Media and Sociology

Your first year provides an introduction to the study and practice of Sociology, Media and Cultural Studies. You will learn key concepts used in these disciplines and apply them to the study of current institutional arrangements, media forms and cultural practices. You will study, for example, the nature of the 'Sociological Imagination', and 'Media, Culture and Society'. Culture is understood in its widest sense as anything that produces or reproduces meaning. Consequently, you will study a wide range of media and cultural phenomena from soap operas and social network sites to fashion and food. You will also have the opportunity to study an interdisciplinary module, such as 'Popular culture' or the 'Holocaust'. You may also study a language, or volunteer in the community.

In Year 2, your programme explores key theoretical debates and methodological approaches within each of the disciplines, In Sociology, you will also have the opportunity to study, for example, theoretical debates within the discipline, the processes of 'Making Gender', and 'Family Diversity'. From Media and Cultural Studies, you can take modules on 'Contemporary British Culture' and 'Investigating Culture'. You can also study an interdisciplinary module on 'Human Security' or 'Body, Sexuality and Identity' and may continue your interest in a language, or volunteer work.

Year 3 allows you to tailor you studies around topics that interest you. In Sociology, you can select modules on, for example, 'Gender and Development in Non-Western societies', 'Global Education', and 'Work'. In Media and Cultural Studies, you can select modules on, for example 'Gender Issues' and 'Consumer Culture'. Students will also undertake either an individually designed research project with your own academic supervisor - or engage in a community-based work placement.

Why not check out what our students got up to for their final projects at our annual Degree Show 2018