BA (Hons) Media and Communication
Media culture is highly influential in our changing times. It is important that students are equipped with the relevant analytical and practical tools to understand and participate in a world where the lines between art, politics and popular culture are becoming increasingly blurred.
Film studies for example introduces students to ways of reading and understanding film including the political, sociological, commercial and historical processes shaping the industry, and the relationship between film and identity, and the impact of cinema in a global context. Courses such as 'Reel to Virtual' present key academic, creative and critical approaches to understanding film in the post-cinematic digital age, and Global Cinema, National Identities is an exploration of world cinema outside Hollywood.
The courses available in the journalism pathway emphasise working in the context of the contemporary industry. Altogether the courses have been designed to introduce students to the relationship between theory and practice: the key strands include critical theory, visual culture and new media technologies.
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