Communication, Advertising & Public Relations - BA (Hons) - Full time

If you like to get your message across then a career in communications could be for you. This creative and business focused course gives you an excellent understanding of communication, advertising and public relations principles, as well as the chance to work with real clients on creative briefs. We offer the longest running communication, advertising and public relations course in Scotland. The course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) making us the only dual accredited course in Scotland.

If you like to get your message across then a career in communications could be for you. This creative and business focused course gives you an excellent understanding of communication, advertising and public relations principles, as well as the chance to work with real clients on creative briefs through our communications management consultancy. You'll also get the chance to undertake an industry work placement, which gives you valuable work experience and a portfolio of work that you can use to impress potential employers. We offer the longest running and most successful communication, advertising and public relations course in Scotland. The course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM); making us the only dual accredited course in Scotland. We also have excellent links with The British Association of Communicators in Business (CiB). This means that you'll gain an industry recognised qualification as well as a degree. We have a proven track record of high graduate employment within all aspects of the professional communication industries. This course develops your confidence in presenting work and ideas to your peers and professionals in the industry. You'll develop your skills to work both on your own and as part of a team, as well as gain transferable skills and a wider knowledge of the communication industry. Advertising Corporate / Organisational Communications Marketing Public Relations Brand and Reputation Management Internal Communication Event Management Professionally accredited by: View Full Screen

What's involved This is a full-time advanced entry course to year 3 only, You will learn through a variety of teaching methods including lectures, tutorials, workshops, seminars, practical work and independent study. Year 3 Communication Management, Advertising Theory & Practice, Online Communication, Public Relations Theory & Practice and options from Work Placement, Critical Debates in Communication Theory, Information, Communication & Society, Editorial Design, Visual Communication, Starting a New Business and Persuasion & Negotiation Year 4 Dissertation, Communication Management, Digital Business Environment, and options from International & Intercultural Communication, Audiences & Reception, Power & Information, Linguistics, Political Communication or Visual Communication

Requirements at a glanceEntry to the courseHND in Communications, Advertising and Public Relations or media related subject, B in the Graded Unit.Typical Entry requirements indicate the minimum qualifications with which students are normally accepted. Competition for places varies from year-to-year and achievement of the typical entry requirements does not always guarantee a place.Fees Table2012/3 2013/4 Scotland £1,820 £1,820 European Union £1,820 £1,820 Rest of UK £6,500 £6,630 Overseas £9,690 £10,080 Fees displayed are correct at the time of publication but the University Court reserves the right to make changes in fees at any time, and without notice, before or after the student's admission to the University.Tuition fees are reviewed annually and will rise each year during your programme of study, at least in line with inflation.