Honours
Honours in Media Theory & Practice
126 NQF credits
Convener
Admission requirements
(a) Faculty requirements are set out under rule FH3
(b) Specialisation requirements:
- Completion of a three year BA degree or equivalent degree with a strong emphasis on journalism or media or closely related disciplines.
- A portfolio of media work and details of relevant media experience
- Normally candidates will be expected to have an upper second or better result for their first degree.
Prescribed curriculum:
Honours students are required to complete a research essay or creative production plus four taught courses. Please look at this page to identify potential supervisors whose research interests correspond with yours.
Compulsory courses |
NQF credits |
HEQSF level |
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Media Theory and Media Research |
24 |
8 |
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| Media Research Project | 30 | 8 | |
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| Media Theory and Media Research | 24 | 8 | |
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Media Creative Production |
30 |
8 |
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Elective coursesThree courses from the list below:
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Narrative Literary Journalism |
24 |
8 |
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Media Markets and Media Strategy |
24 |
8 |
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Media Internship |
24 |
8 |
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Political Communication |
24 |
8 |
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Political Journalism |
24 |
8 |
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Advanced Television Analysis |
24 |
8 |
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| Crisis Communication in Africa | 24 | 8 | ||
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Film and Environment |
24 |
8 |
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Media and the Public Domain |
24 |
9 |
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| FAM5014S | Media and National Development Policy |
24 |
9 |
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| FAM5015W | Making the Critical Documentary |
24 |
9 |
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| FAM5016S | Creative Non-Fiction |
24 |
9 |
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| FAM5038S | Mobile Media and Communications |
24 |
9 | |
| AXL4405S | Visual Anthropology |
24 |
8 |
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