Media With Foundation Year
Media studies is the critical examination of how communication happens in modern societies: through television, film, radio, print, and the digital platforms that have transformed how information, entertainment, and culture are produced and consumed. The discipline draws on sociology, cultural studies, linguistics, and political economy to ask not just how media works technically but what power it holds, whose stories it tells, and how it shapes our understanding of the world. It is a field that becomes more urgent with every shift in how people communicate.
At Edge Hill University, this four-year programme begins with a foundation year designed to develop the key transferable skills and subject-specific knowledge needed for degree-level study, before progressing into the main media degree. The foundation year is a genuine preparation stage, building your confidence and academic toolkit in a supported environment. Across the full programme, you will develop critical and analytical skills alongside practical knowledge of media production and communication, engaging with contemporary media forms and the broader social and cultural contexts in which they operate.
Edge Hill describes the foundation year as providing preparation for degree study across a range of subject areas, reflecting how it is designed to build broad capability as well as discipline-specific knowledge.
Media graduates go into a wide range of careers including journalism, broadcasting, film and television production, digital marketing, content creation, public relations, social media management, and communications. The critical thinking and research skills the degree develops are also valued in education, policy, and the third sector. Many graduates combine media knowledge with specialist skills in writing, video, audio, or data to build versatile professional profiles.
Further study in media, journalism, communications, or related fields is a natural progression for those who want to develop specialist expertise or move into research and academic careers.