Fast-paced and ever evolving, the media and communications industry shapes our everyday lives. With the ability to create and release messages in seconds, this is a subject area that truly impacts society. This degree will help you explore all elements of human communication, from advertisements and marketing campaigns, to political campaigning and international relations. A distinctive combination of theory and practice will empower you to: Understand what's happening as you consume mass and social media – how these powerful industries influence, manipulate and inspire, Build key critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills, Develop a wide-ranging knowledge of the production, meaning and consumption of contemporary media, Gain practical skills across a range of digital media technologies, techniques and platforms and Become a critically informed and highly reflexive media practitioner. All UA92 degrees are awarded by Lancaster University.