BA Media and Communication
About this course
BA (Hons) in Media and Communication, a media and communication degree focusing on the study of contemporary media systems, digital cultures, and creative industries practice. Core topics include Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, and Global & Comparative Perspective. Students can select a study route in Creative Writing, Drama, English Literature, Film Studies, History, or Journalism, and the course offers an optional placement year. The first year covers foundational concepts through Media, Culture and Everyday Life, Media: Identities and Representations, Creative Industries Practice 1, and Media Industries: National and Global Perspectives. The second year examines audience analysis and digital environments via Media Audiences and Psychology, Digital Cultures and Artificial Intelligence, Public Relations, and Creative Industries Practice 2. The final year includes the compulsory Negotiated Project alongside optional modules such as Women Writers and Screen Fictions.
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Entry requirements
UCAS points: 104 A Level: BCC BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM Contextual Offer: DMU operates a generous contextual offer for students from underrepresented backgrounds in Higher Education. This is a minimum of one to two grade reduction from our typical offer and full details including eligibility criteria can be found at dmu.ac.uk/contextual T Levels: Merit Access to HE: Pass with 30 Level 3 credits at Merit International Baccalaureate (IB): 24 GCSEs: 5 x GCSEs at grade 4/C or above including English and Maths If English is not your first language, an IELTS score of 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each band (or equivalent) when you start the course is essential.
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 95%: 106 offers from 112 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 9 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 92%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 92%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 82%
- Learning resources: 98%
- Student voice: 82%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 55 students who started
- Continued on course: 38%
- Gained a higher qualification: 57%
- Left higher education: 4%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 2%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 200 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 3%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 4%
- East Midlands: 41%
- West Midlands: 15%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 21%
- South East: 5%
- South West: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 50 students who started
- A levels: 25%
- Other HE qualification: 75%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Media, Culture and Everyday Life
- Media: Identities and Representations
- Creative Industries Practice 1
- Media Industries: National and Global Perspectives
- Media Audiences and Psychology
- Digital Cultures and Artificial Intelligence
- Public Relations
- Creative Industries Practice 2
- Choice of modules
- Negotiated Project
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Media and Communication at De Montfort University earn?
The median salary is £20,500 after 3 years, £25,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,500 and £30,000. The £25,000 median after five years is £2,000 less than the UK median for Journalism.
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Media and Communication at De Montfort University?
92% 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 at De Montfort University?
The typical offer is BCC at A level. The average entrant had 112 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Media and Communication at De Montfort University?
95% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 106 offers from 112 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Media and Communication at De Montfort University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Media and Communication at De Montfort University?
38% of students continued into their second year, and 4% left higher education.