Aims and Ethos
Media Studies aims to provide you with a mature, critical and sociologically-informed understanding of the place of the media in today's society, with a particular focus on the new communication and information technologies.
In Media Studies you will analyse various methods of mass communication including:
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broadcasting: television programmes both factual and fictional; films; radio; advertisements; trailers and other audio/visual promotional material
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E-media: websites; blogs/wikis; pod casts; advertising and promotional materials; radio; television; music or film downloads; games and emerging forms
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print: newspapers; magazines; advertising and marketing texts