Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media and Language (French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish) Birkbeck, University of London, UK

This BA Digital Media and Language allows you to build a combined degree in which you will develop digital media knowledge and practical skills that are much in demand, while gaining competency in a modern language and exploring its cultural context.

Why choose this course?

• If you are fascinated by social media, AI and online activism, and are eager to engage deeply with global cultures through literature, film and history, this unique interdisciplinary degree prepares you to thrive in a connected and multilingual world.
• You will learn cutting-edge media theory and gain real-world, critical insight from expert academics and industry professionals.
• This unique combination of skills and knowledge equips you for global careers in media, communications, cultural industries and international organisations.
• You will graduate with the cultural fluency to operate in multilingual and international environments.

What you will learn

You will explore how digital technologies shape culture and society at the same time as gaining hands-on experience and creative and technical abilities in content creation, video editing, digital design and multimedia storytelling. You will also build digital literacy and data awareness, including in search engine optimisation (SEO), analytics, visualisation and platform engagement strategies.

The languages component of this degree gives you the chance to reach a high level of competence in a modern language of your choice alongside in-depth study of the literature, film and history from your chosen language area.

You can choose French, German, Italian, Japanese or Spanish starting at the level of language learning that suits you, whether you are a complete beginner or a native speaker. Korean is offered starting from beginner level. If you decide to take this language, your final degree award will be a ‘with’ degree, so for example BA Digital Media with Korean, because we currently offer this language up to intermediate level only.