Communication Studies
You’ll develop the communication skills and critical thinking abilities needed to analyze, understand, and create meaningful messages across a wide range of careers — empowering you to make a significant impact in any field you choose.
- 2 Years / Onsite
- Intakes: Jan, Apr, Jun, Oct
Overview
Business studies examine how organizations operate, the strategies they use, and their impact on the global economy and society. At Lisburn University, we explore the principles of management, marketing, finance, and entrepreneurship, equipping students with the knowledge to excel in diverse business environments.
One day in class, your professor might present a real-world case study of a company’s marketing campaign. You and your classmates analyze, critique, and discuss the campaign’s objectives, strategies, and outcomes. Then, you collaborate to design your own innovative business strategy in response.
Career Opportunities
Our graduates work and intern in a wide range of fields, including public relations, marketing, advertising, social media, television, radio, publishing, human resources, event planning, education, and nonprofit organizations. Many have launched successful careers in media production, corporate communication, and advocacy, while others have started their own businesses or pursued advanced degrees in communication, media studies, public relations, and education.
Program Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate an understanding of how communication shapes patterns of social interaction, the expression of cultural values and norms, political practices and relations of power, and our positions as local and global citizens.
Be able to use a variety of methodological tools to analyze interpersonal, intercultural, and rhetorical discourse that structures everyday interactions in both our public and private lives.
Demonstrate an understanding of the possibilities, problems, and history of discourse and deliberation in democracy and will be prepared to use their knowledge to work for a just and more humane world.
Programme
| Semester 1 | Credits | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Rhetoric & the Public Sphere | 4 | ESTU 203 |
| Communication & Everyday Life | 2 | ESTU 340 |
| Critical & Rhetorical Methods | 4 | ESTU 657 |
| Semester 2 | Credits | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Relational Communication | 4 | ESTU 768 |
| Public Relations Campaigns | 4 | ESTU 432 |
| Rhetoric of Social Movements | 2 | ESTU 873 |
| Semester 3 | Credits | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Rhetoric & the Public Sphere | 4 | ESTU 203 |
| Communication & Everyday Life | 2 | ESTU 340 |
| Critical & Rhetorical Methods | 4 | ESTU 657 |
| Semester 4 | Credits | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Relational Communication | 4 | ESTU 768 |
| Public Relations Campaigns | 4 | ESTU 432 |
| Rhetoric of Social Movements | 2 | ESTU 873 |
| Total for the entire period of study | 40 |
Contact us
Unit 1 44-550 Longstone Street, Lisburn BT28 1TP Northern Ireland
How to Apply?
- You Apply
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- We Connect
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- You Get Ready
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