BA Media and Communications
About this course
BA in Media and Communications, a media studies degree exploring mass communication, cultural industries, and public communication. Core topics include Research Methods, Marketing, and Social & Cultural Analysis. The course focuses on critical theory and media scholarship without providing vocational journalism training. The first year covers foundational concepts through History of Mass Communication and Culture, Media Scholarship, An Introduction to Media Audiences, and Advertising and the Consumer Society. The second year progresses to Digital Culture and Doing Media Research: Approaches and Methods, alongside optional modules such as Celebrity Culture and Public Relations and Political Communication. The final year offers specialised study through topics like The Creative and Cultural Industries, Sport and the Media, and Understanding Media Business, alongside an optional dissertation. Optional modules across the degree allow students to explore diverse areas including media fandom, gender, fashion, and digital regulation.
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What students say
Based on about 28 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 78%
- Learning opportunities: 77%
- Assessment and feedback: 66%
- Academic support: 77%
- Organisation and management: 68%
- Learning resources: 82%
- Student voice: 68%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 90 students who started
- Continued on course: 98%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 2%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 85 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 4%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 7%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 18%
- South East: 15%
- South West: 13%
- Wales: 39%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 90 students who started
- A levels: 93%
- A degree: 1%
- Other qualifications: 4%
- No formal qualifications: 1%
Modules
- History of Mass Communication and Culture
- Media Scholarship
- An Introduction to Media Audiences
- Advertising and the Consumer Society
- Understanding Journalism Studies
- Representations
- Cymru: Y Senedd, Y Straeon a'r Spin
- Digital Culture
- Doing Media Research: Approaches and Methods
- Yr Ystafell Newyddion 1
- Celebrity Culture
- Public Relations and Political Communication
- Media Fandom
- Employability: Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- Red Penned: Censorship and Resistance in Contemporary Arts Activism
- Film, Media and Cultural Theory
- Screen Industries
- Media, Gender and Sexuality
- Fashion Brand Management
- Cyflwyniad i'r Cyfryngau Cymdeithasol
- Regulating the Digital World
- War, Politics and Propaganda II
- Media Law Year 2
- Dissertation
- Spin Unspun: Public Relations and The News Media
- The Creative and Cultural Industries
- Sport and the Media
- Understanding Media Business
- Palu am y Gwir
- Stori Pwy? Cyfathrebu Cymru
- Feminisms and Television History
- The Cultural Politics of Contemporary Hollywood
- Popular Music, Media, & Culture
- Immersive Media
- Screening Locations
- (Me) me, Myself and I:The Power and Politics of Digital Remix Culture and Online Inequalities
- Visual Communication and Design
- Clothing Matters: Global Fashion Cultures and Politics
- Media and Communications In Practice
- Introduction to Podcasting
- Body Image
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Media and Communications at Cardiff University earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 3 years, £30,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,000 and £36,500. The £30,000 median after five years is £3,000 more than the UK median for Journalism.
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Media and Communications at Cardiff University?
78% 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 Communications at Cardiff University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 135 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Media and Communications at Cardiff University?
98% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.