Digital Culture and Communications

University of Limerick

Ireland, Limerick

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University of Limerick

Ireland , Limerick

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

LM002

Application Fee

EUR 35

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines13-May-2024

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Go to the official application for the university

Duration 4 year(s)

Tuition Fee

EUR 15,360 / year

Next Intake 13-May-2024

Digital Culture and Communications

About

Digital Culture and Communications can be taken on both LM002 Bachelor of Arts & LM019 Bachelor of Science in Social Sciences. Subject combinations & course structures can be reviewed on the appropriate programme page.

About You

You want to learn more about media and culture, the individual in society, and to be creative in a challenging world. You are bright, perceptive and curious, good at working on your own but also in a team, keen to express and communicate ideas and opinions. You interested in a wide range of texts "“ social media, film, video, TV, books, news. You are open to new ideas, and to the power of words and images to inform, influence and convince.

Why study Digital Culture and Communication at UL?

The development of digital and social media has led to profound changes in our cultural practices. Increasingly, our lives are lived through mediated communication, which makes it even more urgent to examine the relationship between culture, media and technology. The pathway in Digital Culture and Communications is designed to address these challenges and to enable graduates to live and work in the digital present and future. Students will undertake modules which enable them to develop media production and media writing and to develop the critical and analytical skills to examine the relationship between communication, technology and culture.

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Modules are offered on both Bachelor of Arts (LM002) and BSc. Social Sciences (LM019) - Both are subject to change.

Year 1	Semester 1		Semester 2
CS4161	Introduction to Digital Media for Arts	JM4006	Social Media and Society
Year 2	Semester 3		Semester 4
	Students select 2:		Cooperative Education Placement
CU4027	Visual cultural Studies
CS4031	Introduction to Digital Media
TW4003	Introduction to Technical Communication
SO4033	Sociology of the Media
Year 3	Semester 5		Semester 6
	External Academic Placement		Students select 2:
		CU4116	Cultural Studies 4: Cultural Theory
		CU4026	How to Read a Film
		CU4014	Analyzing Media discourse
		TW4006	Writing for New Media
Year 4	Semester 7		Semester 8
	Students select 2:		Students select 2:
CU4011	Comparative Literature: Crime Fiction as Critical Memory	CU4018	European Cinema post 60's
CU4037	European Cinema to the 50's	CU4006	Travel Literature
CU4128	New Media, Language and Globalisation	TW4118	Content Development and Information Management
		JM4052	Media Challenges in the Digital Age

Disciplines

Arts

Humanities and Social Sciences

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Students are required to hold their Certificate of General Secondary Education with an average grade of 80% or above plus one further year of third-level education or UL Foundation Programme.
Specific subject requirements also apply.

Career

Digital Culture and Communications graduates find work in a wide range of careers including:

Communications and public relations
eCommerce and ePublishing
Technical Writing and editing
Print and electronic media journalism
Media production
Media research and analysis
Advertising and marketing
Research and teaching at third level
Development and research in voluntary organisations

Follow-On Study:

MA Technical Communication and E-Learning
MA in Marketing, Consumption and Society
MA English
MA Journalism
MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

EUR 15,360 / year

Application Fee

EUR 35

How to Apply

Click APPLY NOW, then ‘new user’. From there you will create a username and password, please take note of these in case you need to save the application and return to it later. Remember to use upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols in password. If you experience any difficulties creating an account please check the type of browser you are using - Google Chrome can cause problems in some instances. If you have previously submitted an application to the University via the online application but are unable to remember your password - please use the forgotten password.
UPLOAD required documents - as set on under "What to include with your application" on the entry requirement section of the programme webpage
Pay an application fee of €35 (electronic transfer) which allows you to apply for two postgraduate programmes in one online application. Application Fee Change: The application fee for all GPS programmes (level 6-10) will increase to €50.00, effective 04/01/2023. We will continue to apply the current fee of €35.00 to applications received to midnight 03/01/2023.
The final step is to SUBMIT your application.

If you experience any difficulty with your Application please contact [email protected]