The modules shown are an example of the typical curriculum and will be reviewed prior to the 2020/21 academic year. The final modules will be published by September 2020.

Year one
All of our Single Honours degree programmes share a common first year. This is designed to give you a sound foundation in all of the contemporary and historical contexts of journalism, media and culture. It also introduces you to the practicalities of high-quality academic writing, analysis and research.

In total six core 20-credit modules are taught mainly using a lecture/seminar format. During your lectures you will be introduced to new ideas and approaches and carry out more applied and team-based work in your seminars.

 Core modules
Module title	Module code	Credits
History of Mass Communication and Culture	MC1110	20 credits
Representations	MC1114	20 credits
Media Scholarship	MC1115	20 credits
An Introduction to Media Audiences	MC1118	20 credits
Advertising and the Consumer Society	MC1119	20 credits
Understanding Journalism Studies	MC1578	20 credits
Year two
You will be taught mainly using a lecture/seminar format, although the tasks developed in seminars will be more ambitious. You will be expected to develop research protocols, both on your own and in groups, and will begin to experiment with and design methodological procedures (such as survey methods, ethnography, and content and discourse analysis).

By the end of year two, you will have the skills necessary to write a dissertation in year three.

 Core modules
Module title	Module code	Credits
Digital Culture	MC2626	20 credits
Doing Media Research: Approaches and Methods	MC3551	20 credits
 Optional modules
Module title	Module code	Credits
Media and Gender	MC2107	20 credits
Mediation of Political Violence	MC2607	20 credits
Yr Ystafell Newyddion 1	MC2617	20 credits
Yr Ystafell Newyddion 2	MC2618	20 credits
Birth and Death and Marriage in the Media: Researching the "Personal" in "Cultural Context"	MC2621	20 credits
Film and Cultural Theory	MC2622	20 credits
Managing Media Communications	MC2625	20 credits
Celebrity Culture	MC2627	20 credits
Fashion Futures: Technology, Innovation and Society	MC2629	20 credits
Media, Globalisation and Culture	MC2631	20 credits
Media Fandom	MC2633	20 credits
Employability: Knowledge, Skills & Experience	MC2634	20 credits
Erasmus and Study Abroad	MC2635	60 credits
Body / Image	MC2636	20 credits
War, Politics and Propaganda II	MC3549	20 credits
Media Law Year 2	MC3600	20 credits
Year three
Year three consists of an optional dissertation, one core module and a choice of elective modules allowing you to specialise in your areas of interest. While a number of these will be based on a lecture/workshop format, the range of teaching methods will be more diverse and involve assignments of greater complexity and challenge.

You will conduct independent research and apply theoretical ideas and approaches to practical and/or analytical work.

 Optional modules
Module title	Module code	Credits
Dissertation	MC3103	40 credits
Media Law	MC3213	20 credits
Mediating Childhood	MC3585	20 credits
Media, Racism, Conflict	MC3593	20 credits
Spin Unspun: Public Relations and The News Media	MC3596	20 credits
The Creative and Cultural Industries	MC3608	20 credits
Sport and the Media	MC3612	20 credits
Understanding Media Business	MC3619	20 credits
Reporting Conflict and the Civil Sphere	MC3624	20 credits
Palu am y Gwir	MC3625	20 credits
Stori Pwy? Cyfathrebu Cymru	MC3626	20 credits
Reporting the World	MC3628	20 credits
Feminisms and Television History	MC3631	20 credits
The Cultural Politics of Contemporary Hollywood	MC3632	20 credits
Popular Music, Media, & Culture	MC3633	20 credits
A Century of War Photojournalism	MC3635	20 credits
Immersive Media	MC3636	20 credits
Marketing, Branding and Promotional Cultures in Television	MC3637	20 credits