Information Studies and Media

The BA Information Studies & Media will introduce you to fundamental aspects of Information Management and Media as an important subject area and career path in its own right. It is combined with a solid grounding in Media Studies, giving you core skills and understanding in the areas of media, communications and the broadcasting environments.

Information Management students will be taught by experts in their field, in departments with well-established international reputations in teaching and research; studying in a town with a rich information history and range of cultural organisations with which the Department has close links.

Our Staff

All academic staff at the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies are research active and/or involved in Knowledge Transfer projects and have either relevant academic qualifications at doctoral level or equivalent professional experience and expertise.

Department of Information Management, Libraries & Archives lecturers are either qualified to PhD level or work in areas of the subject where professional practices are the focus. Many of the staff engage in research relevant to the theoretical and practical development of the discipline and the associated professions.

This integrated degree draws on two strongly related subject areas and will equip you to develop a career in a range of professions within the world of business or information management in the private or public sectors. Or, you may feel inspired to go on to further study, and take one of our professionally accredited courses in Information and Library Studies or Digital Curation.

The breakdown below will provide you with an illustration of what you may study during the three year degree scheme.

In your first year you will be introduced to:

• Basic skills in Information Studies
• Key concepts for studying Media and Television
• Methodologies for effective communication
• Understanding archives

In your second and third years you will explore:

• Storing and accessing digital information resources
• How recordkeeping has changed over time
• How heritage organisations manage their collections

Choose from a long list of option modules including:

• Digital Journalism
• Advertising
• Media Law
• Media Semiotics
• Studying Videogames
• Experimental Media Production
• Documentary Production.

How will I be taught?

A wide variety of teaching methods are used. You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, workshops and practical classes. High quality teaching and supervision will enable you to realise your full potential. You will be encouraged to take responsibility for your own learning and work on projects both individually and in groups.

A number of different types of assessment are used throughout the undergraduate programme. In addition to essays and written exams, you will give individual and group presentations. You will receive constructive feedback on all coursework assignments.