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The field of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) has broadened from the original definition of Information Technology to cover the full range of devices and applications used for communication – including telecommunications, audio, television and video. These areas are covered by the Information and Communications Technologies programme, the major focus of which is concerned with the computer applications and networks that enable, integrate, and connect these technologies today.
The European Commission has identified ICTs as the key means for creating access to information and communication in populations that are currently under served, and the United Nations is currently promoting a worldwide initiative titled “ICTs for Development” as an active means of bridging what has become known as the “digital divide” between rich and poor countries.
The Information and Communications Technologies with Psychology programme is designed for students who wish to develop a critical understanding of, and expertise in, the tools, packages, and systems that allow us to communicate information across and around the planet. On this course you will study the basics of IT, giving you the opportunity to prepare for the European Computer Driving License (ECDL), computer networking, systems administration, a range of scripting and programming tools, and the fundamentals of television, audio, and multimedia production. Optional modules in Stages Two and Three, complemented by a major project in Stage Three, which is dedicated to your specialty, will allow you to develop specialist skills in an area of your choice. In addition to this, you will study key psychology-related issues - the nature of psychology itself, psychology of social development, psychology and mass media, method and theoretical perspectives in psychology, social psychology, and the philosophy of mind and psychology. There is also an option in the final year to study the social psychology of inter-group relations and contemporary debates in sociology and social psychology.
In addition to this, you will study key issues concerning the media, including: the methodologies which contextualise media communications; the relationship between technology, institution and cultural form in the mass media; the role of major UK media institutions; the theoretical and practical studies of sound production; and how socio-cultural issues are represented across differing media forms. This programme is run in conjunction with the School of Social & International Studies and in addition to the core ICT subjects you will also study key psychology-related issues - the nature of psychology itself; psychology of social development; developmental psychology; method in psychology; theoretical perspectives in psychology; and revolutions in thought.
The ECDL award will require that you undertake further study and practice sessions to bring you up to the required standard. This qualifications does not form part of the University’s assessment criteria for the modules involved and you will have to undertake further assessment to attain these awards.
It is possible to do the course either as a three-year course, or as a four-year sandwich course which includes an industry placement.