**Please note that the information provided relates to the current academic year and is subject to change without notice by Sheffield Hallam University. Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information.** **Course summary** - Study your foundation year, then progress to a degree with industry accreditation from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR). - Research, plan, implement and manage successful PR and media campaigns. - Gain an in-depth knowledge of the media including industries, audiences and texts. - Access specially designed teaching rooms to enable content creation and editing. - Engage with current debates about the relationship between public relations, the media and wider society. Examine and evaluate key theories relating to PR and the media and study professional issues on this wide-ranging course. Your studies are led by a team that includes national award-winning industry specialists, with experience across TV, health, charity, public and private sectors, and internationally recognised PR and media theorists. **How you learn** All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive. The course is suitable if you don’t meet the entry requirements for our BA (Hons) Public Relations and Media course, or you want extra preparation before starting degree-level study. You share the first year with other media arts and communication foundation year students, then move on to the degree. Throughout the course you attend a combination of lectures, workshops and seminars where key topics and concepts are introduced and explored. This includes a mix of tutor-directed learning, discussions and student-led exercises and activities where you engage in collaborative activities in face-to-face and virtual learning environments. You learn through: - essays - practical tasks and projects - case studies - reports - group work - concept maps - research tasks and projects - electronic assessment - oral presentations - portfolios of work In the foundation year, you'll study wide-ranging media arts and communication topics, while also focussing on your particular subject area and completing assignments in that field. You'll grow as a creative, and begin developing a professional portfolio. You'll also become familiar with Hallam's exceptional facilities and staff, so you're fully prepared for undergraduate study. **Applied learning** **Work placements** You will have the opportunity to arrange a year-long work placement in between your third and fourth years. This gives you a real-world experience to prepare you for your future career. Recent students have worked with the BBC, regional newspapers, local and national PR agencies, Disney, South Yorkshire Police, Sheffield Children's Hospital and in the voluntary sector. **Networking opportunities** Every year we hold industry events that bring you together with regional and national PR experts. Graduates return to share their experiences and top tips for finding jobs. Selected students are offered a chance to be mentored by PR professionals for one year. You gain automatic free student membership of the Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) and all the benefits that come with it, including exclusive access to work placements, internships, graduate schemes and entry level jobs, free and unlimited online training, and free access to the industry-recognised PRCA Online Certificate.

Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances. You will be able to complete a placement year as part of this course. See the modules table below for further information. Year 1 Compulsory modules Creative Synergies In Media Production 40 Media In Context 20 Media Project 40 Preparing For Independent Practice And Study 20 Year 2 Compulsory modules Making Media 20 Making Media 2 20 Media Audiences 20 Media Evolution And The Professional Landscape 20 Media Industries 20 Media Texts And Genres 20 Year 3 Compulsory modules Media, Identities And Representations 20 Media Technologies 20 News Media 20 The Media, Power And Politics 20 Elective modules Applied Photography 20 Global Communications Strategy And Critique 20 Music And Events Pr And Management 20 Radio And Sound Production 20 Storytelling In Film, Television And Beyond 20 Tv And Video News Skills 20 Year 4 Optional modules Placement Year - Final year Compulsory modules Applied Project/Dissertation For Media 20 Globalisation And The Media 20 Postcolonial Media Culture 20 Researching For The Media 20 Elective Modules Alternative Media 20 Communication Through Photography 20 Corporate Communications: Strategy And Critique 20 Moral Panics 20 Pr And Power 20 Radio Broadcasting 20 Tv Journalism And Production 20

Coursework

Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: A037

Institution code: S21

Campus Name: Main Site

Campus code:

The following entry points are available for this course:

Foundation

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

Please note the University will only admit students who are aged 18 or over at the point of enrolment.

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://www.shu.ac.uk/courses/media-pr-and-journalism/ba-honours-media-with-foundation-year/full-time/2022

Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

Test	Grade	AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)	6.0	If English is not your first language, you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills, or equivalent.

English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

Student satisfaction : 79%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 70%

Go onto work and study: 90%

Republic of Ireland	9250.0	Whole course
EU	14415.0	Whole course
England	9250.0	Whole course
Northern Ireland	9250.0	Whole course
Scotland	9250.0	Whole course
Wales	9250.0	Whole course
Channel Islands	9250.0	Whole course
International	14415.0	Whole course

Our tuition fees for UK students starting full-time undergraduate study in 2022/2023 are regulated by the UK government and are yet to be confirmed. For an indication, our tuition fee for UK students starting full-time undergraduate study in 2021/22 is £9,250 per year. During your placement year you will pay a reduced fee of £1,200.

City Campus
Howard Street
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Sheffield
S1 1WB