Communications and Media Studies

About this course

Communications and media studies is a discipline that examines how information, stories, and ideas are produced, distributed, and received through media institutions and technologies. It sits at the intersection of sociology, cultural studies, journalism, and digital media, asking how media shapes public opinion, how different platforms and formats construct the world for their audiences, and how power operates through communication. As media environments become more complex and more politically charged, the ability to analyse and work within them has never been more relevant. This programme at Richmond, the American International University in London, includes a foundation year for students who benefit from additional academic preparation, a sandwich year in a professional environment, a year abroad, and a work placement. The combination of these structural features makes it one of the

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