Course length: Three years full-time, or four with a year abroad. Italian: Italian can be taken from beginner, GCSE or A-level. You will study the Italian language, country and culture through a range of lively options. This includes modules that examine: film literature art society politics. You will achieve a high level of communicative skill, and an in-depth understanding of the Italian culture and society. To further increase your career options you can take a final year module to help you develop translation and interpreting skills. You will have access to our excellent language resource centres which have: internet access audio-visual facilities computer-aided language learning software course-related books, materials and periodicals. This ensures that you will have a broad range of options to help you increase your language understanding. Media: This popular degree combines theoretical approaches to media with opportunities to learn practical media skills. You will learn from industry professionals and explore all aspects of media cultures, from social networking sites and lifestyle magazines to anti-globalisation movements and computer gaming. This course is taught by a team of eminent researchers. In the latest Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) in 2008, 85% of our Communication, Culture and Media research was assessed as world leading or of international quality. For you, this means that the course is informed by the latest thinking and you will learn from people with a real passion for their subject. Spend a year abroad: Students studying a language can choose to spend a year abroad, allowing you to increase your foreign language fluency and understanding of other cultures. You will come away with an experience that will give you a real advantage when competing for the best jobs. Your optional Year Abroad takes place during Year Three when you can spend time working or studying at one of our partner universities.

This is a major part of the curriculum. Key transferable skills are emphasised and there are opportunities to develop links with organisations and potential employers. As a result we have an outstanding record of graduate employment. Joint honours courses develop a wide range of skills. These include: written and oral communication skills critical analysis the ability to work independently and in groups time management self-motivation a variety of IT skills. Recent Media graduates have also gone on to work in graduate-level positions with: the BBC Sky Brit Asia TV Channel 5 IBM.