Media and Communication

About this course

Media and communication is a degree that takes seriously both the study of how media works and the development of the skills to work within it. The media landscape has been transformed by digital technology, social platforms and the fragmentation of audiences, and understanding these changes, who produces media, who owns it, how it reaches its audiences and what effects it has, is the business of media studies. Communication theory, meanwhile, provides frameworks for understanding how messages are constructed, transmitted, interpreted and contested across different contexts. At Surrey, this three-year full-time programme prepares you for the realities of a media and communication industry that is being reshaped by digital tools and artificial intelligence. The programme integrates digital skills and awareness of emerging technologies throughout, building the confidence and creative abil

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 95% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 30% of graduatescards →
• 45 / 100Media Professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 30% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 10% of graduatescards →

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