Media, Communication and Sociology School of Arts & Social Sciences
BSc (Hons)
This joint degree focuses on media and communication, which are central to the way our society functions. It examines key media, communication and cultural institutions and explores the diverse ways in which all forms of media and communication drive the global economy, shape individual identities and define contemporary social life. UCAS code PL33 Duration 3 years or 4 years with a work placement option or study abroad. Entry requirements Typical requirements: — ‘A’ Level: ABB. — Tariff: 128 UCAS tariff points (typically ABB or BBB with a relevant EPQ). — BTEC: DDM. — E xtended Project Qualification (EPQ): We welcome applications that include the EPQ. Where relevant, this may be included in our offer, resulting in an 'A' Level offer reduced by one grade. — IB: 32 points. In addition, the following is required: — GCSE: A minimum of grade C in GCSE English and Mathematics. English language requirements Cambridge ESOL: CPE Grade C or above. PTE Academic: 58 overall with a minimum of 50 in each component. Other courses you may like — Criminology BSc (Hons) — Criminology and Sociology BSc (Hons) — Cultural and Creative Industries BA (Hons) — Sociology BSc (Hons) — Sociology with Psychology BSc (Hons).
Enquiries Email: socsciug@city.ac.uk Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7040 8521
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The BSc (Hons) Media, Communication and Sociology explores contemporary trends such as media globalisation and the rise of social media. It also focuses on developing an understanding of society and our roles within it. It examines institutions, organisations and power and is concerned with the ways social relations between people emerge, are sustained and change. Students have the opportunity to study topics that include family life, identity, work, race, class, migration, gender, popular culture, urban living, food and criminology.
Elective modules include: — Exploring London — Criminology — Criminal justice — Introduction to political economy — Politics and power in the 20th century — Language.
The course develops students’ appreciation of the complex interplay between local and global forces and their relationship to social processes, with particular reference to life in the 21st century metropolis of London.
Elective modules include: — Sociology of race and racism — Contemporary social theory — Visualizing society — Understanding social change — Cultural policy — The music business — Global perspectives — Qualitative social research — Quantitative analysis of social research data — Key issues in criminology — New media challenges.
This innovative degree is designed and delivered by academics whose research is recognised as worldleading in the field. Research informs its content and students develop the skills to conduct their own sociological research, accompanied by a range of other transferable skills. A particular strength of the BSc (Hons) Media, Communication and Sociology is that the degree is part of the City Q-Step Centre, a centre of excellence devoted to developing the data literacy and quantitative methods skills of undergraduate social scientists.
Course structure
Year one Core modules include: — Media, history and politics — Contemporary issues in media studies — Lies, damned lies and statistics — Producing social data — Research@CitySociology — Researching society — Classical social theory.
Year two Core modules include: — News and society — Culture and society — Contemporary social theory — Doing sociology: qualitative methods.
Year three Year three modules allow students to study current issues that draw upon the research excellence of our department. The availability of modules is subject to some change in line with changing staff research profiles. Year three modules currently include: Core module: — Sociology dissertation. Core elective modules: — Global perspectives: the world on our doorstep — Celebrity and society — Television and sport — New media: from cyberspace to social media.
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