Communication happens through still and moving images, spoken and written words, music, drawing and animation. In the 21st century the boundaries between these forms have blurred. On this programme, you examine how old and new media are creating meaning today and using our first-class resources to create work of your own.
In your first year, you cover media and meaning, media identity and diversity, media power and/or making media (i.e. a practical introduction to media content creation). This gives you a solid grounding in the subject and introduces you to some of the most pressing issues in contemporary media culture and the creative industries.
The second and final years of your degree build on these foundations. You take a module on media ethics and choose from a huge range of modules, covering everything from podcasting, gender and digital culture, social media, digital storytelling, to photography and arts criticism, screenwriting and curating. You can also study modules from other subjects, such as film, drama and theatre, art history, literature, history, philosophy, politics and sociology.
It is possible to combine this degree with a year of working or studying abroad. For more information, see Media with an Approved Year Abroad. At the end of your course, you could even add a year in Computing, Data Analytics, Journalism or a Language to your degree.
Take the opportunity to study both Film and Media in combination with our joint honours course: BA (Hons) Film and Media
- Enoch Odubade, current Media Studies student
- Zoe Grasby, current Media Studies student
