The BA Global Media is an exciting new programme being launched by University of Galway in 2021. The programme aims to give you a robust and challenging university experience, introducing you to a range of areas such as interactive web media, data, media production, journalism and film studies. It will also give you a critical understanding of the changing global media environment and an insight into the role of the media in a globalised world.<br>Various modules will also examine how society exchanges information through communication in democratic societies, as placed within historical and theoretically-grounded contexts.<br>With platform convergence, and a dissolving of the walls between information and entertainment media, the study of media and communication in particular with a focus on international issues such as social media, globalisation, populism, digital literacy, data, verification and mis-information has resonance with university applicants interested in undergraduate degree programmes with a focus on the media and communication studies.<br><br>Career Opportunities<br>On graduating youll be ready to work in a range of media-related roles including in journalism, television and film production, tech companies, the civil and public service, NGOs, marketing and communications, and a wide range of other areas.<br>Work Placement<br>You will have the opportunity to undertake a work placement in a company such as a media organisation, in a production company, volunteering, in the technology sector, or in the public sector. You can choose to either do a one semester or fullyear internship. The programme will also facilitate students to undertake their own placements internationally.