Chindu Shreedharan MA Programme Leader Media and …€¦ · Convergence defines this award-winning journalism course – the first in the UK to explore the full potential of multi-platform

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Chindu Shreedharan

MA Programme Leader

Media and Communication


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A Top University

Awarded a

Queen’s

Anniversary Prize

for Higher &

Further Education

89% of graduates employed/in further study within six months of graduating*

“BU has over 17,000 students including 2,000 international students from 100 different countries”

Dedicated international support

*Destination of Higher Education Leavers Survey 2012/13



The Faculty of Media and

Communication

182 postgraduate students of which

93 are international students

Over 40 different nationalities

Dedicated international support via

our Postgraduate Academic Study

Skills programme

Work experience opportunities now

available at postgraduate level

Four academic departments:

Media Production

Advertising, Marketing &

Communication

Animation

Journalism and Communication


Our facilities

60 seat screening

room

E-learning resources and

group work areas


Our facilities

Social spaces



Our courses aim to provide:

academic content geared to the professions

a student-centred learning

environment

emphasis on intellectual

achievement and employability

real business/practical

experience



Key facts

• Course fees ( 2015/16)

• UK/EU: £7,500

• Non-EU: £13,000

Postgraduate courses

Journalism Studies MA

Multimedia Journalism MA

Media and Communication MA

Literary Media MA (Full time, Part time)

Adaptation MA (Full time, Part time)

5% early bird discount on

fees if you pay your tuition fee

before or within seven days of

enrolment


Journalism Studies MA

This MA course in Journalism Studies aims to develop postgraduates who can critically explore the ways in which journalism and the news industries

operate and influence society at large.

There is a focus on how new media forms and practices are facilitating a transformational shift in news and journalism, with a particular interest in the

impact of the internet on journalism practices and news economics.

September

2015/16

Career opportunities

• Computer-aided researcher and

investigator

• Social media and digital

communication specialist

• Civic media strategist/consultant

• Communication and research

officer for government and non-

government organisations

• Further research in academia (e.g.

MPhil or PhD)

Course details:

1 year full-time with optional 3 week placement


MA Multimedia Journalism

Convergence defines this award-winning journalism

course – the first in the UK to explore the full potential of multi-platform news publishing. It is accredited by the

Broadcast Journalism Training Council. With their full multi-skilling, graduates of this course can

cover any news or feature story for the web, for television, and for radio. They can easily take a story from one

medium and transfer it into another – television to radio – radio to online text.

Career opportunities

• Online content editors

• Journalists in any medium

• Multimedia news producers

• Social media managers

• Web Editors, producers, journalists

and digital developers

• Magazine editors

• Online creative advertising

• International and local Public

Relations

• Press Officers; Political

speechwriting

• Digital Media Executives, Content

Managers

September

2015/16

Course details:

1 year full-time with 3 week placement


MA Media and

Communications

Career Opportunities

• Communication specialist

• Journalist

• Media relation and PR

• Various roles in advertising

• Marketing

• Researcher (academy, NGOs)

September

2015/16

MA Media and Communication offers you the opportunity study communication and media theory

at an advanced level. This full-time course, which welcomes students

from a range of undergraduate study disciplines, allows you to engage with communication and

media theories and to consider their application to professional practice

Course details:

1 year - 18 months (optional placement)


MA Literary Media


• Scriptwriting

• Broadcasting

• Publishing

• Law

• Librarianship

• Information Management;

• Print Journalism

• Radio Production

• The Charity Sector

• Corporate Communications

• Teaching

September

2015/16

MA Literary Media enables students to combine the skills of literary analysis developed during an undergraduate degree with a series of new theoretical

and methodological approaches to the study of English in a range of different media.

It invites students to explore the proposition that literature exists in a number of different forms, from film

to print fiction, and from the internet to television.

Course details:

1 year Full time or 2 years Part time


MA Adaptation


• Scriptwriting

• Broadcasting

• Publishing

• Librarianship

• Print Journalism

• Radio Production

• Teaching

September

2015/16

Course details:

1 year Full time or 2 years Part time

MA Adaptation is a unique opportunity to study this emerging field (which cuts across disciplines such as

Cultural Studies, English, Film Studies, Media and Communication) at Master’s level.

The course looks at the creative process of moving between different art forms or media and enables you to

develop your skills in analysing that process. It combines literary analysis with cultural criticism, creative writing and

new media storytelling with a modern and contemporary focus.


Range of delivery methods,

including lectures, seminars &

guest lectures

Emphasis on Self-Managed

Learning

Wide range of assessment

methods used including reports,

presentations & examinations

Combination of individual and

group work

Delivery & assessment


Research degrees

We welcome applications for projects linked to any of our research areas

BU provides a range of fully-funded and match-funded PhD studentships to

support outstanding candidates

For more information about our research themes and academic expertise,

visit: www.bournemouth.ac.uk/research

Research degrees

Masters by Research (MRes)

Master of Philosophy (Mphil)

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/business/research


Bournemouth University International College

Our courses

Pre-Master’s

Master’s Enhancement Programme

Pre-sessional English for University Study Programme

Preparatory English tuition

www.KIC.org.uk/bournemouth

http://www.kic.org/bournemouth


Scholarships – September 2015

UK/EU students* Academic Excellence Scholarship - worth £2,000

BU Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship - most promising postgraduate applicant – 100%

tuition fee waiver

BU sports scholarships - up to £5,000

BU music scholarships - up to £1,000

The Business School Dean's Scholarship (part-time course)

Non-EU students* Academic Excellence Scholarship - £3,000

BU Vice-Chancellor's International Scholarship - 50% tuition fee reduction

BU Vice-Chancellor's International Scholarship - most promising applicant -100%

tuition fee waiver

The Business School Dean’s Scholarship - 50% tuition fee reduction

The Business School Dean’s MBA Scholarship - 25% or 50% tuition fee reduction

The Reham Al Farra Scholarship – for an overseas student

* Our September 2015 scholarships are still to be confirmed, but are likely to be as above.


Support available

Dedicated International

Student Support

Specialist International Student Support Officer providing

dedicated one to one Academic and Pastoral support both pre and post arrival at BU.

Academic support Disability & Additional Learning Support Language Centre

Library & Learning Support Study Support

o Academic writing o Critical analysis o Exam and revision techniques

o Presentations o Referencing

o Avoiding plagiarism

Health and wellbeing Chaplaincy

Counselling Medical Centre


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Chindu Shreedharan MA Programme Leader Media and …€¦ · Convergence defines this award-winning journalism course – the first in the UK to explore the full potential of multi-platform