IELTS: 6.5 (min 5.5 in all areas)
Pearson: 59 (59 in all subscores)
BrunELT: 63% (min 55% in all areas)
TOEFL: 90 (min R18, L17, S20, W17)
Learn what role the media plays in shaping our society and influencing peoples’ thoughts and behaviours by studying our exciting Sociology (Media) BSc.
By adding media studies to your study of sociology, you’ll be able to explore and specialise in areas such as the social impact of new media, the internet and other information and communications technologies, media discourse, media policy and regulation.
The first year is designed to offer you a solid base in theoretical and methodological innovations in sociology and media. You will explore the similarities and differences in the methodologies used in sociology, media, and communications. The focus of study is upon all aspects of societal relations: it’s personal, social and cultural dimensions.
As you progress through the course, you will be able to choose modules you are interested in to actively shape and apply your learning to the issues you wish to interrogate. In your third year, you’ll work on a dissertation focusing on an area of interest of your choice. Your dissertation can be a theoretical or practical dissertation, so you can work to your own strengths.
Depending on the modules you choose, you may have the option go on fieldtrips where you will be able to apply your learning to current issues and broaden your theoretical imagination. Previous fieldtrips have included: Barbican; British Board of Film Classification; London Migration Museum; Museum of Comedy; Museum of London; regeneration areas (e.g. Spitalfields, Smithfield); and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
As you’ll be taught and supported by academics who are not only experts in their field but are actively engaged in research, you’ll develop skills that can be applied from the classroom to the workplace. They know the industry inside out, so you know you are learning from experienced professionals who will bring their unique insights into the classroom and will ensure your learning is up-to-date.
Gain an insight into life after your studies by putting your learning into practice by opting for a one-year work placement or two short placements for six months at a time. You will graduate with valuable work experience to enhance your employment prospects and will be able to develop an understanding the working world. We have excellent links with a wide range of notable external organisations, so you will have the opportunity to apply for high quality placements across London.
Some of our sociology and media students have undertaken placements in a variety of companies including the political research unit at the Conservative Party Campaign HQ, the Ministry of Justice, the Home Office, the Prince’s Trust, the Crime Statistics Unit at the Home Office, Citizens Advice Bureau and the Department of Work and Pensions.
This is a broad-based degree which will enable and encourage you to specialise in areas which particularly fascinate you. As a graduate of this dynamic degree, you will leave us with various transferable skills that are key to the contemporary employment market.
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Year 1
Compulsory
SO1700 - Making Sense of Culture and Society (Issues I)
SO1701 - Researching Culture and Society
SO1702 - Becoming an Independent Learner: Culture and Society (Skills I)
SO1703 - Me, You or Us? Analysing Identity and Power (Issues II)
SO1704 - Exploring Identity and Power
SO1705 - Becoming a Critical Scholar: Identity and Power (Skills II)
SO1604 - Key Ideas in Sociology
CO1601 - Key Ideas in Media
Year 2
Compulsory
CO2028 - Research in Practice
SO2604 - Visual Cultures
CO2602 - Social Media and Networked Cultures
Optional
CO2603 - Creative Industries, Fashion and Culture
SO2606 - Bodies and Society
SO2608 - Deviant Identities
CO2604 - Media Genres
SO2022 - Sociology of Everyday Life: Issues in Contemporary Culture
FM2007 Television Forms and Meanings
Year 3
Compulsory
SO3606 Sociology (Media) Dissertation
SO3607 Sociology (Media) Dissertation (Practice)
Optional
CO3602 - Comedy, the Media and Society
SO3610 - Racism, Identity and Difference
SO3609 - Digital Cultures
SO3603 - Beyond Human
SO3604 - Global Cities: Spaces and Culture
CO3603 - Changing Audiences
SO3612 - Gender Sexuality and Feminism
AH3600 - Psychogeography
Graduating with Sociology and media Studies degree from Brunel is your passport to a wide variety of roles including marketing and advertising, management, media, and more.
You have the opportunity to build your knowledge in an area you love without limiting your job prospects.
As well as gaining excellent academic knowledge throughout your studies, emphasis is placed on gaining transferable employment skills. You will develop communication, report writing and presentation skills to an excellent level, equipping you for a range of subsequent professional careers.
Brunel’s Professional Development Centre is a dedicated service that are committed to increasing our students' employability, helping you to develop the skills and experience you need to stand out in the job market. They will help you with placements, CV writing and interviews during your time with us, and will still be on-hand to help you for two years after you graduate.
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year
