The BA (Hons) Mass Communication course is an innovative media-based degree that allows you to develop specialist knowledge of the concepts, theories, practices and methods that characterise contemporary media, communication, and cultural studies. From day one, you will be supported in developing an independent critical understanding of the key advances within mass communication, a field of study that encompasses a wide variety of media organisations, technological innovations, cultural industries, and audiences. You will develop your knowledge, skills and abilities on a course that will enable you to critically evaluate contemporary mass communications industries and to understand the technological, social and political factors that shape those industries.<br><br>The course is designed to prepare you to meet the challenges of employment or entrepreneurial endeavour in a society in which the cultural and communications industries play an increasingly central role. On this course, conceptual thinking is used to analyse the trends that shape media and cultural industries. Historical knowledge is related to contemporary employment environments in a way that will allow you to anticipate and develop practical solutions to the complex, unpredictable challenges you will face in your future career. This course is designed to equip you with the key transferable skills that you will draw upon in your career, so that you will be able to confidently meet the challenges of employment (including enterprise related activities). These skills include team-working, self-motivated organisation, and communication skills. The course draws upon Newcastle’s status as a vibrant cultural city. The faculty has established partnerships with numerous local cultural hubs including the Baltic gallery, the Tyneside cinema, the Sage, and St James Park.