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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Stag Hill
Sandwich
SEP-25
4 Years
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Stag Hill
Sandwich
SEP-25
4 Years
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• We help you understand the impact contemporary communication has on society, government and business. We also teach you techniques to research different types of media, its audience, and its users. • You will be taught by research-active media and communications scholars, using the latest research on: media power, regulation, social media, public relations, audiences, ‘big data’, digital platforms, international communication and much more. • Our research-led teaching, the transferable skills you will gain from your assessments and our focus on employability, will prepare you for a career in media and communications. • You’ll have the option to take one of our award-winning Professional Training placements that will prepare you for work in industry.
What you will studyThe BSc Media and Communication at the University of Surrey aims to develop digitally confident critical and creative thinkers in a globalised digital media world. Our research-led Media and Communication degree will help you develop a critical understanding of key media theories, institutions, and methodologies relevant to contemporary mediated societies. Our courses explore a range of pressing societal issues, charting developments and exploring solutions: from the challenges and opportunities for audiences in digital societies to consumption and creation of global media and communication. Our BSc (Hons) Media and Communication course will give you a comprehensive education in contemporary media and communications in global, digital societies.Our modules on offer include:• The Internet and Digital Societies• Media Power and Regulations• Media Audiences and Users• Public Relations in the Digital Age• ‘Big Data’, Platforms, Emerging technologies• Global Media and Communications• Music, Media and Society.We are one of the few media and communication degree courses in the UK that offers modules on ‘big data’. We aim to give you a dynamic grounding in social sciences which you can apply to careers in media and beyond.
Exam type
A levelA level:
BBB Grades / Points required
Scottish Higher:
ABBBB Grades / Points required
Scottish Advanced Higher:
BBB Grades / Points required
Access to HE Diploma:
D:27,M:18 Grades / Points required
Extended Project:
A Grades / Points required
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
32 Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
DDM Grades / Points required
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Overall:BBBApplicants taking an A level science subject with the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass the practical element. We do not include General Studies or Critical Thinking in our offers.
Overall:ABBBB GCSE or Equivalent: English Language: Scottish National 5 - C Maths: Scottish National 5 - C
Overall:BBBGCSE or Equivalent: English Language: Scottish National 5 - C Maths: Scottish National 5 - C
Overall:QAA recognised Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits overall including 27 at Distinction and 18 at Merit.
Applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) will receive our standard A-level offer for this programme, plus an alternate offer of one A-level grade lower, subject to achieving an A grade in the EPQ. The one grade reduction will not apply to any required subjects.Applicants can only receive one grade reduction from the published grades, an EPQ grade reduction can’t be applied in addition to other grade reductions made through other schemes such as Contextual Admissions or In2Surrey.
Overall:32GCSE or Equivalent: English A HL4/SL4 or English B HL5/SL6 and Mathematics (either course) HL4/SL4.
Overall:DDM
Overall:Pass overall with BBB from a combination of the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate and two A levels.Applicants taking an A level science subject with the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass the practical element. We do not include General Studies or Critical Thinking in our offers.
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