What is media?
Media is a way of communicating information worldwide through different forms such as magazines, the news and film. It can be portrayed in many artistic ways.
What is media studies?
Media studies is the study and analysis of different medias such as the effect of advertising and film on the general public or specific groups and its history.
What is the point of media studies?
The point of media studies is to analyse the effect of different forms of media on specific groups and how it could alter the behavior of some. As well as this, media can offer lots of job opportunities with the rise of internet culture.
What 3 questions would you like to find the answers to while studying this course?
- Who controls what is said?
- What types of messages are conveyed in pop culture?
- Why are these messages conveyed?