Academic Structures
Programme Academic Structure for 2023 - 2024, BA in Communication Studies
This information is provisional & subject to change.
Year 1 Core Modules:
| Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM102 | Cultural Studies | 10 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| CM107 | Introduction to Social Studies | 10 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| CM121 | Digital Media Production Skills | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| CM135 | Analysing Visual Media Texts | 10 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| CM137 | History & Structure of the Media | 5 | Semester 1 | 90 | 10 | 1 |
| CM151 | Introduction to Communication Studies | 10 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| CM152 | Psychology, Media and Creativity | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| CM153 | Critical Thinking & Independent Learning | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
Year 2 Core Modules:
| Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM2008 | Perspectives on the Networked Society | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| CM2050 | Audio Production | 10 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| CM206 | Photography & Imaging | 10 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| CM2130 | Media Writing & Expression | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| CM2770 | Media Audiences | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| CM2780 | Media and Power | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| CM286 | Film, History and Theory | 5 | Semester 2 | 100 | 0 | 1 |
| CM293 | Theorising Social Media in Everyday Life | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
Year 2 Optional Modules -
| Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM2001 | Sport, Media and Society | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| CM2005 | The Music Industries | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| CM2006 | Social Class and the Media | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| CM2007 | Women, Feminism and the CCI's | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| CM212 | Analysing Advertising | 5 | Semester 2 | 80 | 20 | 1 |
| CM261 | Crime, Policing and the Media | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
Year 3 Core Modules:
| Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM3009 | Dissertation 1 Research Methods Comms & Media | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| CM30170 | Dissertation 2 - Research Project Delivery | 15 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| CM382 | Applying Communication Theory | 10 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| CM393 | Video Production | 10 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| CM396 | Communication, Presentation & Performance | 10 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
Year 3 Optional Modules -
| Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM281 | Media Law | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| CM286A | Film, History and Theory | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| CM3001 | Television Drama | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| CM3006 | Communication, Culture and the Environment | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| CM3100 | Press and Public Relations | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| CM346 | Gender and Sexuality in Digital Culture | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| CM391 | Race and the Media | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| CM392 | Science, Technology & Society | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| UM404 | Uaneen - Contributing Module | 5 | Year long | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| UM405 | Uaneen Non-Contributing Module | 5 | Year long | 0 | 100 | 1 |