opportunities

The University of Roehampton has an enviable record in graduate employment. Employers want a complete package of qualification, experience and life skills, so we provide all sorts of career-boosting opportunities, such as internships, work or volunteer placements, networking events, and semesters at universities abroad.

Students will also have the opportunity to undertake work placements with some of the country’s leading companies and organisations in the media, communications and creative industries including; the BBC, MTV and ITV, national newspapers, radio stations such as Absolute Radio and magazines such as Vogue and Empire.

Department of Media, Culture and Language

Roehampton has one of the most diverse student bodies of any university in the UK, and we develop the skills they need to succeed in an increasingly competitive and global marketplace. Languages underpin this international exchange and the department is proud to incorporate within it the Centre for Language Studies.

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Theorising Practice, Practising Theory 2013-06-16 On the 23 rd of April 2013, the Media, Culture and Language Forum and the Centre for Research in Film and Audiovisual Cultures (CRFAC) at the University of Roehampton hosted the postgraduate training workshop entitled Theorising Practice, Practising Theory .

Photography students at Free Range Art and Design Show 2013-06-06 University of Roehampton’s final year photography students will showcase their end of year work at the Free Range Art and Design Show in Brick Lane.   From the BA Hons Photography end of year show 2013 University of Roehampton’s

Tuesday 11 June at 5.30 special event! Etty Hillesum 2013-06-06 Etty  is a touring one-woman theatrical play based on the diaries and letters of Etty Hillesum from 1943 when she is about to be deported from Holland to Auschwitz. It is adapted and performed by Susan Stein (see:  http://www.ettyplay.org/index.ht

Paul Antick at Belfast Photo Festival 2013-06-01 As part of the 2013 Belfast Photo Festival, Paul Antick will be staging his Research Product #4 - The Aestheticization of Smith at 1pm on June 8th at Belfast Exposed Photography Gallery. Belfast Photo Festival Research Product #4 features actor

'First in the family’ university students reach out to young people 2013-05-30 The University of Roehampton, alongside the National Children's Bureau and Queen Mary, University of London are co-ordinating a new ‘Life Skills Programme’ supported by J.P. Morgan. A new ‘Life Skills Programme’ sup