Bachelor of Arts (Honour) Content Creation and Social Media SE300
- NFQ Level 8
- SE300
- NEW COURSE
- 4 Years
- Overview
- Further Studies
- Career Prospects
- Entry Requirements
- Subjects
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What is the Course about?
Do your family and friends complain about you being on your phone all the time? Well now Is your chance to put all that screen time to good use by proving that you can have a successful and exciting career using your digital devices to connect with millions of people across the world.
Experts tell us that the global influencer market is currently worth around $21 billion. We know that influencing; social media marketing; digital content writing and digital strategising are important business activities and socially vital in connecting people and ideas. The employment opportunities in the digital media industry are endless. The best way to become an executive part of this huge enterprise is to transform yourself into an industry professional. We are here to help you become that professional. Your career in digital media will be launched by taking part in our exciting new programme focusing on content creation and the harnessing of social media power.
On finishing our programme you can start an energising media job in the worlds of business, campaigning, selling and influencing. Over the course of the programme you will learn to become an expert in social media theory and practice. You will enlarge your talent for connecting with people who are interested in what you have to say. We will help you professionalise your practice so that it transforms from hobby to career. We do this by educating you in how to think smarter about your online practice because that’s what the best professionals do.
Special Features:
We have diverse courses on offer including creative video, celebrity studies, psychology, data analytics, podcasting and work experience. The choice is comprehensive and will enable you to take on the digital world.
What follow-on study opportunities are available?
-What exemptions will I receive?
-Notes
-What will I be able to do when I finish the course?
- Content Creation
- Content writer/editor
- Journalism
- Communications
- Social media/content marketing
- Influencing
- Content Management
- Digital Design
What are the minimum entry requirements?
2 subjects: H5
4 subjects: O6/H7
English: O3/H6
Subjects
Mandatory
Introduction to Digital Marketing
Introduction to Media Studies 1
An Introduction and History of Public Relations
Professional Writing and Research in the Digital Age
Information Technology
Mandatory
Introduction to Data Analysis for Digital Marketing
Social Media Entrepreneurship
Introduction to Media Studies 2
Social Media Marketing
Social Psychology
Mandatory
Visual Language and Communications
Creative Writing and Narrative
Fundamentals of Media and PR Law 1
History of Photography
Creative Video
Mandatory
Creative Digital Media
Crisis Management
Contemporary Photographic Cultures
Multimodal Media Practices
Creative Radio and Storytelling
Mandatory
Content Writing
New Media Ethics
Data Journalism
Radio Broadcasting
Journalism
Group Elective 1
Work Placement
Group Elective 2
Study Semester Abroad
Group Elective 3
PR and Media Internship Project
Fundamentals of Media and PR Law 2
Contemporary Marketing Practice
Networking in Public Relations
Marketing Research
Mandatory
Event Management
Sustainable Marketing
Podcasting and Multi-Screen Production
Social Media Project
Celebrity Studies
Elective
Dissertation (part 1)
Dissertation by Practice
Elective
Dissertation (part 2)
Dissertation by Practice
Mandatory
Ireland on Screen
Screen Stories
Media & Society
Lead Portfolio
For Further Information Contact
Programme DirectorDr Irene McCormick
Senior Lecturer Media and Communications
E: irene.mccormick@setu.ie