BA (Hons) Media and Sociology at University of Derby

How are identities constructed through our engagement with media? How do disability, class, ethnicity, gender, religion, nationality, sexuality and other social divisions play key roles in both access to the media and modes of representation within the media? Study key themes such as political economy, representation, discourse and identity to understand human behaviour through the lens of media and society.

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: Thinking Sociologically, Media, Culture and Society, Making Modern Britain, Media Industries, Analysing Media, ​​Investigating Society: Truth, Ethics and Justice​. Year 2 core modules: Capitalism, Culture and Class: Social Theory in Classical Modernity, Celebrity Media and Culture, Curating Contemporary Television, Effecting Change, Qualitative Research: Methods, Ethics and Application.

Career pathways

In fact, the research and communication skills you'll graduate with, are transferable to a huge variety of graduate-level jobs. Your degree is only part of your story.

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