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Media Studies

What degrees are available?

• Media Studies (MS)
• Media Studies with Cinematics (MSCin)
• Media Studies with Computer Animation (MSCA)
• Media Studies with Digital Imaging (MSDI)
• Media Studies with Music Technology (MSMT)
• Media Studies with Television (MST)
• Media Studies with Web Design (MSWD)
• Plus:
• Informatics Foundation Year
• Also see our courses in EIMC, Computer Animation, ICT, and Computing.

Useful Links

• School Undergraduate Courses (will open in a new window)
• School of Computing, Informatics and Media
• Maps of the Campus
• National Media Museum (external link)

How many places are available?

We take over 200 new undergraduates per year onto our courses in the department of Electronic Imaging and Media Communications.

What are the employment prospects like?

84% of our 2006 graduates from the Department of Electronic Imaging and Media Communications found employment, or went on to further study, within six months of graduating*

* These statistics are derived from annually published data based on those UK domiciled graduates who are available for employment and further study and whose destinations are known.

How do I find out more?

Full course and syllabus details are available in a detailed booklet. Call 0800 073 1225.

Admissions Tutors

Mark Goodliff
Patrick Allen

For all course enquiries, please call

Recruitment Manager
Tel: 01274 235963
Fax: 01274 235972
Email: ugadmissions@inf.brad.ac.uk
Web: www.inf.brad.ac.uk/

Special Features

• This suite of Media Studies courses complements other BA/BSc courses in the Department of Electronic Imaging and Media Communications, taking advantage of the up-to-date knowledge of its teaching and research staff
• The courses are taught in collaboration with the National Media Museum
• All courses develop your experience and understanding of the information technologies that are creating the new generation of interactive digital media
• You will study technical fundamentals, and the social and cultural contexts within which media products are distributed
• Significant and successful professionals working in the media are involved in course design and give regular lectures
• If you wish, you may take the opportunity to spend a “year out” period of 12 months in appropriate employment. This is at your discretion
• The Department of Electronic Imaging and Media Communications, in partnership with East Coast Media and the National Media Museum, is accredited as the Yorkshire and Humber Skillset Media Academy.

Degree Courses Available

We are offering these courses for people who envisage a career in the media. All our courses address the latest developments in digital media and offer an opportunity to specialise in a specific area.

An enormous amount of what we know comes to our attention through the media. A degree in Media Studies will help you make better sense of what’s going on around you; this course gives you an invaluable insight into the ways in which our media work - looking at a broad selection of areas, from the origins of the Press, through the rise of radio and television, to the present expansion of new media and mobile communications.

The University of Bradford’s EIMC Department has a long and successful track record in providing courses in new media technologies. This suite of
BAs in Media Studies complements these, taking advantage of the up-to-date knowledge of the Department’s teaching and research staff. The courses are taught as part of the University’s unique partnership with the National Media Museum, which boasts world-class resources and archives. Besides the optional content of the core Media Studies (MS) degree, students may wish to follow a Media Studies course with a specialist pathway.

We offer six alternatives:

Media Studies with Cinematics (MSCin) looks at low-budget and art house digital video work, allowing you to show your creativity by breaking traditional conventions

Media Studies with Computer Animation (MSCA) combines practical experience of both 2D and 3D computer animation with your core media studies content

Media Studies with Digital Imaging (MSDI) allows you to develop skills in photography and image manipulation alongside your contextual and theoretical work

Media Studies with Music Technology (MSMT) includes software-based recording, sequencing and sampling in a studio environment

Media Studies with Television (MST) provides an opportunity to carry out television production work, including studio experience, camera work and editing

Media Studies with Web Design (MSWD) covers both technical and artistic aspects of content creation for the World Wide Web

Media Studies graduates enjoy good employment opportunities, and the course is suited to anyone who wants to understand how information is communicated in today’s fast-moving world. The course provides you with the critical, analytical and problem-solving skills that are required in many of today’s commercial environments.

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Those without the required qualifications can consider our foundation year, which will equip you with a range of technical, intellectual, professional and interpersonal skills. Successful completion of the Foundation Year will enable you to progress to the first year of any of our courses.

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Are there any placements available?

These three-year courses can be taken with an additional one-year period of integrated extramural training in appropriate employment, either before Stage Two or Stage Three.

How will I be assessed?

Assessment will be on the basis of a mixture of coursework and examinations, but with an emphasis on appraising your practical skills. First-year assessment is merely to ensure your ability to proceed to the next stage of the course, with your degree result being based on assessment in the second and final years.

Application and Admission

For further and more detailed information on application and admission, including BTEC and other qualifications, please see our general Application and Admission pages.

21 August 2009