The course draws on a range of new academic perspectives and combines them with the making of media, such as film, photography, journalistic writing and web-based content.

The course offers practical elements designed specifically to help you develop your critical thinking, by putting your ideas into practice and prepares you for a successful career in whatever area of the media you choose to go into, from photography to marketing, journalism to filmmaking, curation to web design.

The focus of BA (Hons) Contemporary Media Cultures is to examine the role media, cultural and creative processes play in the shaping of all aspects of contemporary social life.

You will learn about media and cultural theory in an art and design university that emphasises creativity, innovation, exploration, discovery and collaboration.

The course guides you through a series of case study units that will help you understand the links between the academic concepts and discussions explored in the degree and how these ideas can be applied using a range of media.

This course is different from others because the practical elements are designed specifically to help you develop your critical thinking Ð by putting your ideas into practice. You donÕt just learn what to do and how to do it, you also learn why youÕre doing it.Ê

This course prepares you for a successful career in whatever area of the media you choose to go into, from photography to marketing, journalism to filmmaking, curation to web design.