Media Studies

Media Studies 1 - "The Most Important Subject"

What will I learn?

This introduction to media studies is designed to give you an overview of why Media Studies is currently the most important subject you can take: Why can’t the world agree on basic facts any more? How do you get manipulated? How do you think about the world that you can’t experience yourself? How do you know what is real and what is not? Who “owns” your favourite media star, and why does that matter? How do you BECOME a media star yourself?

• Examining the impact of media on the world, including Misinformation and Disinformation and what to do about it

• Introduction to media’s impact on your psychology, society, and politics

• Introduction to planning and making your own media

• How to “close read” and analyse media messages and find the hidden meanings.