Media and English Literature (Hons) Bangor University

Overview

Students wanting to study a combination of Media Studies and English Literature will develop skills and techniques to produce audio-visual material as well as essential key skills for many of the creative industries. You will study a range of literature from the medieval to the contemporary, while developing your individual interests. 

In your time with us, you will become adept at conducting research. In modules that touch on such topics as the history of film and documentary, journalism literary theory, and news media, you will also develop skills related to editing, blogging, and publishing.

In your English Literature modules, you will encounter a range of literature genres from different points in history, starting in the Middle Ages and moving right the way through to the contemporary moment. You will analyse poetry, prose, drama, and the novel, amongst other literary forms. Within Media Studies, you will have the opportunity to study a range of different aspects of journalism, film and media production that will provide you with opportunities to develop and explore your own interests, and make use of well-equipped studios that will provide you with practical as well as theoretical knowledge.

Careers

Studying the Media and English Literature (Hons) programme from the Bangor University equips you with a range of skills that are relevant to a wide variety of careers. Students with expertise in these areas often go into jobs in areas such as teaching, creative industries and media. In addition, they also embark upon successful careers in the public sector, marketing, business, commerce and public relations. In other words, you will gain a range of skills that are valued highly by employers from a wide variety of different sectors.