Bachelor of Arts - Media and Digital Culture (Including Year Abroad) (PL33)

At Essex students investigate what connects people with each other, as well as what divides them. Students consider every aspect of people's daily lives, from how they relate to politicians, celebrities and friends, to how they define themselves, their families, and others.

Students experience a lively, informal environment with many possibilities to pursue a variety of topics including:

• The impact of computer games on crime • Mass media and modern life • The art, film and personal testimony of war • Practical research methods, including designing interview schedules and surveys and handling cultural data

The four-year version of this degree allows students to spend the third year abroad or employed on a placement abroad, while otherwise remaining identical to the three-year course. Studying abroad allows students to experience other cultures and languages, to broaden their degree socially and academically, and to demonstrate to employers that they are mature, adaptable, and organised.

Careers linked to communications and digital culture are varied. The courses provide an excellent training for work within the cultural industries, communications, PR, marketing, publishing and social research.