BA journalism and Germanic Studies

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• Objectives
  Journalism Studies is a career-focused course, which will give you the skills to work in print, broadcast and online journalism, as well as related media careers. You learn how to gather, organise, write and present information in various ways. You learn relevant law, political organisation, ethics and standards. You practise journalism, day by day, on the course and have the opportunity to do work experience. You will study the products of journalism, its history, ownership and organisation, and the application of media study to media products. This new dual degree combines applied journalism and modern languages, giving you knowledge and skills highly valued by employers. As a dual honours student reading German you will spend approximately five months at a specified university in Germany.
• Entry requirements
  Entry requirements -GCE/VCE A Levels - BBB -BTEC National Diploma - 2 Distinctions and 1 Merit -Two GCE A Levels plus two GCE AS Levels - AB+BB. If two GCE AS Levels -are offered in Year 13, offer is BB+BB -Scottish Highers - AABB (to include at least one Advanced Higher) -Irish Leaving Cert. - ABBBB -International Baccalaureate - 32 points -Core Requirements - Grade B in German at GCE A Level
• Academic title
  BA journalism and Germanic Studies
• Course description
  Our students usually select from a range of compulsory and optional modules to add up to 120 credits.
  Some departments offer courses that don't feature optional modules whereas other courses are fully flexible.
  
  Important notice :
  This is a list of modules that have been offered in the past. We expect similar modules to be offered for courses starting in 2009.
  This information is provided for illustration only and you should check with the department directly when applying to confirm module options.
  
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  Typical First Year Modules
  
  Module/Unit Credits
  
  Journalism Skills (Part One)  20
   
  Public Administration for Journalists  20
   
  Researching and Reporting  20
   
  Aufbausprachkurs  10
   
  Ethics and Journalism  10
   
  German Studies - Aufbaukurs  10
   
  German Studies - Basiskurs  10
   
  Grundsprachkurs  10
   
  Understanding the Media  10
   
  Typical Second Year Modules
  
  Module/Unit Credits
  
  Journalism Skills (Part Two)  20
   
  Media Law  20
   
  German Language (Continuation)  10
   
  German Language (Foundation)  10
   
  Alternative Media  20
   
  Dutch Advanced  20
   
  German Culture and Ideas from the Enlightenment to the Present Day  20
   
  Language and Journalism  20
   
  Web Journalism  20
   
  Dutch Beginners A  10
   
  Dutch Beginners B  10
   
  Freud's Theory in Literary and Cultural Studies  10
   
  German Film and Society  10
   
  History and Dialectology of the German Language  10
   
  Images of Women in German Literature  10
   
  Language and Literature in the German Middle Ages  10
   
  Level Two Swedish Advanced A  10
   
  Level Two Swedish Advanced B  10
   
  Medien und Oeffentlichkeit  10
   
  Oesterreich Heute  10
   
  Politik und Gesellschaft in Deutschland  10
   
  Swedish Beginners A  10
   
  Swedish Beginners B  10
   
  Typical Third Year Modules
  
  Module/Unit Credits
  
  Germanic Studies Year Abroad  40
   
  Germanic Studies Year Abroad  40
   
  German Year Abroad (Project)  20
   
  German Year Abroad (Project)  20
   
  Typical Fourth Year Modules
  
  Module/Unit Credits
  
  Journalism Skills (Part Three)  20
   
  Magazine Journalism and Feature Writing  20
   
  German Language Part 1  10
   
  German Language Part 2  10
   
  Deutsche Literatur und Gesellschaft im 19. Jahrhundert  20
   
  Dissertation in Journalism  20
   
  Fordjupningskurs i svensk sprakfardighet och kultur (Further Advanced Swedish)  20
   
  Free Speech and Censorship  20
   
  Geschichte und Gesellschaft der DDR  20
   
  Introduction to Investigative Journalism  20
   
  Journalism and Political Communication  20
   
  Modern German Thought  20
   
  Nederlands Voor Gevorderden  20
   
  Nederlandse Taalvaardigheid en Cultuur  20
   
  Portfolio in Print Journalism  20
   
  Syntax und Diskurs im Gesprochenen Deutsch  20
   
  The Language and Society of Luxembourg  20
   
  Twentieth Century Fiction and Drama  20
   
  Swedish Advanced A  10
   
  Swedish Advanced B  10

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