Media & Communications Studies degree
Media and Communications Studies degree - (P300) 3 years
Media and Communications Studies degree
The Media and Communictions Studies degree at Aberystwyth University brings rigorous analysis to the amazing range of media innovations which are reshaping our lives.YouTube, MySpace, Bebo and Facebook, are changing the nature of social networking; digital technologies enable us to self-publish to a global on-line community; we can create 'electronic lives' and parallel worlds in cyberspace wherever we go; and constant digital surveillance accompanies us. This is the new reality: this Media and Communications Studies degree is designed to explore and question the issues at its core. As a student of Media and Communications Studies degree you will gain an up-to-the-minute understanding of these technologies and be perfectly placed to grasp the increasing and increasingly exciting range of careers opportunities which an understanding of them offers.
Media and Communications Studies degree environment
This innovative, challenging and diverse Media and Communications studies degree places you at the cutting edge of developments and debates in digital media and communication, offering a solid academic approach to investigating the key issues in the field together with a practice-based element. Uniquely, the Media and Communications studies degree enables you to combine the traditional and the new, developing dynamic insights into the nature of interactions between media texts, media audiences and media producers. Taking an exciting inter-disciplinary approach, you will encounter numerous academic traditions including communication and media studies, sociology, psychology, cultural studies (including digital and visual cultures), history, philosophy, linguistics and marketing.
Media and Communications Studies degree facilities
Our Department offers superb facilities, including a brand new PC lab designed specifically for work in digital media, and digital production and editing suites. Our award-winning Media & Communication Studies website even offers students the opportunity to publish their work to a global audience. With the mid-Wales base for BBC Cymru/Wales housed on the ground floor of our home in the striking Parry-Williams Building and established links with innovative production companies, we invite you to be part of this energizing experience!
In a rapidly evolving, dynamic media world, students pursuing this degree in Media and Communication Studies – showing initiative, imagination and originality – will be equipping themselves with the skills and knowledge to become the future driving forces of the industry.
Structure and Content
The Media and Communication studies degree is designed to ensure that you have a solid theoretical grounding through core-module provision, whilst also giving you the opportunity to specialise in areas and approaches that you find especially interesting. The modules on offer include the following (subject to availability):
Media and Communicaiton Studies degree Year 1
Introduction to Media Studies; Introduction to Communication Studies; Introduction to (Digital) Film & TV Production; On the Web; Studying Film; Studying Television.
Media and Communication Studies degree Year 2
Digital Culture; Mediated Communication; TV & Society; Digital Journalism; Advertising; Reading the Visual; Website Design Issues; Radio Studies; Studio Production; Broadcasting History.
Media and Communication Studies degree Year 3
Surveillance Society; Digital Studio; Digital Imaging; Bent Screens; Media in Wales; Children & the Media; Practical Radio Production; Visual Semiotics; Investigating Audiences; Dissertation (an in-depth study of your choice).
Media and Communications Studies degree: Assessment and Teaching
You will be assessed using a wide range of interesting methods including essays, reports, pitches and digital/on-line 'productions'. This degree places more emphasis on continuous assessment than on traditional written exams, reflecting the progressive nature of our module content. Our modules are primarily taught as lecture-workshops, placing an emphasis on student interaction and active engagement with the materials being discussed.