This popular course combines theoretical approaches to media with opportunities to learn practical media skills. You will learn from industry professionals and explore all aspects of media cultures, from social networking sites and lifestyle magazines to anti-globalisation movements and computer gaming.
This course is taught by a team of eminent researchers. In the latest Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) in 2008, 85% of our Communication, Culture and Media research was assessed as world leading or of international quality. For you, this means that the course is informed by the latest thinking and you will learn from people with a real passion for their subject.
This course is part of our Joint Honours programme so you can put together your own course based on two or three areas of interest. What you learn in one subject will compliment and enhance what you learn in others. As part of our exchange semester you'll also have the exciting opportunity to study at an American, Australian or European university.
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Degree options and UCAS codes
Media Joint Honours is taken in combination with one or two of the following subjects as part of the BA Joint Honours programme. The number in brackets is the UCAS code for a Joint Honours degree in Media alongside the listed subject:
- Communication and Society (LP33)
- English (PQ33)
- European Studies (PR39)
- French (RL16)
- German (RP23)
- Global Studies (LP93)
- History (PV31)
- International Relations (LP23)
- Italian (RP33)
- Linguistics (PQ31)
- Philosophy (VP53)
- Spanish (RP43).
What will I study?
All students take the following core modules
Year One
- Approaches to Media and Culture
- Understanding Communications I: From Face-to-Face to Facebook
Year Two
- Researching and Theorising Media and Culture
- Working with the Media
- Understanding Communications II
Year Three
- The Dissertation
- Understanding Communications III
For full details of the modules available and details of what you will be able to study please download our module booklet 
How do you study?
The first year is normally divided equally between the two joint honours subjects and a third drawn from a wide range of subjects within the School (including the University Language Programme). This enables greater flexibility in course selection. At the end of year one, students have the opportunity to select between an equally weighted joint honours course and a more specialised pathway.
Teaching principally takes place through a combination of lectures (where tutors introduce the key ideas), seminars (organised on the basis of smaller group discussion of those ideas), screenings and workshops. Staff will also generally offer ‘office hours’, where you can sign up to see them in small groups or on a one-to-one basis, perhaps to discuss an essay plan or to seek some specific academic guidance.
Assessments
A wide range of different assessment methods are used. While essays and exams are used on a number of modules, you'll also get the chance to do research projects, case studies, production projects, presentations, and log-books. While many assessments are completed individually, we also make use of group presentations and projects that enable you to develop the teamwork skills that are valued by employers. In the third year, you also have the opportunity to undertake a dissertation in one of your joint honours subjects.
Your future career
You will be equipped with the cutting-edge knowledge and skills offered by our Media degree. This will give you many future career options. Your skills will be directly applicable to a career in the traditional media industries and to a wide range of professional, commercial and community-based occupations
Recent Media graduates have gone on to work in graduate-level positions with the BBC, Sky, Brit Asia TV, Channel 5 and IBM.
Our Media degree gives you the opportunity to engage with a practical media project through the Working with the Media module. This involves a placement and the chance to meet media professionals.
How can I gain work experience?
In addition to practical work, we will help you find short work experience opportunities within the region and beyond. Recent students secured placements with the House of Commons, the Refugee Council, the Metropolitan Housing Trust, Broadway Media Centre, ABC Television (Chicago), the Nottinghamshire Racial Equality Council, and the Cannes International Film Festival. A placement gives you invaluable experience, helping you stand out when it comes to applying for the best jobs.
You can apply for this course through the UCAS website.
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