Our BA Media, Culture and Society addresses these kinds of pressing contemporary questions and is taught by staff in our Department of Sociology, one of the UK’s leading departments for social science and cultural analysis. You will study sociology and the media while developing research skills. In your first year you take four modules: Introduction to Media, Culture and Society, Sociology and the Modern World, Researching Social Life and Introduction to Film.

A good sociology course, especially one from a recognised centre of excellence like Essex, opens many doors. As one of our graduates, you will leave with the specific skills that many employers now routinely demand. These include the ability to gather, process, analyse and present information from a variety of sources and, moreover, to do this to deadlines and often as part of a team. These skills can be supplemented by the excellent academic and employability training provided by our resource officer, and by taking the volunteering, study abroad and work placement opportunities offered within our Department.