BA English and Media & Communications
About this course
BA in English and Media & Communications, an English and Film Studies degree centred on the study of literature alongside media theory and industry practices. Core topics include Research Methods, Project Management, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Design & Creative Practice, and Global & Comparative Perspective. Students have access to specialist campus facilities including archives, a cinema museum, and a digital laboratory. The first year establishes foundational knowledge through compulsory modules such as Beginnings: English Literature before 1800, Perspectives on Communications, and Communications Research Methods, alongside options covering digital cultures, poetry, and narrative forms. The second year builds practical experience through Communications in the Workplace, which involves undertaking structured work placements with media professionals. Optional modules across the course allow students to specialise in diverse areas such as professional writing, media law, creative writing, renaissance literature, and modernism, with opportunities to engage with live industry projects and cultural contexts.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB-ABB. Required subjects: B in an accepted Humanities or Social Science subject* (see below). *Accepted Humanities and Social Science subjects: Anthropology; Classics and Ancient History; Drama; English; Geography; Government and Politics; History; Law; Media Studies; Modern Languages; Philosophy; Politics; Psychology; Religious Studies; Sociology. IB: 34/665-32/655.
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What students say
Based on about 15 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 94%
- Learning opportunities: 83%
- Assessment and feedback: 63%
- Academic support: 94%
- Organisation and management: 81%
- Learning resources: 86%
- Student voice: 72%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 6 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 20%
- Further study: 10%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 24%
- Elementary occupations: 9%
- Media Professionals: 9%
- Administrative occupations: 7%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 7%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 25%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 440 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 3%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 6%
- East of England: 8%
- London: 34%
- South East: 22%
- South West: 20%
- Wales: 4%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Beginnings: English Literature before 1800
- Perspectives on Communications
- Communications Research Methods
- Digital Cultures: Narrative, Creativity, Industry
- The Novel
- The Poem
- Academic English
- Rethinking Shakespeare
- Imagine This: Prompts for Creative Writing
- Communications in the Workplace
- Desire and Power: English Literature 1570-1640
- Theatrical Cultures in Early Modern England
- Chaucer and His Contemporaries
- Renaissance and Revolution
- Satire and the City: English Literature 1660-1750
- Revolutions and Evolutions 19C Writings
- Modernism and Modernity: Literature 1900-1960
- Romanticism
- Empire of Liberty: American Literature of the Long Nineteenth Century
- Adaptations: Text, Image, Culture
- Creative Writing: Building a Story
- Creative Writing: Making a Poem
- British Cultures: The Exeter Seminar
- Comics Studies: Histories, Methodologies, Genres
- Creative Industries: Their Past, Our Future
- Humanities after the Human: Further Adventures in Critical Theory
- Culture, Crisis and Ecology in a Postcolonial World
- Professional Writing
- Internet Foundations and Frontiers
- Design Thinking
- Communications and the Climate Crisis
- Communications in the 21st Century
- Media and the Law: Regulation, Governance, Ethics
- Media Production
- Politics and the Media
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English and Media & Communications at University of Exeter earn?
The median salary is £27,500 after 15 months, £25,500 after 3 years, £33,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £27,000 and £42,500. The £33,000 median after five years is £4,000 more than the UK median for English studies.
What do graduates of BA English and Media & Communications at University of Exeter do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA English and Media & Communications at University of Exeter?
94% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA English and Media & Communications at University of Exeter?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 151 UCAS points.
Does BA English and Media & Communications at University of Exeter 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 English and Media & Communications at University of Exeter?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.