BA (Hons) English, Media and Cultural Studies at Liverpool John Moores University

The BA (Hons) English, Media and Cultural Studies at Liverpool John Moores University gives you an opportunity to look at how literary and media texts address their audiences. Through gathering expertise in critical appraisal, analysis of case studies and independent study, students learn to communicate effectively in interpersonal, formal and digital environments. You will achieve this through the study of media institutions, publishing and journalism, as well as forms of applied communication in practical areas including, public relations, social marketing, fiction, documentary, video games, magazines and new media.

Faculty: Faculty of Society and Culture  |  Department: School of Humanities and Social Science  |  Duration: 3 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September (2027/28 entry)  |  Location: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Media Texts, Literary and Cultural Theory, Media Institutions and Audiences, Professional Writing, Liverpool Legacies, Critical Keywords for English. Year 2 core modules: Public Communication, AI and the Humanities, Body, Mind and Soul: Seventeenth-century Literature and Culture, Public Relations, Popular Journalism: Research in Practice, Modernism and Modernity, Poetry Matters, Postcolonial Writing: Power, Art and Protest.

Career pathways

The career paths followed by our graduates are varied in nature. Alumni can be found working in advertising, marketing, public relations, museums, arts administration, media production, the publishing industry, retail, leisure and charitable organization management, educational administration, accountancy, the social services, teaching and the Civil Service.

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