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Media and Digital Culture (Including Placement Year) BA (Hons)

University of Essex

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Colchester Campus

  • Study mode

    Sandwich / Placement

  • Start date

    OCT-24

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

How does the media shape social and cultural life? How have digital and internet cultures transformed personal and networked interactions? What is the relationship between the media, mass politics, and governance? What is media power, and who wields it? Whatever the questions that interest you, at Essex you can develop the skills to go beyond simply arguing about them, and instead find the evidence needed to answer them.At Essex we investigate what connects people with each other, as well as what divides them. We consider every aspect of our daily lives, from how we relate to politicians, celebrities and friends, to how we define ourselves, our families, and others.You experience a lively, informal environment with many possibilities to pursue a variety of topics including:- The impact of computer games on crime- Mass media and modern life- The art, film and personal testimony of war- Practical research methods, including designing interview schedules and surveys and handling cultural dataThe Department of Sociology also offers expertise in many areas that complement the study of communications and digital culture, including criminology, social history, visual sociology, anthropology, economic sociology, US and European studies and cultural rights.

Application deadline

31 January

Tuition fees

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(International fees)

£ 19,500per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

Entry requirements

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A level : BBB

Offers will be made in the range of BBB to BBCor 120-112 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of the equivalent of 2 full A-levels

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University information

University of Essex

  • University League Table

    32nd

  • Campus address

    University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 3SQ, England

The careers team offer dedicated international careers advice and support throughout studies and after graduation.
Central London is easily accessible from all of the university's campuses.
Gain access to the curriculum from nine European universities through the YUFE (Young Universities for the Future of Europe) virtual campus.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    56th out of 95 10

    47th out of 101 9

  • Entry standards

    / Max 210
    126 61%

    40th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    64.0 64%

    38th

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.79 76%

    69th

    53
  • Entry standards

    / Max 198
    123 60%

    48th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    58.0 58%

    37th

    14
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.63 73%

    82nd

    1

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