The Bachelor of Communications (Honours) is a theory and practice-based course in which you will analyse and gain skills in different aspects of Media and Communications.

Apart from exploring human communications in different contexts and providing training in the analysis of media representations, the programme helps you keep pace with the latest media and communication trends and technologies, offering learning of a combination of theoretical and practical skills. The programme blends a framework of concepts, processes and experiences in the dissemination of knowledge to work-related problems that you will encounter throughout your career.

Throughout the programme, you will learn how to understand the workings of the media and ways in which media research can contribute to your awareness of its influence in society and on the individual within different contexts. Following this, you are also taught how to use the different communications media that can lead to skills acquisition for careers in different media sectors (design, broadcasting, online communications, etc).

Apart from this, personal communications are also honed, going the whole range from understanding the workings of human communications and their different manifestations, to practice-based learning in, e.g., public speaking, presentation techniques, etc.The areas of study include journalism; design and visual communications; marketing communications; film, video and broadcasting; and internet communications. You will also explore human communications in different contexts, as well as the latest media and communication trends and technologies in various settings.

Requirements of the Programme:

The course is in two parts. The first part is made up of the first two years, in which compulsory units in the different aspects of communications are delivered. You are also allowed four optional units that you can choose from all courses on offer at the University of Malta. There are also four support units: philosophy, psychology, sociology and English/Maltese, in which the relationship of these topics with communications is explored.

The second part of the course comprises the third year. During this year, you are expected to write a dissertation, experience practical work by means of a placement, and do one mentored project, all in one area of focus. The rest of the units delivered during this year are electives. This means that you can select units from your area of focus.