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What is the Course about?

This course provides graduates with the knowledge and skills to step into an exciting communications career.Public Relations (PR) helps maintain lines of communications between an organisation and its publics. The BA (Hons) Public Relations and Media shows students how to work as thoughtful professionals, using personal skills and media technologies to influence and persuade audiences and publics. Media' is a collective term for the platforms used to send messages to mass audiences. Media is recognised as a powerful messenger in all our lives that tells us what and how to think about local and global events. We need and use media to help us communicate who we are to the world.

Course Structure

The course runs over a four-year period and contains a mix of practical and theoretical media and PR subjects.

Is this course for you?

Do you have the following skills and interests?

  • Great interpersonal skills
  • An ability to write and tell stories
  • An interest in media and business - celebrities, politics, investigations, crises, local and global events
  • A hands-on approach to creating content - photography, video editing, media writing, digital design, podcasting and journalism
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Experience working with social media - Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Twitter etc.

Special Features:

  • Industry level skills to work in media or public relations
  • Modern television and radio studios
  • Highly qualified and experienced lecturers and staff
  • Excellent employment opportunities in media, public relations and creative industries

Year 1

Module Name Semester
Professional Writing and Research in the Digital Age (M) Semester1
An Introduction and History of Public Relations (M) Semester1
Introduction to Media Studies 1 (M) Semester1
Introduction to Digital Marketing (M) Semester1
Information Technology (M) Semester1
Theories and Best Ethical Practice in Public Relations (M) Semester2
Introduction to Media Studies 2 (M) Semester2
Management (M) Semester2
Social Media Marketing (M) Semester2
Social Psychology (M) Semester2

M is a mandatory subject - E is an elective subject

Year 2

Module Name Semester
Public Relations Research and Evaluation (M) Semester1
Creative Video (M) Semester1
Fundamentals of Media and PR Law 1 (M) Semester1
Visual Language and Communications (M) Semester1
Fundamentals of Marketing (M) Semester1
Creative Radio and Storytelling (M) Semester2
Specialist Areas in Public Relations (M) Semester2
Fundamentals of Media and PR Law 2 (M) Semester2
IT and New Media (M) Semester2
Contemporary Marketing Practice (M) Semester2

M is a mandatory subject - E is an elective subject

Year 3

Module Name Semester
Networking in Public Relations (M) Semester1
New Media Ethics (M) Semester1
Journalism (M) Semester1
Contemporary Communication Design (M) Semester1
Content Writing (M) Semester1
Work Placement (E) Semester2
Corporate Social Responsibility (E) Semester2
Strategic Service and CX Excellence (E) Semester2
PR and Media Internship Project (E) Semester2
Study Semester Abroad (E) Semester2
New Product Innovation (E) Semester2

M is a mandatory subject - E is an elective subject

Year 4

Module Name Semester
Podcasting and Multi-Screen Production (M) Semester1
PR Campaign Project (M) Semester1
Contemporary Irish Literature (M) Semester1
Digital Marketing (M) Semester1
Event Management (M) Semester1
Lead Portfolio (M) Semester2
Dissertation (M) Semester2
Media & Society (M) Semester2
Ireland on Screen (M) Semester2
Digital Marketing Planning (M) Semester2

M is a mandatory subject - E is an elective subject

What are the minimum entry requirements?

  • 2H5 & 4O6/H7

What follow-on study opportunities are available?

Graduates of the Public Relations and Media Level 8 degree course have the option to progress to postgraduate studies at masters level within SETU Carlow or elsewhere.

What exemptions will I receive?

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Notes

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What will I be able to do when I finish the course?

Given the growing influence of the media and PR industries, the job opportunities in the sector are many and varied. Graduates are working in traditional media such as radio and TV; others are working as executives in media marketing careers and at advanced levels in the public relations departments of blue chip' companies and organisations.

Graduates are particularly skilled at corporate communications tasks such as web content development, crafting press releases, creating video and audio artefacts, and the management of internal and external communications.

Contact

Course Leader

Dr Eleanor O'Leary

Assistant Lecturer in Media & Communications -

Call: +353599175384

Email: [email protected]

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