Media and Communication Studies BA (Hons)

The BA in Media & Communication Studies at Aberystwyth University explores who controls and owns our media, how media content is produced, and what kind of impact the media has on us as audiences. We will also introduce you to some of the key media and communication theorists and will consider how you can apply their thinking to your own study of media and communications. This degree will allow you to study in great detail the following: media fandom, advertising, news analysis, website design, digital culture, children and the media, surveillance society, language and the media, media history and policy together with creative practice experience in multi -platform production and experimental media. Your three years of study will be dynamic, invigorating and stimulating.

Overview

Why study Media and Communication studies at Aberystwyth?

• You will be taught and mentored by staff who are experts in the field of Media and Communication, have excellent connections to the industry, contribute to national debates on the media, and are at the forefront of research in the field.

• Students on this course will have a deeper understanding of sociology, psychology, cultural studies, history, philosophy, linguistics and marketing.

• Students will be taught in vibrant, modern and dynamic teaching facilities including a brand new PC lab designed to assimilate the digital media industry, digital production and editing suites.

• Our industry links are embedded at the heart of the department with the BBC Wales, regional office and broadcast situated by the entrance.

• Students can exploit full access to the National Sound and Screen Archive of Wales which is a stone’s through away from the Penglais campus.

Employability

What opportunities are there for me?

Many of our graduates have found career paths which include:

• broadcasting media
• floor managers
• camera operators
• producers and directors
• marketing
• media planning
• education
• public relations.

What will I get from my degree?

Employability is at the heart of our teaching. We encourage our students by:

• inviting guest speakers to our campus
• taking part in activities by BAFTA and other media bodies
• obtaining work experience with the BBC, Tinopolis and other media organisations.

On completion of this degree, our students are:

• effective communicators
• able to work independently and as part of a team
• experienced in using professional equipment and facilities, including professional cameras and sound equipment, industry-standard software, professional TV studio, editing lab, postproduction suite, cinema, grading and dubbing suite, three rehearsal studios, and costume & wardrobe facilities.