BA (Hons) Media and English at University of Derby

English at Derby is an exciting, diverse and challenging course that not only incorporates the close analysis of literature but also considers the situations in which literature is produced and read. This means your studies will include the intellectual and cultural history of art, film, philosophy, linguistics and sociology, as well as contemporary cultural politics.

Faculty: College of Health and Humanities  |  Department: Joint Honours  |  Duration: Full-time: 3 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Derby, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Media Industries, Newswriting, Analysing Media, Theorising Literature and Meaning (PDP), Mutants and Monsters: Interpreting Fantasy, Shakespeare and Early Modernity. Year two core modules: Celebrity Media and Culture, Curating Contemporary Television.

Career pathways

We will provide you with the skills to critically engage with the world in which you live as well as developing your understanding of cultural difference and of the capacity of language to produce unintended effects and meanings. This awareness is hugely valuable to employers.

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