Sociology with Media Studies BA (Hons)

**1st in the UK for our research impact in Sociology in REF 2021 (Times Higher Education)**<br/><br/>**8th in the UK for Sociology (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023)**<br/><br/>**=16th in the UK for Communications and Media Studies (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023)**<br/><br/>**About the course**<br/><br/>Explore the nature and role of the media in society and the way in which social processes can be analysed and explained.<br/><br/>You learn from experts who influence debates on topics from gender inequality to the role of media in the cultural and social world.<br/><br/>Outside the classroom, you gain hands-on experience through research placements and student media projects.<br/><br/>And with 24/7 access to specialist facilities - including a news room, edit suites and a sound-proofed studio - you can access the equipment you need whenever suits you.<br/><br/>**About Sussex**<br/><br/>Sussex graduates change the world. Our students become the leaders of the future, making discoveries, improving lives and changing things for the better.<br/><br/>Study with us to join a welcoming and inspiring community of staff and students from more than 140 countries.<br/><br/>**Location**<br/><br/>We shape the world from a fantastic campus on the UK’s beautiful south coast.<br/><br/>We are the only UK university surrounded by a national park, so you can step off campus to explore the hills and woodlands of the South Downs. The vibrant, colourful and creative seaside city of Brighton & Hove is just nine minutes away.<br/><br/>With Brighton voted the happiest city in England for students, (Student Living Survey, Sodexo, 2018) there can be few better places to study.