Media Studies

Course summary

In an era of ‘fake news’, a critical appreciation of how messages are encoded in media texts is more important than ever. This highly vocational course aims to offer learners the skills they need to enter the media workplace or pursue further academic study, and promises to change the way they look at all media, from games to TV drama. Media offers students both a mirror of their own experience, and a window into the experiences of others. The course aims to balance this analysis with a wealth of practical skills. The objective of this exciting collaborative course is to create near-professional media products, whilst developing students’ understanding of how the digital media industry functions and the ways it disseminates its messages to an audience