BA Media and Communications
About this course
BA (Hons) in Media and Communications, a media studies degree combining theoretical analysis and practical training in creative media production. Core topics include Research Methods and Project Management. The course includes a mandatory foundation year, and offers options for an international year or a professional placement year. The first year covers foundational knowledge through Filmmaking Fundamentals, Visual Representation, Media Industries, Becoming a Cultural Citizen, and History in Media and Film: The Presentation of the Past in Contemporary Culture. The second year explores storytelling and audience analysis with modules such as Storytelling for Change, Researching audiences and users, Promotional Cultures, and Teenage Dreams: Youth Subcultures in Fiction and Film, alongside choices between Documentary Film or Researching audiences and users. The final year focuses on advanced practice and critical study through modules like News, Politics and Power, Podcast and Radio Production, Science Fiction Cinema, and Social Media Work, culminating in either an Extended Media Project or a Media Dissertation.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBC in three A Levels. IB: 554 in three Higher Levels or 29 points.
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What students say
Based on about 36 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 85%
- Learning opportunities: 85%
- Assessment and feedback: 88%
- Academic support: 87%
- Organisation and management: 70%
- Learning resources: 81%
- Student voice: 80%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 50 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 75%
- Gained a higher qualification: 10%
- Left higher education: 15%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 9 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 75%
- Working and studying: 20%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Elementary occupations: 30%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 15%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Media Professionals: 10%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 35 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 10%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- West Midlands: 35%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 10%
- South East: 10%
- South West: 10%
- Wales: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 85%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
- Other qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Filmmaking Fundamentals
- Visual Representation
- Media Industries
- Becoming a Cultural Citizen
- History in Media and Film: The Presentation of the Past in Contemporary Culture
- Storytelling for Change
- Researching audiences and users
- OPTIONAL CORE: Documentary Film
- OPTIONAL CORE: The Mediated Self
- OPTIONAL CORE (professional development): Professional Experience for Media (Year 2)
- OPTIONAL CORE (professional development): Pathways with Media: Developing Your Profile
- Teenage Dreams: Youth Subcultures in Fiction and Film
- Promotional Cultures
- Students MUST pick one of the following optional core modules:
- Students MUST pick one of the following optional core professional development modules:
- OPTIONAL CORE: Extended Media Project
- OPTIONAL CORE: Media Dissertation
- Media and Climate Change
- News, Politics and Power
- OPTIONAL CORE (professional development): Professional Experience for Media (Year 3)
- OPTIONAL CORE (professional development):
- Podcast and Radio Production
- Music and Social Movements
- Science Fiction Cinema
- Creative magazine production
- Memes, trends, and vibes: participatory social media cultures
- Social Media Work
- Students MUST pick one of the following optional core modules:
- Students MUST pick one of the following optional core professional development modules:
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Media and Communications at Keele University earn?
The median salary is £21,000 after 3 years, £24,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,000 and £31,000. 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 Communications at Keele University 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 and Communications at Keele University?
85% 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 Keele University?
The typical offer is BBC at A level, or 29 points in the IB. The average entrant had 116 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Media and Communications at Keele University?
75% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.