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Regent's University London: Media and Digital Communications

Institution Regent's University London
Department Single Tier Structure
Web http://www.regents.ac.uk
Study type Taught

Summary

This exciting course combines traditional media studies with new practices emerging in the 21st century – learning how to constantly innovate, anticipate and use new forms of communication.

You'll cover a range of traditional and new communicative and creative practices across the arts, sciences, humanities, business and industry – exploring how the field is shaped and changed by technological advances. This interdisciplinary approach will give you a thorough grounding in media and communications: as an academic field, a cultural landscape and a network of complex industries.

Examining key theories, you'll discover how media and communications both influence, and are influenced by, people and societies across the world – developing a critical understanding of media and transmedia creation and consumption. The course offers the opportunity for practical elements across the modules allowing you to gain valuable technical and interpretative skills.

Core modules focus on fundamental concepts in digital media and communications. Looking at current issues and emerging technologies, you'll learn how to analyse and develop communicative strategies to meet today's digital challenges, along with analytical techniques needed to understand audiences, data and social media. The course includes opportunities for external trips and a number of high profile guest speakers giving you valuable opportunities to connect to industry.

Your final assessment will be your choice of a dissertation, a creative project or an industry placement. You'll also take part in employability and personal development sessions to consolidate your academic experience and prepare you for the next exciting stage in your career.

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