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Foundations of Media and Digital Culture (P4134)

15 credits, Level 4

Autumn teaching

On this module, you’ll explore the historical and cultural foundations of media and digital culture.

By introducing and discussing the foundational schools of media theory, the module enables a broad understanding of the media, and the key methods and approaches that have been undertaken historically to study them. This module explains key theories and theorists that influenced and shaped media and communication.

When you complete this module, you’ll have a developed an intellectual foundation for further study of media, technology and culture.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 22 hours of contact time and about 128 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2025/26. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.