This honours degree course enables students to gain practical media skills and build an industry-class portfolio across a range of media.
The BA (Hons) in Communications and Media Production is conducted on a full-time basis over a three-year period and allows students to develop their own media skills path with an option to specialise in Year 2 and 3. Students will work across the media communications spectrum, becoming confident in their skills and prepared to succeed in this exciting and ever-changing industry, before choosing their own study path from social and digital media, photography, radio, investigative journalism, TV or video.
Our intake for this course commences September 2020.
The whole learning environment was something I’ll never forget. I couldn’t recommend Griffith more highly. It equipped me with the knowledge I needed to pursue my dreams
I chose my BA (Hons) in Journalism & Visual Media in Griffith College Dublin because I felt it had such a great range of modules; at the time I still was not 100% sure what I wanted to do with my career. I felt this course gave me the perfect base to start off with thanks to its diversity. The lecturers and staff at Griffith were always so helpful and it was such a lovely environment to learn in. Throughout my career so far I have worked in many industries and in many different roles from graphic design, web development, photography, events management and marketing. I am now studying the part-time Msc in Digital Marketing at Trinity College, and work for Kingspan in a Marketing Executive role and I feel my qualification from Griffith College played an important part in securing my current career path.
In 2nd year, students choose to either continue their study in Stream A (journalistic media) or Stream B (visual media).
In 3rd year, students choose 3 electives suited to their stream to accompany their mandatory modules.
Stream A (Journalistic Media)
Stream B (Visual Media)
Stream A (Journalistic Media, available only if the student completed the Stream A courses in Year Two)
Stream B (Visual Media, available only if the student completed the Stream B courses in Year Two)
Students select three electives from within their respective stream or the common electives list.
Provisional Timetable - Year 1
Provisional Timetable - Year 2
Provisional Timetable - Year 3
2 H5 and 4 O6/H7 grades, to include a language (English, Irish or another language) and maths or equivalent.
Applicants under 23 years
Applicants under 23 years of age on 1st of January 2019 must apply through the CAO system www.cao.ie. Please consult the CAO website for information on important dates for 2019 applications.
CAO Code
Applicants over 23 years
Applicants over 23 years of age on 1st January 2019 (Mature Students) or Part-Time Applicants must apply directly. Mature students will be asked for a copy of their passport and applications should be made by September 2018. Part-time Applicants that are under 23 years on Jan 1st, 2019 will be asked for a copy of their passport, Leaving Certificate results / FETAC qualifications or equivalent and must meet the minimum entry requirements for the programme.
When our Admissions team receive your application they will be in contact with you directly.
If you wish to apply for advanced entry onto the course, please apply directly and a member of our team will be in contact with you to discuss your application.
For purposes of fee calculation, residence is counted from time of application.
An Academic Administration Fee of EUR250.00 and a 2% Learner Protection Charge is applicable each academic year in addition to the fees quoted below. The fees below relate to Year 1 fees only.
Dublin
EUR 5,750.00
An Academic Administration Fee of EUR250.00 and a 2% Learner Protection Charge is applicable each academic year in addition to the fees quoted below.
EUR 6,550.00
Non-EU students: a Medical Insurance, Student Services and Administration fee of EUR300 is payable each academic year in addition to the fees quoted below.
Non-EU living in Ireland or abroad: Please refer to our Non-EU Tuition Fees section.
Students wishing to pay for their fees monthly may avail of our direct debit scheme. Please download our Fee Payment Information document to review the payment plan schedule and how to apply.
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Please note that a QQI Award Fee applies in the final year of all QQI courses. To find the relevant fee for your course level, please see the Fees page.
Graduates of this course have the option to continue their studies at Griffith College. We offer a number of options including:
You can contact our admissions team to discuss what progression options are available to you.
Through the BA (Hons) in Journalism and Visual Media, you will have gained valuable professional experience, built a strong portfolio and covered a diverse range of media. There is a wide range of career options for our graduates including:
