Semester 1
Interactive Learning Skills and Communication
Throughout this module, you will learn the academic skills needed for success at a UK university, such as:
- Time management
- Public speaking techniques
- Appropriate language styles
- Professional communication and presentation
- Researching and referencing techniques.
ICT Skills
This module will introduce you to the concepts of ICT skills, including applications and reporting mechanisms.
Critical Thinking
You will be introduced to the fundamentals of critical thinking. You will learn how to examine and comment on components of an argument, so that you can develop a structured and analytical response.
Media Experimentation
You will explore your own ideas while experimenting with processes and techniques and discovering the characteristics and properties of selected media.
Semester 2
Mass Communications
This module will introduce you to the core concepts and principles relevant to mass communications, including some of the major theories.
Design Concepts
This module will introduce you to design, the importance of design and the fundamentals of technical drawing.
Globalisation
You will explore how the concept of globalisation has evolved, looking at:
- The economic, political, technological and social forces involved
- Local/regional beliefs that become global.
Extended Media Experimentation
You will explore your own ideas while experimenting with processes and techniques and discovering the characteristics and properties of selected media.
