How media is made, who makes it, how it is consumed, and whose interests it serves are key questions you will explore in Media and Communication. These questions have significant implications for which stories and voices are prioritised and which are overlooked in the world you live in. In a media landscape thats constantly evolving, and where media is accessible everywhere, these questions become even more important for those wanting to understand the media and those aiming to work in it. The transferable, critical, and technical skills youll gain during the course will prepare you for post-graduate study, work in the media industry, and many other sectors..

About foundation courses

This four-year programme has been specifically designed to allow students who do not initially meet the entry requirements for a three-year degree, to undertake additional level 3 study designed to ensure they are successful on their chosen degree programme.

After successful completion of your foundation year, you will have the flexibility to switch (should you wish to change direction) onto several related undergraduate Media degree programmes.

What's covered in this course?

Youll be given the space and freedom to explore and develop your own research and professional interests, allowing you to build confidence and establish a clear focus for your next steps. Youll learn how the media industries construct and depict stories and the impact this has on our understanding of media production practices, representation, identity, and culture. You will understand how audiences engage with these stories, how they interpret them, and why they do so.

Alongside these critical skills, you will also develop technical skills across a broad range of media forms, including television, radio, photography, and digital. You wont learn these skills in isolation instead, youll be encouraged to combine research and production skills, using your own media content creation to explore these issues creatively. Through your work, youll address current societal issues, emergent media forms and platforms, and critically consider the history, present, and future of the media industry.

This course will equip you to explore and challenge intersections within the media, to ask and answer questions about why the media is the way it is, and to have the confidence and ambition to experiment with media forms. Youll be empowered to create innovative and responsible media texts that speak to diverse audiences.