Media, Communication and Sociology BSc (Hons)

This joint degree focuses on media and communication, which are central to the way our society functions. It examines key media, communication and cultural institutions. It explores the diverse ways in which all forms of media and communication drive the global economy, shape individual identities and define contemporary social life. This course is for those students wishing to pursuing postgraduate careers in media and related research fields such as professional journalism training and careers in publishing, advertising, public relations, marketing and arts administration and policy.There are also an increasing number of employment opportunities in the rapidly expanding new cultural and creative industries sector of the economy. This course will enable you to develop the methodological expertise to analyse social data, as well as the analytical capability to identify and engage with social policy debates. You will develop specific skills relevant to a variety of professions, as well as critical thinking, which is prized in graduate employment.The degree's affiliation with the Q-Step Centre ensures that graduates possess strong data literacy and quantitative methods skills, which are highly sought after in sectors as diverse as the government and local government, education, market research organisations, the not-for-profit sector, the financial sector and the news media. You can further your data skills through a Quantitative Methods (QM) pathway for your final 2 years of study.