Course Overview - Media and Communication
**Why choose this course**
Do you want an exciting and challenging look into how media and communication are embedded into society? Are you looking for a career where an understanding of media forms, media audiences, social media users, global media, public relations and advertising is required for the role? Then our BSc (Hons) Media and Communication course is just the course for you.
We help you to understand the impact contemporary communication has on society, government and business. We also teach you techniques to research different types of media, its audience, a...
**Why choose this course**<br/>Do you want an exciting and challenging look into how media and communication are embedded into society? Are you looking for a career where an understanding of media forms, media audiences, social media users, global media, public relations and advertising is required for the role? Then our BSc (Hons) Media and Communication course is just the course for you.<br/><br/>We help you to understand the impact contemporary communication has on society, government and business. We also teach you techniques to research different types of media, its audience, and its users.<br/><br/>You will be taught by research-active media and communications scholars, using the latest research on: media power, regulation, audiences, ‘big data’, digital platforms, international communication and much more.<br/><br/>Our research-led teaching, the transferable skills you will gain from your assessments and our focus on employability, will prepare you for a career in media and communications.<br/><br/>We are ranked 1st for media studies and this course received an overall satisfaction score of 100% in the National Student Survey 2022. We were shortlisted University of the Year in The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023. <br/><br/>**What you will study**<br/>Our BSc (Hons) Media and Communication course will give you a comprehensive education in contemporary media and communications in global, digital societies.<br/><br/>Our modules on offer include:<br/><br/>-The Internet and Digital Societies<br/>-Media Power and Regulations<br/>-Media Audiences and Users<br/>-Public Relations and Advertising<br/>-‘Big Data’, Platforms, Emerging technologies<br/>-Global Media and Communications<br/>-Music, Media and Society.<br/><br/>We are one of the few media and communication degree courses in the UK that offers modules on ‘big data’. We aim to give you a dynamic grounding in social sciences which you can apply to careers in media and beyond.