Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Media Studies and English Literature (Optional Placement Year) Bangor University, UK

Students wanting to study a combination of Media Studies and English Literature will develop skills and techniques to produce audio-visual material as well as essential key skills for many of the creative industries. You will study a range of literature from the medieval to the contemporary, while developing your individual interests. This course will equip you with a solid understanding in the theoretical, technical and practical skills making you a sought-after professional in these fields.

In your time with us, you will become adept at conducting research. In modules that touch on such topics as the history of film and documentary, journalism literary theory, and news media, you will also develop skills related to editing, blogging, and publishing.

In your English Literature modules, you will encounter a range of literature genres from different points in history, starting in the Middle Ages and moving right the way through to the contemporary moment. You will analyse poetry, prose, drama, and the novel, amongst other literary forms. Within Media Studies, you will have the opportunity to study a range of different aspects of journalism, film and media production that will provide you with opportunities to develop and explore your own interests, and make use of well-equipped studios that will provide you with practical as well as theoretical knowledge.

Placement
This course is available with a Placement Year option where you will study for 1 additional year. The Placement Year is undertaken at the end of the second year and students are away for the whole of the academic year.

The Placement Year provides you with a fantastic opportunity to broaden your horizons and develop valuable skills and contacts through working with a self-sourced organisation relevant to your degree subject. The minimum period in placement (at one or more locations) is seven calendar months; more usually you would spend 10-12 months with a placement provider. You would normally start sometime in the period June to September of your second year and finish between June and September the following year. Placements can be UK-based or overseas and you will work with staff to plan and finalise the placement arrangements.