BA Media
Entry requirements
A level: AAB (An Arts and Humanities subject or Computer Science preferred.) IB: 36 points (A total of 17 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5. An Arts and Humanities subject or Computer Science preferred.)
About this course
BA in Media, an education degree focused on digital media, creative production, and emerging media technologies. Core topics include Research Methods, Entrepreneurship, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Students complete a final-year dissertation and creative project. The first year covers foundational concepts through Introduction to Creative Media Practice, Digital Cultures and Society, Short Fiction Films, and Introduction to Media Theory and Analysis. The second year introduces optional modules such as Fan and Influencer Cultures, Game Development Fundamentals, Designing for VR/AR, and Machine Learning and Creative AI. The final year includes compulsory modules in Dissertation and Creative Project, Creative Project and Practice-based Dissertation, and Creative Entrepreneurship, alongside optional choices like Advanced Machine Learning and Creative AI, Film Art and Craft, and Situated Game Design.
Modules
- Introduction to Creative Media Practice
- Digital Cultures and Society
- Short Fiction Films
- Introduction to Creative Economy and Industries
- Introduction to Media Theory and Analysis
- Creative Media Lab
- Worldbuilding for Games, Interactive and Cinematic Experiences
- Practice-based Research and Project
- Digital Practices in Society: Researching the Media II
- Fan and Influencer Cultures
- Game Development Fundamentals
- Creative Economy
- Filmic Fictions
- Designing for VR/AR
- Creative Writing for Media
- Machine Learning and Creative AI
- Sound Production for Media
- Work-Based Learning in the Creative Economy
- Dissertation and Creative Project
- Creative Project and Practice-based Dissertation
- Creative Entrepreneurship
- Creative Media Theory
- Advanced Machine Learning and Creative AI
- Film Art and Craft
- Situated Game Design
- Curating Contemporary Media Practices