Media Studies

Course summary

The course will teach students how to read and analyse different strands of modern media, including print media, radio, television, film, computer games and social media. They will learn to write about how meaning is created between producers and receivers and they will also learn the metalanguage and concepts used to discuss media products critically. Students will spend time engaging with the different media products: there is, for example, time on the course scope for watching films and television. Of course, as a largely essay-based subject, students are also expected to read around their subject and express their understanding in writing.