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Journalism (BA) - Single Honours Full Time - Course Map
For current students who started their course in 2011/12 academic year and earlier.
- Course Code: JOUSMAJ
- Course Leader: Robert Brown
- Senior Tutor(s):
Each module taken by a student has a credit value (measured in Credit Accumulation and Transfer [CAT] points). Approximately 10 hours of total study time is required per CAT credit. A full-time year is equivalent to 120 CATs for students on an Undergraduate course.
To achieve an undergraduate award a student must accumulate a particular number of CATs at Level 4, 5 or 6 as illustrated below:
Bachelors Degree without Honours: 300 CATs
Bachelors Degree with Honours: 360 CATs (or 480 with year-long placement)
Level 5
| Module | CATs |
|---|---|
| To complete your programme you must pass the following compulsory modules: | |
| MD5101: Journalism and Society
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with JOU201 |
15 |
| MD5103: News Practice | 30 |
| MD5104: Politics for Journalists
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with JOU206 Prerequisites: Before taking this module you must pass JOU106 |
15 |
| MD5105: Making Magazines
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with JOU207 |
15 |
| MD5106: Celebrity and Spin | 15 |
| MD5406: Interviewing for Radio
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with RAP212 |
15 |
| To complete your programme you must pass a minimum of 15 credits from the following: | |
| MD5102: Sports Journalism
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with JOU204 Prerequisites: Before taking this module you must pass JOU103 |
15 |
| MD5404: Radio Magazine
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with RAP212 |
15 |
Level 6
| Module | CATs |
|---|---|
| To complete your programme you must pass the following compulsory modules: | |
| MD6101: Ethics, Censorship and Regulation | 15 |
| MD6102: Advanced Journalism Project
Prerequisites: Before taking this module you must pass JOU205 and pass JOU203 and pass 1 module FROM Corequisites: While taking this module you must pass MD6102 |
15 |
| MD6104: The Professional Newsroom
Prerequisites: Before taking this module you must pass JOU202 and pass JOU205 and pass MD5103 |
30 |
| MD6933: Dissertation | 30 |
| MD6934: Work Placement | 15 |
| To complete your programme you must pass a minimum of 15 credits from the following: | |
| MD6402: Experimental Audio
Restrictions: Cannot be counted with RAP303 Available only to Radio Production, Popular Music Creative Media, and Journalism students |
15 |
| MD6935: Collaborative Practice | 15 |
| WT374: Exploring the Self: Autobiography and Confession | 15 |
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