Media, Technology and Culture
Course dates: Tuesday 06 October - Tuesday 15 December 2026
Class timetable: 10 sessions (View class timetable for Tuesday 06 October 2026 to Tuesday 15 December 2026)
Timetable data for Tuesday 06 October 2026 to Tuesday 15 December 2026
| Day of class | Date of class | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 06-Oct-2026 | 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Birkbeck Campus, Central London |
| Tuesday | 13-Oct-2026 | 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Birkbeck Campus, Central London |
| Tuesday | 20-Oct-2026 | 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Birkbeck Campus, Central London |
| Tuesday | 27-Oct-2026 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Birkbeck Campus, Central London |
| Tuesday | 03-Nov-2026 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Birkbeck Campus, Central London |
| Tuesday | 17-Nov-2026 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Birkbeck Campus, Central London |
| Tuesday | 24-Nov-2026 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Birkbeck Campus, Central London |
| Tuesday | 01-Dec-2026 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Birkbeck Campus, Central London |
| Tuesday | 08-Dec-2026 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Birkbeck Campus, Central London |
| Tuesday | 15-Dec-2026 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Birkbeck Campus, Central London |
Location: Birkbeck Campus, Central London
Fees: £1640.00
RegisterCourse Overview
Our Media, Technology and Culture short course takes a detailed and expansive look at how we might understand what media are and why we worry about them. It explores different theoretical approaches to the relationship between media, technology and society - a subject of both hopes and anxieties - historically, in the present day and in projections of the future.
Three main areas are covered:
- Media understood as technological mediums of communication
- Media as 'the media', or the complex interactions of media producers, audiences and regulation
- Media as embodying 'the new', where you will explore recent debates around the implications and definition of so-called 'new media'
Assessment is via nine examples of media technologies, each documented with images, video and/or sound, and critically analysed in 300 words (45%) and a 3000-word essay (45%) and participation (10%).
Fees
Students are charged a tuition fee for each short course on registering. Please view details for this course, including dates, location and fees at the top of this page. Short course fees may be subject to annual inflationary increases. For more information, please see our Fees Policy.
Birkbeck's Lifelong Learning Guarantee
If you've studied at Birkbeck before and successfully completed an award with us, take advantage of our Lifelong Learning Guarantee to gain a reduction on the tuition fee of this course.
Entry Requirements
Most of our short courses have no formal entry requirements and are open to all students.
This short course has no prerequisites.
As part of the registration process, you may be required to submit a copy of a suitable form of ID.
International students who wish to come to the UK to study a short course can apply for a Visitor visa. Please note that it is not possible to obtain a Student visa to study a short course.
How to Register
You register directly onto the classes you would like to take. Classes are filled on a first-come, first-served basis - so register early.
If you want to take more than one short course, you can select each one separately and then register onto them together via our online application portal. There is usually no formal selection process, although some modules may have prerequisites and/or other requirements, which will be specified where relevant.