With the growth of technology and internet use, the media has become central to the ways in which environmental issues are communicated to and understood by the public, on a local and global scale. Whether through photographs, documentaries, advertising or news articles, we are made aware of the challenges that face our planet like never before. Scientists, environmental organisations, businesses…
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Class of 2023 BA Media and Environmental Communication -Welcome!!
We would like to welcome you onto the BA (Hons) Media and Environmental Communication course. We are looking forward to meeting you and to support you through this first year of your degree. Welcome Week will take place between Monday the 28th of Sep. and Friday 2nd of October. This will involve activities which will give you the opportunity to…
Learning how to communicate to make a difference – by Mattias Watkins, MEC graduate
I finished Media and Environmental Communication this year, and since then I have been volunteering for local environmental charities, something I am looking to pursue long term and possibly turn into a career path. This is common for MEC students, as most of us tend to volunteer at some point while studying towards the BA. Working together and helping out…
MEC: learning to question our world and spark real change in it, by Katy Ensch, MEC student
By Katy Ensch, 1st year MEC student. Well, undoubtedly 2020 is a strange year for everyone. Although approaching 25 years of age this has also been my first year of University. However, despite the lockdown and everything else going on in the world, I’m really happy with how it’s gone. And I’m already excited to start the second year of…
Brighton is The Place To Be for Student Environmentalists, by Matias Watkins, 3rd year MEC student
Established a decade ago, Media and Environmental Communication (MEC) BA Hons programme is a unique one in the UK, in that not only equips students with the required knowledge to critically engage with current climate movements, but it does so without narrowing your opportunities after graduation to a specific industry or sector. Some common areas to find work in may…
BA Media and Environmental Communication Students -Welcome!!
We would like to welcome you onto the BA (Hons) Media and Environmental Communication course and invite you to explore the course blog. Some of your peers have written helpful posts about Brighton, your new home!, and why it is the perfect place for green minds to flourish. I have been living in Brighton for over three years now and…
Climate, Oceans and Coastal Communities Conference (FREE event)
Save the date! On October the 10th, the University of Brighton is hosting a free conference aiming to understand environmental, economic and social consequences of global warming and climate change among coastal communities, at global and local level. Organised by the Centre for Aquatic United Environments (University of Brighton), Sussex Wildlife Trust and United Nations Association (London and South East),…
‘But what does media have to do with geography?’
Alas, this is not the first time I’ve heard this question – nor will it be the last, I’m sure – yet I still fight the urge to roll my eyes and hibernate under a blanket whenever I am asked it. The short answer is, in fact, everything; media, that is, mediated information which we consume and reproduce every day,…