Media and Education
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Key Facts
P3X3-
UCAS Tariff
120 - 96
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Course duration
3 years
Further details on entry requirements
Apply NowThe BA in Media and Education and Aberystwyth University enables you to learn the strategic and structural components of the media industry while at the same broadening your knowledge and awareness of pedagogical developments in the United Kingdom.
The Education component of this degree seeks to develop your knowledge and understanding of the role of education in differing contexts and a wide variety of schools, educational settings and post-16 providers. During the duration of the degree, the Education component will provide relevant subject knowledge and professional skills, coupled with a range of educational experiences, which will give you the opportunity to experience employment in a range of professional roles related to education.
The Media component of this degree will allow you to study in great detail the following: advertising, news analysis, website design, digital culture, surveillance society, gender and the media, media history and policy together with creative practice experience in multi -platform production and experimental media. Your three years of study will be dynamic, invigorating and stimulating.
Course Overview
Modules September start - 2023
Please note: The modules listed below are those currently intended for delivery during the next academic year and may be subject to change. They are included here to give an indication of how the course is structured.
Module Name | Module Code | Credit Value |
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Children's Development and Learning * | ED14520 | 20 |
Studying Communication | FM10720 | 20 |
Studying Media | FM10620 | 20 |
The Learner and the Learning Environment * | ED13820 | 20 |
Options
Module Name | Module Code | Credit Value |
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Health and Wellbeing in the Early Years | ED14620 | 20 |
Inclusive Learning Practices | ED11820 | 20 |
Key Skills for University | ED13620 | 20 |
Language Development | ED14320 | 20 |
Play and Learning:Theory and Practice | ED13720 | 20 |
Policies and Issues in Education | ED10120 | 20 |
Making Short Films 1 | FM11520 | 20 |
Studying Television | FM10220 | 20 |
Module Name | Module Code | Credit Value |
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Psychology of Learning and Thinking * | ED20120 | 20 |
Options
Module Name | Module Code | Credit Value |
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Discourses Language and Education | ED22420 | 20 |
Education, Diversity and Equality | ED20420 | 20 |
Literacy in Young Children | ED20220 | 20 |
Making Sense of the Curriculum | ED20820 | 20 |
Research Methods | ED20320 | 20 |
Safeguarding and Professional Practice | ED24320 | 20 |
Working with Children | ED20620 | 20 |
Advertising | FM21920 | 20 |
Creative Documentary | FM26520 | 20 |
Creative Studio | FM25420 | 20 |
Digital Culture | FM25520 | 20 |
LGBT Screens | FM20120 | 20 |
Media, Politics and Power | FM22620 | 20 |
Stardom and Celebrity | FM21520 | 20 |
Television Genre | FM20620 | 20 |
Youth Cultures | FM22320 | 20 |
Module Name | Module Code | Credit Value |
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Critically Reflecting and Evaluating Learning and Skills * | ED30120 | 20 |
Options
Module Name | Module Code | Credit Value |
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Children's Rights | ED30620 | 20 |
Communication | ED34720 | 20 |
Emotional and Social Development | ED34820 | 20 |
Major dissertation | ED33640 | 40 |
Mathematical Development in the Early Years | ED30320 | 20 |
Special Educational Needs | ED30420 | 20 |
Contemporary TV Drama | FM30320 | 20 |
Experimental Cinema | FM34520 | 20 |
Experimental Media Production | FM33540 | 40 |
Gender and the Media | FM38320 | 20 |
Independent Research Project | FM36000 | |
Media Law | FM36720 | 20 |
Media Semiotics | FM34120 | 20 |
Television History | FM32620 | 20 |
Videogame Theories | FM38420 | 20 |
* Also available partially or entirely through the medium of Welsh
Careers
Teaching & Learning
Typical Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff 120 - 96
A Levels BBB-CCC
GCSE requirements (minimum grade C/4):
English or Welsh
BTEC National Diploma:
DDM-MMM
International Baccalaureate:
30-26
European Baccalaureate:
75%-65% overall
English Language Requirements:
See our Undergraduate English Language Requirements for this course. Pre-sessional English Programmes are also available for students who do not meet our English Language Requirements.
Country Specific Entry Requirements:
International students whose qualification is not listed on this page, can check our Country Specific Entry Requirements for further information.
The University welcomes undergraduate applications from students studying the Access to Higher Education Diploma or T-level qualifications, provided that relevant subject content and learning outcomes are met. We are not able to accept Access to Higher Education Diplomas or T-levels as a general qualification for every undergraduate degree course.
Our inclusive admissions policy values breadth as well as depth of study. Applicants are selected on their own individual merits and offers can vary. If you would like to check the eligibility of your qualifications before submitting an application, please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office for advice and guidance.