Media and Communications, BA (Hons), with industry placement

Course summary

Our Media and Communications degree provides an academic, creative and critical understanding of the media for roles in a variety of creative industries and backgrounds.By the end of our Media and Communications degree, you'll know how to produce creative content across different kinds of media, including writing, camera use, sound recording and post-production/editing. The course supports students in developing a wide-ranging portfolio of independent critical and creative outputs, and to explore how their own practice relates to the real-world media and creative industries. We frequently invite guest lecturers to share their specialist knowledge allowing you to keep abreast of the latest developments in this field.This course will prepare you to be among the content creators and creative entrepreneurs of tomorrow. Popular career options for our media and communications graduates include roles with in-house communications teams, PR, marketing, content management and social media.What you should know about this course

• It combines academic, creative and critical approaches to media from text and images to video, web and VR

• The course is designed to stimulate you intellectually, equipping you with the knowledge and skills to evaluate and take part in today’s media industry

• It provides opportunities for students to publicly present their own work in installations, blogs and screenings

• This course introduces you to media in all its interdisciplinarity, and will equip you with necessary skills to enter as many media professions as you wish after you graduate.

All degree courses are made up of modules – individual units of study on different topics. Some modules are compulsory; others can be chosen from a list of options. Our website has full details of your degree structures, module content, and how each module is assessed. The direct link to this course on our website, can be found at the bottom of this page.