Communication, Advertising & Public Relations

BA (Hons) Full time

Course Overview

UCAS code: PN35
Duration: 2 years
Study type: Full Time
Napier code: 54101BH

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.

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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:

Chartered Institute of Public Relations  The Chartered Institute of Marketing

 

What's it like?

The chance to work with real clients on creative briefs

Career prospects

We are one of the top universities in Scotland for graduate employability, with over 93% of our graduates in jobs or further study six months after graduating.

We have excellent graduate employment rates and you'll benefit from our reputation in the industry. You'll graduate with the relevant skills to enter the main communication industries.

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What's involved

Modular learning

Our courses are structured by modules which gives our students a flexible learning programme. Modules covered by this course:

On offer

Campus life

World class facilities


Developing our students, both professionally and personally, is at the heart of all learning at Edinburgh Napier and is embedded in our approach to Learning, Teaching and Assessment. We put the employability of our graduates at the core of everything we do and we are regarded as one of the Top 10 Universities in the UK for graduate employability.

We are proud to be investing £100m to provide some of the very best teaching and learning facilities and there are plans for a new student union in 2012/13.


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Requirements at a glance

Entry to the course

International students

Full-time study (per year)

The fees listed are stated per annum.

Part-time study (per year)

The fees listed are stated per annum.

Part-time study

The number of modules studied is dependant on the exit that you wish to achieve, for example:

  • A Grad Cert is 60 Credits (3 modules)
  • A Cert HE/Grad Dip/ HND is 120 credits (6 modules)
  • A Dip HE credit is 240 credits (12 modules)
  • A Degree is 360 credits (18 modules)
  • An Honours Degree is 480 credits

Please note that some part-time courses give modular exemptions for previous study and vocational experience. Advice is available during application.

Part-time study (per module)

  • A Postgraduate Certificate is 60 credits (3 modules)
  • A Postgraduate Diploma is 120 credits (6 modules)
  • MBA is 180 credits

Fees Table

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.

Funding your study

We have lots of funding options available such as the postgraduate tuition fee loan for Scottish & EU students, specific scholarships for students from India and Africa, as well as bursaries & grants for those closer to home in England, Northern Ireland and Wales. Visit our funding pages to find out what you could be eligible for.

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