Media and English Literature

About this course

Media and English literature is an interdisciplinary combination that brings together the critical analysis of media in all its forms with the close reading and theoretical frameworks that literary study provides. Media studies examines how communication technologies and the content they carry shape culture, politics, and everyday life, drawing on sociology, cultural theory, political economy, and the analysis of specific media forms including film, television, journalism, digital platforms, and social media. English literature develops the capacity for sustained close reading, contextual analysis, and the construction of critical arguments through engagement with a wide range of literary texts. Together, the two disciplines offer a sophisticated toolkit for understanding how meanings are made and circulated in contemporary culture. At Swansea University, this three-year full-time progr

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 80% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 30% of graduatescards →
• 45 / 100Media Professionals · 30% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 10% of graduatescards →

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