Media Studies Summer Courses in Cambridge
Explore how media shapes the way we understand the world, investigate how messages are created and communicated, and develop your ability to analyse media critically with Atlas Summer Courses. Our two-week Media Studies summer course in Cambridge, designed for students aged 13–15, gives you the opportunity to explore media beyond your usual studies while developing your critical thinking, analytical and communication skills.
Through small-group seminars and independent study, you'll examine different forms of media, consider how audiences interpret messages and become more confident developing and communicating your own ideas while enjoying the wider experience of spending your summer in Cambridge with Atlas Summer Courses.
What's Included?
Your residential Media Studies summer course in Cambridge includes academic teaching, accommodation, meals, a certificate on completion, airport transfer and insurance.
Choose from Plus, Superior and Premier packages, with accommodation and additional benefits varying by package.
Study Media Studies in Cambridge
Our Media Studies summer course in Cambridge gives students aged 13–15 the opportunity to spend two weeks exploring media, communication and contemporary culture as part of an Atlas Summer Courses summer experience.
Media plays an important role in how we encounter information, entertainment, ideas and each other. Media Studies encourages you to examine the messages we see and hear every day and consider how they are created, why particular choices are made and how different audiences might respond.
Across the course, you'll be encouraged to move beyond simply consuming media and start analysing it critically. You'll consider how language, images, sound and storytelling can shape meaning, how different media forms communicate with audiences and how changing technologies continue to influence the ways content is produced and shared.
Outside your academic sessions, you'll experience the wider programme alongside other students, with time to enjoy Cambridge and take part in the social and cultural elements of your Atlas Summer Courses summer.
What Will You Study on a Media Studies Summer Course in Cambridge?
There is no prescribed syllabus that every student follows. Atlas Summer Courses tutors create their own syllabi, drawing on their expertise while taking the interests, abilities and learning needs of their students into account.
Depending on your tutor and group, you could explore different forms of media and communication, potentially considering areas such as film, television, journalism, advertising, social media or digital culture.
You might consider questions such as:
- How do media creators construct messages for different audiences?
- How can images, language and sound influence the way a message is understood?
- Why might different audiences interpret the same piece of media differently?
- How are people, places and ideas represented through media?
- How can advertising and other persuasive media influence audiences?
- How have digital platforms changed the way media is created and consumed?
- How can we evaluate the information and content we encounter online?
The precise content will reflect your tutor's expertise and the interests and learning needs of the students in your group. Any syllabus shown on our website is an example from a previous course rather than a guarantee of the exact media forms, platforms or topics you'll study.
How You'll Learn on Your Media Studies Course
Atlas Summer Courses' Media Studies summer course combines interactive small-group seminars with private study, giving you opportunities to examine media closely, discuss different interpretations and develop ideas of your own.
Ages 13–15
24 hours of small-group seminars
You'll take part in eight seminars where you'll explore media through interactive discussions, examples, case studies and activities. You'll be encouraged to analyse different forms of media, consider how meaning is created and explain the reasoning behind your own interpretations.
12 hours of private study
You'll complete a small amount of work for each seminar. Depending on the course, this might involve analysing a piece of media, researching a question, exploring a case study or preparing a presentation. There will be opportunities to work independently as well as collaboratively with your peers.
Across the course, you'll be encouraged to participate actively, question the media you encounter and become more confident developing and communicating your own interpretations.
Your Summer Experience in Cambridge
Your time with Atlas Summer Courses extends beyond your Media Studies course.
You'll spend two weeks living and learning alongside other students, combining your academic programme with the wider social and cultural elements of the summer experience.
Outside your academic sessions, you'll have opportunities to spend time with other students, enjoy Cambridge and take part in the activities and experiences included within your programme.
Accommodation and additional programme benefits vary according to the package you choose, so you can compare the available options before applying.
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Who Is Our Media Studies Summer Course in Cambridge For?
Our Media Studies summer course in Cambridge is designed for students aged 13–15 who are curious about media, communication and the role they play in contemporary life.
You don't need to have studied Media Studies before joining. The course may particularly appeal to you if you're interested in film, television, journalism, advertising, social media or digital culture, enjoy discussing how stories and messages are communicated or want to become more critical about the media you encounter every day.
The course can also be a useful opportunity to explore the academic side of media and discover whether related subjects are something you might want to pursue in greater depth in the future.
You'll develop transferable skills including critical thinking, media analysis, evaluating information, interpreting different perspectives, independent study and communicating your ideas clearly.
Learn from Expert Tutors
Atlas Summer Courses tutors are experienced educators and subject specialists active across academia, industry, media and education.
They bring their own expertise and interests into their teaching and have the freedom to shape their syllabus around both their specialism and the students in their group. This means different Media Studies summer courses in Cambridge may explore different media forms, cultural questions and approaches to communication.
Tutors are confirmed closer to the summer, so profiles on our website are examples of tutors who have previously taught with us rather than confirmation of who will teach your course.
Where Can Media Studies Take You?
Media Studies develops the ability to analyse communication critically, understand different audiences, evaluate information and consider how messages are created and interpreted.
Students interested in Media Studies may go on to study the subject itself or related areas such as communications, journalism, film, marketing, advertising, digital media, cultural studies or other humanities and creative disciplines.
The analytical, research and communication skills associated with Media Studies can also support future paths across journalism, broadcasting, publishing, marketing, advertising, public relations, communications, film, television and digital media.
A Media Studies summer course in Cambridge gives you the opportunity to explore the subject before making longer-term academic decisions and discover which areas of media and communication interest you most.
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FAQs about Our Cambridge Courses
Atlas Summer Courses offers a range of summer courses in Cambridge across subjects including sciences, medicine, technology, humanities, social sciences, business and creative disciplines. Course availability varies by age group and dates, so students can explore the subjects available for their age when choosing what to study.
Our summer courses in Cambridge are available across age groups including 13–15, 16–17 and, for selected subjects, 18–24. The academic approach varies according to age, giving students an appropriate balance of small-group teaching, independent study and academic challenge.
Our residential summer courses in Cambridge combine academic teaching with accommodation, meals and a wider programme of social and cultural experiences. Exact inclusions and accommodation vary by package, allowing students and families to compare the available options before applying.
No. Atlas Summer Courses is an independent summer course provider and is not part of, affiliated with or endorsed by the University of Cambridge. Our summer courses in Cambridge are organised and delivered by Atlas Programmes, with the focus on our academic courses and the wider Atlas Programmes summer experience.
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