BA Media Communications
Entry requirements
We accept a wide range of qualifications for entry to our undergraduate programmes. The main ones are listed below: A Level - grades BBB-BCC. No specific subject required. BTEC – Extended Diploma grades from Distinction Distinction Merit (DDM) to Distinction Merit Merit (DMM). No specific subject required. T Levels – grade Merit. No specific subject required. International Baccalaureate – a minimum of 32 points. No specific subject required. Access to HE courses – Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, at Merit or higher). No specific subject required. If you don’t meet the entry requirements above, we may be able to accept your prior learning or experience from outside of formal education. See our Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) page to learn more. English Language Requirements for International and EU Applicants IELTS 6.0 - for visa nationals, with a minimum score of IELTS 5.5 in each element.
About this course
BA (Hons) Film Studies. The programme offers a Professional Placement Year option and concludes with a final project, either a Strategic Research Portfolio or a Communications Campaign. Final-year students collaborate with local media professionals through The Studio, the university's city-centre innovation hub for creative media technology.
Modules
- Rethinking Media
- Communications for Change
- Your World Your Media
- Audiences and Fans
- Ephemeral Media
- Writing for the Media
- Global Communication Strategies
- Promotional Media
- Media Ethics
- Participatory Media
- Influencers and Contemporary Celebrity
- Everyday Media Making
- Working in the Cultural and Creative Industries
- International Journalism
- Professional Placement Year
- Final Project Strategic Research Portfolio
- Final Project Communications Campaign
- Immersive Media
- Feminist Activism
- Exhibitions and Public Audiences
- AI and Society