📖Program Curriculum
Your early studies will introduce you to media and communication, before you choose your own pathway with modules to suit your own interests.
BA 3 Year Full-time
Year 1 (Level 4)
FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Introduction to Media Communication September-January 20 MS-100
Delivering and Decoding the News September-January 20 MS-114
Introduction to Media History January-June 20 MS-120
Optional Modules
Compulsory selective - Semester 1
Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Select MS-103 or MSW108 (note MSW108 is taught through the medium of Welsh)
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Introduction to Film Studies September-January 20 MS-103
Cyflwyniad i Astudiaethau Ffilm September-January 20 MSW108
AND
Compulsory Selective - Semester 2
Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Select MSP100R or MSW106 (note MSW106 is taught through the medium of Welsh)
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Cysylltiadau Cyhoeddus: Cyfathrebu Strategol September-January 20 MSW106
Public Relations: Strategic Communications January-June 20 MSP100R
AND
Optional Module - Semester 2
Choose Exactly 20 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Select one module
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Cinema in a World Context January-June 20 ML-106
Hollywood: A History of American Film January-June 20 MSS106
Sgiliau Cyfryngau Allweddol January-June 20 MSW123
Disinformation, Ideology and Bias: Researching and examining political data January-June 20 PO-127
War and Society in the Modern Era January-June 20 WS-101
Year 2 (Level 5)
FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code
Theorising the Media September-January 20 MS-200
Optional Modules
Optional Module Choices - semester 1
Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Select two modules. You may choose either MS-229 or MSW229 but not both. In order to take MS-323 (Documentary Film Making) in the final year students must select MS-228 in Year 2.
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Introduction to Writing Fiction September-January 20 EN-234
Studying Digital Media September-January 20 MS-219
Introduction to Film Production September-January 20 MS-228
Professional Development: Preparing for Work September-January 20 MS-229 Cannot be selected with MSW229
Misinformation, Fake News and Fact-Checking September-January 20 MS-241
PR Theory in Action. September-January 20 MSP200
Approaches to Film Analysis September-January 20 MSS217
Sgiliau Cyfryngau Ymarferol September-January 20 MSW200
Datblygiad Proffesiynol: Paratoi ar gyfer Gwaith September-January 20 MSW229 Cannot be selected with MS-229
AND
Optional Module Choices - Semester 2
Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Select three modules. You may choose HIH283 or HIH283W but not both.
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Introduction to Writing Drama January-June 20 EN-236
The Story of America on Film and Television, 1607-1867 January-June 20 HIH283 Cannot be selected with HIH283W
Stori America Ar Ffilm a Theledu, 1607–1867 January-June 20 HIH283W Cannot be selected with HIH283
Modern European Film January-June 20 ML-203
Creative Media Practice January-June 20 MS-221
Social Media Cultures January-June 20 MS-232
Investigating Text, Process and Audiences January-June 20 MS-233
Media Law January-June 20 MS-235
Pop Culture and Alternative News Genres January-June 20 MS-237
Adaptation: Storytelling Across Media January-June 20 MS-238
The History of Screen Animation January-June 20 MSS202
Testunau Trawsgyfryngol January-June 20 MSW204
Cyfathrebu Digidol January-June 20 MSW207
Year 3 (Level 6)
FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours
Students choose 120 credits from the following:
Compulsory Modules
None found.
Optional Modules
Optional Modules - Semester 1
Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Please select three modules in semester one. Students should bear in mind if you choose MS-311 you MUST also choose MS-310. If you select MSW311 you MUST also select MSW313. If you choose MSW309 you MUST also select MSW312. You can study MSW312 without taking MSW309. If you choose the MSW312 or MSW309 you can NOT take MS-323. You may select HIH3378 or HIH3378W but not both
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
Writing for Radio and Screen September-January 20 EN-306
The Story of the USA on Film and Television, 1865–2008 September-January 20 HIH3378 Not to be selected with HIH3378W
Stori yr Unol Daleithiau ar Ffilm a Theledu, 1865–2008 September-January 20 HIH3378W Not to be taken with HIH3378
Media and Identities: Gender and Race September-January 20 MS-302
Dissertation Preparation September-January 20 MS-310
Documentary Filmmaking and Broadcasting September-January 20 MS-323
Drama and Documentary on Screen September-January 20 MS-332
Reporting the 21st Century September-January 20 MS-336
Sports Public Relations September-January 20 MS-344
Game Over – Press Start to Continue: Critical Game Studies. September-January 20 MS-346
'Reclaim the Fame' : Women & Screen Media September-January 20 MS-347
Strategy, Marketing and Branding September-January 20 MSP300R
Cyfathrebu Corfforaethol September-January 20 MSW308
Cynllunio Cynhyrchiad Aml-blatfform September-January 20 MSW312
Paratoi ar gyfer y Traethawd Hir September-January 20 MSW313
AND
Optional Modules - Semester 2
Choose Exactly 60 credits from the following Modules:
NOTE : Please select three modules in semester two. Students should bear in mind if you choose MS-311 you MUST also choose MS-310. If you select MSW311 you MUST also select MSW313. If you choose MSW309 you MUST also select MSW312. You can study MSW312 without taking MSW309. If you choose the MSW312 or MSW309 you can NOT take MS-323.
Module Name Module Duration Credits Module Code Guidance
History on Screen: Television, Cinema & Gaming January-June 20 HIH3379
Intersectional Identities in Contemporary French Cinema January-June 20 MLF305
Digital Futures January-June 20 MS-306
Practical Web Technologies January-June 20 MS-307
Doing Digital Journalism January-June 20 MS-309
Dissertation January-June 20 MS-311
Science Fiction and Media January-June 20 MS-345
Guerrilla Campaigns: Subversive and Interruptive PR January-June 20 MS-348
Film Production Management January-June 20 MS-354
Contemporary Film and Television January-June 20 MSS311
Media & Communication Internship January-June 20 MSS312
Interniaeth y Cyfryngau a Chyfathrebu January-June 20 MSSW312
Testunau Trawsgyfryngol January-June 20 MSW301
Creu Cynhyrchiad Aml-Blatfform January-June 20 MSW309
Traethawd hir January-June 20 MSW311
