(Offered on Howard College and Pietermaritzburg)
Media & Cultural Studies is an interdisciplinary field which critically examines the role of modern mass media in society. The Honours programme introduces students to a number of cross-cutting research methodologies in the discipline, while gaining practical skills in a number of specialised areas, including film, journalism and health communication.
| YEAR ONE | |||||
| SEMESTER ONE | SEMESTER TWO | ||||
| MODULE CODE | MODULE DESCRIPTION | CREDIT POINTS | MODULE CODE | MODULE DESCRIPTION | CREDIT POINTS |
| All Media students must select the following two modules | |||||
| MECS704 | Critical Methodology | 32 | MECS7RP | Research Project | 32 |
| Students must select one of the streams below Note: Journalism is only available at PMB Video Production is only available at HC | |||||
| 1. JOURNALISM | |||||
| MECS707 (PMB) | Journalism & Ethics | 32 | MECS708 | Strategic Corporate Comm | 32 |
| 2. VIDEO PRODUCTION | |||||
| MECS709 (HC) | Video Production | 32 | MECS710 (HC) | Advanced Video Production | 32 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 64 | TOTAL CREDITS | 64 | ||
| TOTAL CREDITS FOR PROGRAMME | 128 | ||||