BA (Hons) Media Studies
Lincoln, United Kingdom
DURATION
3 up to 6 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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Introduction
BA (Hons) Media Studies enables students to explore the transformative role of 21st Century media in today's digital society, and develop critical and creative skills relevant to this new world.
Media studies have never been more relevant or stimulating. Digital, networked media now form a ubiquitous and inextricable part of our everyday lives, holding an unprecedented power to drive opinions, debates, and movements. We live, work, play, and communicate with each other in a world saturated by media.
This programme engages critically and speculatively with the full depth and breadth of 21st Century media. This includes everyday devices like smartphones and computers (and the various platforms accessible by them, including social media and games), through to more traditional media such as film and television (and the ways in which they have been transformed by digital processes like streaming).
Today, these technologies are so entangled with our economic, social, cultural, psychological, technical, and environmental realms that basic skills now include not only reading, writing, and arithmetic, but also knowledge of, and competency in, media and communication.
The Lincoln School of Film and Media is home to a creative community of ambitious students, experienced staff and researchers, and inspiring visiting speakers.
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How You Study
Media Studies at Lincoln blends the study of media theory with practical application. It places an emphasis on critical thinking and creativity. Teaching and learning activities can include written and audio-visual essays, contributions to group blogs, participation in student symposia, and a portfolio of practice-based work.
The first-year modules introduce seminal perspectives and new directions in media studies, where students can develop an understanding of the field's changing priorities and the new skills these advances demand. This is taken further in the second year, with modules focusing on the themes of visuality and aesthetics, digital and auditory cultures, and the logic and practices of gaming.
In the third year, students are able to embark on a major independent research project. They can develop a creative portfolio, and engage in advanced studies of the political and philosophical contexts of contemporary media. At the end of this final year, all students across The Lincoln School of Film and Media can celebrate with a major degree show of their work.
Teaching and learning activities on this programme can include written and audiovisual essays, contributions to group blogs, participation in student symposia, screenings, reading groups, and a portfolio of practice-based work.
First Year
- Contemporary Media Practice: 1 (Core)
- Contemporary Media Practice: 2 (Core)
- Introduction to Digital Cultures (Core)
- Media Reading Group: 1 (Core)
- Media Reading Group: 2 (Core)
- Media Theorizes Itself (Core)
- Mediated Truths (Core)
Second Year
- Auditory Culture (Core)
- Contemporary Media Practice: 3 (Core)
- Games Cultures (Core)
- Researching and Writing (Core)
- Technologies, Bodies and Identities (Core)
- Visualizing the 21st Century (Core)
- Contemporary Media Practice: 3 (Placement Option) (Option)†
- Horror in Popular Culture (Option)†
- Industry Placement (Option)†
- Media Study Period Abroad (Option)†
- Practices of Listening (Option)†
- Transformations in Television Consumption (Option)†
Third Year
- Contemporary Media Practice: 4 (Core)
- Media Speculations (Core)
- Media Studies Dissertation (Core)
- Power, Media, and Control (Core)
- Bio-Media (Option)†
- Eco-Media (Option)†
- Media Archaeologies (Option)†
† Some courses may offer optional modules. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means that the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed. Optional module selection may also be affected by staff availability.
How You Are Assessed
Students in this course are assessed through written and audiovisual essays, dissertations, reports, reflexive journals, lecture diaries, creative production, presentations, critical evaluations, and blogs.
Program Outcome
How You Study
Media Studies at Lincoln blends the study of media theory with practical application. It places an emphasis on critical thinking and creativity. Teaching and learning activities can include written and audio-visual essays, contributions to group blogs, participation in student symposia, and a portfolio of practice-based work.
The first-year modules introduce seminal perspectives and new directions in media studies, where students can develop an understanding of the field's changing priorities and the new skills these advances demand. This is taken further in the second year, with modules focusing on the themes of visuality and aesthetics, digital and auditory cultures, and the logics and practices of gaming.
In the third year, students are able to embark on a major independent research project. They can develop a creative portfolio, and engage in advanced studies of the political and philosophical contexts of contemporary media. At the end of this final year, all students across The Lincoln School of Film and Media can celebrate with a major degree show of their work.
Teaching and learning activities on this programe can include written and audiovisual essays, contributions to group blogs, participation in student symposia, screenings, reading groups, and a portfolio of practice-based work.
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Career Opportunities
Opportunities for graduates may include creative or management roles in broadcasting and other media industries, social media management, media journalism, publishing, and education. Others may choose to continue their studies at postgraduate level.