Media and Cultural Studies (Hons) Lancaster University

Overview

Throughout the Media and Cultural Studies (Hons) course from Lancaster University you will learn how digital media is both reinventing older media forms, like newspapers and television, and producing new digital cultures. You will develop awareness of the transnational differences that structure all our experiences of media in local, national and global contexts, as well as looking at how media is created and consumed to help you become a better creator.

As well as studying media’s social, economic and political power in everyday life, we will help you develop your critical thinking skills in relation to the issues that matter to you, reflecting on your own identity, life and media use. You will be encouraged to develop effective communication skills, think ethically about media power, politics and technologies, and enact positive social change in the world around you.

Career opportunities:

Career paths in the media and creative industries are shifting all the time. Roles like digital content creator didn’t exist a couple of decades ago, and platforms like Patreon and ChatGPT have changed the way we produce and consume media. What comes next is unknown, but you’ll have the skills you need to adapt to whatever challenges you face.

Our recent graduates have found rewarding careers in roles such as:

• Journalists

• Editorial assistant/Editors

• Media coordinators/managers

• Communication advisers/consultants

• Digital Communication Associates

• Strategic Communication Leads

• Media researchers

• Media buyers

• TV/Film/video/Social Media producers

• Script supervisors

• Documentalists

• Social media managers

• Digital marketers and advertisers

• Publishers

• Content producers

• Arts managers

• Teachers