BACommunications and Digital Culture (Including Placement Year)

Study location	United Kingdom, Colchester Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, sandwich
Nominal duration	4 years
Study language	English
Awards	BA
Course code	LP34

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher)

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent IELTS: 6.0 TOEFL (IBT): 76 CAE: B2 with 52+ CAE (from Jan 15): 169+

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided.

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Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

Year 1

Researching Social Life I
Media, Culture and Society
The Sociological Imagination
Approaches to Film and Media

Year 2

Continuity and Controversy in Sociology: Sociological Analysis II
Researching Social Life II
Digital Society
Sociology of Crime and Control (optional)

Final year

Current Disputes in Sociology: Sociological Analysis III
Mass Media and Modern Life
Research Project: Sociology
American Society: Ethnic Encounters in the Making of the USA (optional)

Career opportunities

Careers linked to communications and digital culture are varied. Our courses provide an excellent training for work within the cultural industries, communications, PR, marketing, publishing and social research.

Our recent graduates have gone on to work for a wide range of high-profile companies including:

The Institute of Public Finance
Media Analysts
Guardian Professional
United
Synergy Healthcare Research