BA Media and Communication Studies
About this course
BA in Media and Communication Studies, a media studies degree focusing on theoretical and practical approaches to film, television, and digital communication. Core topics include Research Methods. The course is taught at the Penglais campus with access to the National Sound and Screen Archive of Wales, alongside dedicated PC labs and digital production facilities. The first year introduces core concepts through compulsory modules such as Studying Communication, Studying Media, and Making Short Films 1, alongside optional choices like Making Short Films 2 and Movements in Film History. The second year expands into varied topics through optional modules including Digital Culture, Media, Politics and Power, and Creative Documentary. The final year offers further specialisation through optional modules such as Independent Research Project, Media Law and Regulation, and Gender and the Media.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB-CCC IB: 30-26
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What students say
Based on about 13 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 89%
- Assessment and feedback: 93%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 89%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 86%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 10 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 15%
Most common jobs
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 20%
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Sales occupations: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 35%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 50 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 5%
- West Midlands: 20%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 10%
- South East: 5%
- Wales: 55%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 90%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
Modules
- Making Short Films 1
- Studying Communication
- Studying Media
- Behind the Headlines
- Effective Communication
- Making Short Films 2
- Movements in Film History
- Studying Film
- Studying Television
- Digital Culture
- Media, Politics and Power
- The Story of Television
- Youth Cultures
- Art Cinema
- Creative Documentary
- Creative Television Studio
- Film Stardom and Celebrity
- LGBT Film & Television
- Work in the Film & Television Industries
- Gender and the Media
- Independent Research Project
- Media Law and Regulation
- Media and Society in Wales
- Videogame Theories
- Contemporary TV
- Cult Cinema: Texts, Histories and Audiences
- Documentary Production
- Experimental Cinema
- Experimental Media Production
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Media and Communication Studies at Aberystwyth University earn?
The median salary is £18,500 after 3 years, £24,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,000 and £29,500. The £24,000 median after five years is £2,000 less than the UK median for Media studies.
What do graduates of BA Media and Communication Studies at Aberystwyth University do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Media and Communication Studies at Aberystwyth University?
89% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Media and Communication Studies at Aberystwyth University?
The typical offer is BBB at A level. The average entrant had 109 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Media and Communication Studies at Aberystwyth University?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.