By continuing to use the site, you agree to the use of cookies. Allow cookies Courses Student Life Home Media, Culture and Language Mass Communications Why study at Roehampton The best rated media and communications courses for student satisfaction amongst new universities in London (The Sunday Times University Guide 2014). A strong career focus: dedicated ‘career modules,’ and work experience in leading national and international media companies, including the BBC, Sky, More! and Grayling PR. Research-led and student centred learning, enabling students to develop in-depth knowledge and a skill set in problem solving, leadership and communications. You will have the opportunity to do a work placement at a leading UK company or organisation such as the BBC, MTV, Absolute Radio and Vogue Mass communications shape the world we live in: from accessing information and participating in social and political change, to impacting on our personal everyday relationships. You will study the key developments in the media, the processes whereby media texts are produced, distributed, regulated and consumed, and the ways in which the media can influence society. Throughout the three years you will acquire vital knowledge and skills ready for a career in media and communications. This degree programme equips students with the skills and knowledge to engage critically and creatively with mass communications media. Students will be introduced to a range of processes whereby media and popular cultural texts and practices are produced, distributed, regulated and consumed. Theoretical and methodological frameworks will be established for the coherent and systematic exploration of the language, forms and meanings of mass communications media and the relation between the production, reception and construction of meaning in communications and the media and the changing nature of our lived experience of culture. Students will be encouraged to develop knowledge of mass communications and the media in their historical contexts through the examination of an appropriate range of materials and practices. In this respect, assessment methods will include the opportunity for practice based work, such as blogs, e-portfolio software such as Mahara, as well as photography and film work. Students will also have the opportunity to undertake work placements via a dedicated work placement module. High-quality teaching staff The teaching team has a strong research profile with publications in the area of cultural studies theory, culture and politics, tabloid culture, reality TV, the globalisation of media and culture, contemporary trends in the television industry, and travel writing. Dr Caroline Bainbridge, Reader in Visual Culture Email: c.bainbridge@roehampton.ac.uk Caroline's research interests include emotion, psychoanalysis and popular culture; representations of gender in film, television and popular culture; and the role of media as psychological objects. Dr Anita Biressi, Reader in Media Cultures Email: a.biressi@roehampton.ac.uk Anita Biressi convenes the MA. Her research interests include popular journalism and tabloid culture, media spectacle, social class and representation, reality programming, documentary and factual film and TV. Dr Ben Cocking, Principal Lecturer in Media and Culture Email: b.cocking@roehampton.ac.uk Ben Cocking's research interests include news media, travel writing, postcolonial theory, and popular and subcultural theory. Dr Karen Cross, Lecturer in Cultural Studies Email: k.cross@roehampton.ac.uk Karen Cross's research interests include personal and popular photography, narratives of photography, critical perspectives on the everyday in art and theories of the amateur. Dr Andrea Esser, Senior Lecturer in Media and Communications Email: a.esser@roehampton.ac.uk Andrea Esser's research expertise is in the transnationalisation and commercialisation of the media, particularly television, cultural policy and globalisation. Before joining academia in 2004, she worked in media consulting and publishing. Heather Nunn, Professor of Culture and Politics Heather Nunn's research expertise includes politics and the media, social class and representation, reality programming, documentary and factual film and television, gender politics and feminist media studies. Chris Roberts, Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies Email: c.roberts@roehampton.ac.uk Chris Roberts's research interests include television current affairs broadcasting and the appropriation of dramatic codes of representation, reality television and television's claim on notions of the real, accuracy and truth, sports coverage, sports broadcasting and national identity. Dr Paul Rixon, Principal Lecturer in Media and Culture Email: p.rixon@roehampton.ac.uk Paul Rixon's research interests include: American television, quality television, television criticism, radio criticism, broadcasting policy and media technology. He has published work on British TV Critics and American programmes on British screens. Example modules From Mass Media to Multimedia Employability for the Creative Industries Global Trends in Television Career options Our graduates have held careers in television and radio; print (newspapers, magazines, journals); online media provision; research and policy organisations (like Ofcom, Pact or British Board of Film. Classification. Apply for this course » UCAS code I120 Level Undergraduate BA Single honours Entry tariff 240 points General entry requirements » Department Media, Culture and Language » Duration 3 years (full-time) Tuition fees £8,750 (2014, UK/EU) » £11,500 (2014; International) » Cash scholarships and bursaries available » Programme outline View the full details » View Key Information Set » Related courses Journalism » Media, Culture and Identity » Languages for All » Further information Contact our Enquiries team enquiries@roehampton.ac.uk » +44 (0)20 8392 3232 Apply for this course » Undergraduate open day Saturday 12 July Book your place now » Prospective students Apply for 2014 Attend an Open Day Order a prospectus Undergraduate courses Postgraduate study Online degrees Tuition fees Scholarships Short courses and Professional Development Programmes Student Life International students » English Language and preparation courses How to apply Meet us in your country Study Abroad programmes Summer school Academic Departments » Business School Dance Drama, Theatre and Performance Education English and Creative Writing Graduate School Humanities Life Sciences Media, Culture and Language Psychology Social Sciences Colleges » Digby Stuart College Froebel College Southlands College Whitelands College Current students » Graduation JobShop Learning Services and Moodle Library Services Student MyZone Students' Union Term dates Alumni » Benefits Get involved Replacement certificates/transcripts Update your details Staff Calendar Find staff Staff MyZone General Information » Find us Governance Media enquiries Organisation and Management Research Schools and Colleges Work for us Services » Accommodation Employability Sport Roehampton Student Experience Conference Roehampton » Conferences Hire a venue Weddings and private events Home Copyright Disclaimer Feedback Privacy Accessibility Site map © Roehampton University