§ Lord Baker of Dorkingasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many universities provide courses in media studies, and how many students are taking courses in that subject. [HL139]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Department for Education and Skills (Baroness Ashton of Upholland)The latest available data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), show that 54 universities, and 17 HE institutions provided media studies courses in 2001–02. The number of students on these courses is shown in the table.
Numbers of enrolments1 on media studies2 courses by type of institution and level of study Institutions in the UK: 2001–02 Student Enrolments 2001–02 Institution Type Postgraduate Undergraduate Total Universities 1.410 12.461 13,871 Other HEIs 263 3,364 3,627 Total 1,673 15,825 17,498 Media Studies as per cent of all enrolments 0.4 per cent 1.0 per cent 0.9 per cent 1Based on a census count of students as at 1 December. 2Includes courses where the main subject was Media Studies, but excludes courses in other subjects which have subsidiary components or modules in Media Studies.