Detail of award: MAJOR, MINOR AND JOINT AWARDS involving: Multimedia Journalism 2019 entry

Name of award: BA/BSc (Hons) involving Multimedia Journalism

In order to achieve the named award, students must meet all requirements of this award map.

STAGE 1

Code	Title	Credits	Status	Pre-Requisites
JOU1004	News Skills for Journalists	40	Compulsory	None
JOU1017	Law for Journalists	10	Compulsory	None
JOU1018	Public Affairs for Journalists	10	Compulsory	None

Students must take all modules. Students who are studying Law as their other subject must take JOU1004 only to total 120 credits at Level 4

STAGE 2

Code	Title	Credits	Status	Pre-Requisites
JOU2017	Media Theory and Research Skills	10	Compulsory for mj Designated jt	None
JOU2018	Design Skills for Journalists	20	Compulsory	None
JOU2019	Digital Skills for Journalists	20	Compulsory	JOU1004
JOU2020	Law and Regulation for Journalists	20	Compulsory for mj Designated jt	JOU1017
JOU2021	Specialist Journalism	10	Compulsory for mj Designated jt	None

Major students must take all modules making 80 credits and must take 40 credits from their minor subject to total 120 credits at level 5.

Joint students must take JOU2018 and JOU2019 plus one or two designated modules making 60 credits and must take 60 credits in their other subject to total 120 credits at level 5.

Minor students must take JOU2018 and JOU2019 making 40 credits and must take 80 credits from their major subject to total 120 credits at level 5

∞ JOU2017 is the research methods module for this subject. Please note that only one research methods module can be undertaken as part of a Joint Honours award. If your other chosen subject offers a research methods module an additional designated module must be taken in its place from the second award map.

OPTIONAL PLACEMENT YEAR

Code	Title	Credits	Status	Pre-Requisites
HRM2053	The Placement Year Experience: Organisations in Context	40	Compulsory	None

Students must have successfully completed 100 credits at Level 5 in order to undertake the placement

STAGE 3

Code	Title	Credits	Status	Pre-Requisites
JOU4001	Journalism Dissertation	20	Designated for mj and jt	JOU2022 or JOU2017
LIT4018	Media English and Culture Joint Interdisciplinary Dissertation A³	20	Designated jt	Compulsory Level 5 modules from applicable Award Map
LIT4019	Media English and Culture Joint Interdisciplinary Dissertation B³	20	Designated jt	Compulsory Level 5 modules from applicable Award Map
JOU3002	Journalism Practical Project	20	Compulsory	None
JOU3020	Future Trends in Journalism	20	Compulsory	None
JOU3001	Law and International Media Regulation	20	Designated for mj and jt	None
JOU3019	Multiplatform Journalism	20	Designated for mj and jt	None

Major students must take JOU4001, JOU3002 and JOU3020 plus one designated module making 80 credits and must take 40 credits from their minor subject to total 120 level 6 credits.

Joint students must take JOU3002 and JOU3020 and one designated module making 60 credits and must take 60 credits from their other subject to total 120 level 6 credits. Joint students must take a dissertation module from one of their subjects, but may instead also undertake an interdisciplinary dissertation joining both subjects together. If both of your subjects are in this field and you wish to undertake an interdisciplinary module, please choose both Module A and B.

Minor students must take JOU3002 and JOU3020 making 40 credits and must take 80 credits from their major subject to total 120 level 6 credits

Students who do not complete the Honours Degree will be eligible for an Ordinary Degree in the named subjects upon successful completion of a minimum of 60 Level 6 credits. These can be from any Level 6 modules, whether identified as compulsory or designated. Where the completed Level 6 credits are from one subject area only, the award title will be Ordinary Degree X WITH Y.  Where the completed Level 6 credits are from both subject areas, the award title will be either Ordinary Degree X WITH Y or Ordinary Degree X AND Y depending on the degree on which the student registered.

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05/05/2020