This broad-based degree combines the theoretical elements of Sociology with the practical elements of Media Studies Our state-of-the-art media services suite has industry-standard facilities so you develop the skills needed by media employers Students have gained industrial placements at media companies including Deluxe Entertainment and the Disney Channel We have an international reputation for research and excellence in teaching, with particular expertise in areas such as television and media audiences, the public sphere, media discourse, globalisation and social transformation, the sociology of leisure and urban spaces, the politics of popular culture, health and the politics of protest, multiculturalism, race and ethnicity. Our courses are multi-disciplinary and flexible – you will have the option to take modules in other social sciences subjects. Professional work placements are integral to the four-year course and allow you to develop invaluable skills in a variety of organisations. Communications and Media Studies students have access to video production equipment and training, a number of industry-standard AVID video editing suites and ample IT facilities. Our courses will help you to develop specific skills in the practical methods associated with your discipline, including ethnographic fieldwork. A full range of laboratory and technical facilities is used in the teaching of experimental psychology, video production, psychophysics and the use of information technology.

Certificate of Secondary (Complete) General Education This qualification is not normally accepted for direct entry to our degree courses. However it may be accepted for an international foundation programme