FACULTY OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES

Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies

B.A. (Media Studies)

(Please consult the Faculty Prospectus for references below.)

FIRST YEAR LEVEL

Curriculum Compilation

At first year level students take the University Core Curriculum modules and the required two (2) Media Studies modules indicated below, plus the modules of three (3) subjects from the list of approved major and minor BA subjects in the Faculty, in line with the relevant Faculty and subject regulations. At least two (2) of these subjects should be approved major BA subjects (cf. E.1.3.2.1). The normal first year curriculum of a student registered in the BA (Media Studies) degree programme will therefore consist of eleven (11) modules (176 credits), compiled as follows:

SUBJECT MODULES CREDITS
University Core Curriculum (C.4.3.1) 3* 48
Media Studies at first year level 2 32
Subject A at first year level u 32
Subject B at first year level 2 32
Subject C at first year level 2 32
Total 11 176
* two (2) modules and two (2) half-modules (cf. C.4.3.1)

Curriculum

Students take the two (2) Media Studies modules below:
SEMESTER CODE MODULE TITLE
1 HISM 3511 Media Theories and Practice
2 HISA 3532 English for Communication Studies
Students add the first year level modules of three (3) BA subjects, of which at least two (2) must be approved BA major subjects (cf. E.1.3.2.1), selected in consultation with the Department of Information and Communication Studies and in line with the relevant Faculty and subject regulations (= 6 modules).

SECOND YEAR LEVEL

Admission Requirements

1.  The Faculty’s Student Registration and Academic Advancement Rules apply (cf. C.4.3).
2. Note the prerequisite below.

Curriculum Compilation

At second year level students proceed with the Media Studies specialisation and one (1) of the BA major subjects taken in the first year, in line with the relevant Faculty and subject regulations. This BA subject (“Subject C” above) becomes the student’s second major subject. The other two subjects (“Subject A” and “Subject B” above) are discontinued once their modules/credits at first year level have been passed. The normal second year level curriculum of a student registered in the BA (Media Studies) degree programme will therefore consist of nine (9) modules (144 credits), compiled as follows:

SUBJECT MODULES CREDITS
Media Studies at second year level 6 96
Subject C (second major) at second year level 3 48
Total 9 144

Curriculum

Students take the six (6) Media Studies modules below:
SEMESTER CODE MODULE TITLE PREREQUISITE
1 HISA 3651 Desktop Publishing UCLC 3409
1 HISM 3671 Media Writing and Reporting -
1 HISM 3611 Media Laws, Ethics and Policies -
2 HISM 3632 Rural and Community Reporting -
2 HISA 3612 Web Development UCLC 3409
2 HISM 3652 Specialised Reporting -
Students add the second year level modules of the selected second major subject (= 3 modules).

THIRD YEAR LEVEL

Admission Requirements

The Faculty’s Student Registration and Academic Advancement Rules apply (cf. C.4.3).

Curriculum Compilation

At third year level students proceed with the Media Studies specialisation and the second major subject, in line with the relevant Faculty and subject regulations. The normal third year level curriculum of a student registered in the BA (Media Studies) degree programme will therefore consist of eight (8) modules (128 credits), compiled as follows:

SUBJECT MODULES CREDITS
Media Studies at third year level 5 80
Subject C (second major) at third year level 3 48
Total 8 128

Curriculum

SEMESTER CODE MODULE TITLE
Students select one (1) of the two (2) modules below:
1 HISA 3711 Knowledge Management
1 HISM 3731 Investigative Reporting
All Students add the following compulsory module:
2 HISA 3752 Media and Information Studies Research
Students furthermore select one (1) career path specialisation below and take the three (3) modules in that career path specialisation:
CAREER PATH
SPECIALISATION		 SEMESTER CODE MODULE TITLE
Public Relations 1 HISM 3711 Corporate Communication
2 HISP 3732 Advertising and Public Relations Campaigns
2 HISP 3752 Integrated Marketing Strategies
Electronic Media 1 HISM 3771 Broadcast Writing
2 HISM 3712 Radio Production
2 HISM 3732 Television Production
Print Media 1 HISM 3751 Advanced Reporting: Magazines and Photo Journalism
2 HISM 3772 Principles and Practice of Newspaper Editing
2 HISM 3752 Specialised Journalism: Sports and Elections
Students add the third year level modules of the second major subject (= 3 modules).

FOURTH YEAR LEVEL

Admission Requirements

Students are admitted to the fourth year level in the BA (Media Studies) degree programme only after they have passed all twenty-eight (28) modules (448 credits) at first, second and third year level (cf. C.4.3.3.1).

Curriculum Compilation

At fourth year level students proceed with the Media Studies specialisation and the second major subject, in line with the relevant Faculty and subject regulations. The normal fourth year level curriculum of a student registered in the BA (Media Studies) degree programme will therefore consist of eight (8) modules (128 credits), compiled as follows:

SUBJECT MODULES CREDITS
Media Studies at fourth year level 4* 64
Subject C (second major) at third year level 4 64
Total 8 128
* three (3) modules and two (2) half-modules

Curriculum

All students take the modules below:
SEMESTER CODE MODULE TITLE
1 & 2 HISA 3800 Professional Practice (Internship)
1 & 2 HISM 3820 Management and Marketing of the Media
1 HISA 3841 Entrepreneurship (half-module)
2 HISM 3862 Political and Economic Reporting (half-module)
Students add one (1) module from the career path specialisation followed at third year level:
CAREER PATH SPECIALISATION SEMESTER CODE MODULE TITLE
Public Relations 1 & 2 HISP 3800 Advanced Public Relations and Advertising
Electronic Media 1 & 2 HISM 3840 Advanced Broadcasting
Print Media 1 & 2 HISM 3860 Advanced Print Journalism
Students add the fourth year level modules of the second major subject (= 4 modules).
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