Digital Media & Information Studies/Social & Public Policy

Course description

**DIGITAL MEDIA & INFORMATION STUDIES**: Digital media and information studies explores the creation, use and impact of digital content and information in the arts, humanities and society at large. It brings a human perspective to the issues of the digital age. This programme is accredited by CILIP, the Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals.

**SOCIAL & PUBLIC POLICY**: Social and public policy focuses on finding ways to address global and societal challenges such as poverty and inequality, housing, health, technology, and sustainability. The programme applies ideas from political science, sociology and economics to understand how governments shape their responses to address people’s needs, welfare and wellbeing. You’ll have the valuable opportunity of a work placement with a voluntary or public sector organisation.

Subjects

• Media studies
• Social policy
• Art
• Public policy
• Informatics
• Communication skills
• Communication studies
• Business communication
• Communication design
• Mass communication
• Communication policy studies
• Technical communication
• Visual communication
• Social sciences
• Social studies
• Sociology
• Housing