How does the media affect us? Find out and improve your media literacy by learning how to analyse media.

So many of the defining moments in our lives are connected in some way to media. Media are a central part of how we live, work and play. Through this course you will develop your media literacy, learning a range of analytical approaches you can use to understand and interpret media.You will develop your critical thinking and research skills leaving you better equipped to understand the role of media in the modern world. This training course covers essential skills for navigating and evaluating media content. It includes distinguishing between fake and real information, analysing mainstream media and its impact on young people and understanding social media dynamics. The course explores media as a revenue source, introduces online radio and ‘studio in a box’ tools and provides a basic overview of media law.