BA Media & Communications and Modern Languages
About this course
BA in Media & Communications and Modern Languages, a modern languages and film studies degree examining global communication practices alongside a chosen language. Core topics include Research Methods, Project Management, Historical Research, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Language & Translation, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Design & Creative Practice, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The programme includes a third year spent studying or working abroad in a country matching the chosen language. The first year covers core subjects through modules such as Perspectives on Communications and Communications Research Methods, alongside language acquisition modules like French Language or French Language for Beginners, German Language, Italian Language, Beginners Chinese, Portuguese Language for Beginners, Contemporary Russian Written and Oral, and Spanish Language. In the second year, students build proficiency through modules including Communications in the Workplace, French Language, Written and Oral, German Language, Written and Oral, Italian Language, Written and Oral, Intermediate Chinese (One), Intermediate Portuguese, Contemporary Russian Written and Oral I, and Spanish Language, Written and Oral. Optional modules across various stages allow students to explore topics such as 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, and Politics and the Media.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB. Required subjects: Dependent on language level chosen (see below). IB: 32/655.
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What students say
Based on about 75 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 83%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 88%
- Organisation and management: 84%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 73%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 115 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 92%
- Left higher education: 6%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 2%
What graduates do next
Based on about 20 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 5%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 5%
- 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 160 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 7%
- East of England: 13%
- London: 34%
- South East: 15%
- South West: 22%
- Wales: 4%
Who gets in
Based on about 160 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 94%
- Baccalaureate: 3%
- Foundation course: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 2%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Perspectives on Communications
- Communications Research Methods
- French Language
- French Language for Beginners
- German Language
- German Language for Beginners
- Italian Language
- Italian Language for Beginners
- Beginners Chinese
- Portuguese Language for Beginners
- Contemporary Russian Written and Oral
- Russian Language for Beginners
- Spanish Language
- Spanish Language for Beginners
- The Making of Modern France
- The Devil is in the Detail: An Introduction to the Short Story in French
- The French Language, Present and Past
- An Introduction to French Thought
- A Nation Remembers: Issues in German Cultural Memory
- Turning Points in German History 1200 - 2000
- An Emotional Experience: Russian Literature and the Expression of Feeling
- Russia: Empire and Identity
- Chinese Art and the Art of Living
- Introduction to Asian Philosophy
- Italy Inside Out: Popular Visual Narratives about Italy
- A Thousand Faces: Cultures and History in 19th-Century Italy
- Comparative Literatures and Cultures: Theories and Approaches
- Reading Comparatively
- Introduction to Film
- Language, Culture, International Relations
- An Introduction to the Hispanic World: Texts in Context
- The Making of Modern Latin America: History Through Literature and Culture
- An Introduction to the Literature and Film of Spain
- Communications in the Workplace
- French Language, Written and Oral
- Intermediate French
- German Language, Written and Oral
- Intermediate German
- Italian Language, Written and Oral
- Italian Language
- Intermediate Chinese (One)
- Intermediate Portuguese
- Contemporary Russian Written and Oral I
- Intermediate Russian
- Spanish Language, Written and Oral
- Spanish Language (ex-beginners)
- 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
- Chinoiserie and Européenerie: Artistic and Vultural Exchanges between China and Europe
- Digital China: Popular Culture, Technology, and Society
- Revolutions! Art and Society in France, 1770-1830
- Evolution of the French Language
- Intimate Spaces of the French Enlightenment
- Violence and Virtue: Early Modern French Theatre
- Subversive Texts: Baudelaire and Rachilde
- Berlin - Culture, History and Politics
- Gender, Race and Migration in 20th and 21st-century German Literature
- Migrating Texts: Classical Reception, Adaptation, Translation
- Research Skills in Languages and Cultures
- Contemporary Latin American Cinema
- Multilingualism in Society
- Tales of Freedom, Necessity and Providence
- From Page to Screen: Female Detectives in Literature, Film, and Television
- Exploring Revolution: The Making of Soviet Society and Culture in the 1920s
- Apocalypse/Utopia: the Russian Roots of Revolution
- Other Shores: Exile and Emigration in Russian Literature
- Federico Garcia Lorca: Theatre and Poetry
- The Latin American Short Story
- Catalonia Is Not Spain? Modern Catalan Culture in Context
- "What is Love? And Do I Need It?" An Introduction to Spanish Renaissance Love Poetry
- Fiction in Post-War Spain: Voices of Conformity and Subversion
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Media & Communications and Modern Languages at University of Exeter earn?
The median salary is £27,500 after 15 months, £27,500 after 3 years, £36,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £29,000 and £46,500. The £36,000 median after five years is £3,000 more than the UK median for Language and area studies (other).
What do graduates of BA Media & Communications and Modern Languages 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 Media & Communications and Modern Languages at University of Exeter?
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 & Communications and Modern Languages at University of Exeter?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 141 UCAS points.
Does BA Media & Communications and Modern Languages 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 Media & Communications and Modern Languages at University of Exeter?
92% of students continued into their second year, and 6% left higher education.