BA Communication and Media
About this course
BA (Hons) in Film Studies, exploring media industries and digital communication. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, and Research Methods. The programme spans three years of undergraduate study.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 32 points overall with no score less than 4 or pass the IB Diploma plus 6,5,5 in 3 HL subjects. BTEC: BTEC applications are encouraged. We evaluate each BTEC application on its merits and may make offers at DDM.
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 85%: 256 offers from 301 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 28 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 82%
- Learning opportunities: 72%
- Assessment and feedback: 73%
- Academic support: 90%
- Organisation and management: 81%
- Learning resources: 86%
- Student voice: 76%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 75 students who started
- Continued on course: 97%
- Left higher education: 3%
What graduates do next
Based on about 30 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 13%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Elementary occupations: 15%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 5%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 55%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 30%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 35%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 50 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 50%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 15%
- South East: 10%
- Wales: 10%
Who gets in
Based on about 70 students who started
- A levels: 94%
- Baccalaureate: 1%
- A degree: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 1%
- No formal qualifications: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIES A
- MEDIA INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS A
- COMMUNICATION, CULTURE, AND MEDIA ANALYSIS A
- DIGITAL COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL MEDIA
- COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA RESEARCH II
- COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA RESEARCH I
- GLOBAL NEWS, MEDIA AND WAR
- SELF, SOCIETY AND MEDIA
- PUBLIC RELATIONS, MEDIA AND DIGITAL SOCIETY
- DIGITAL MEDIA AND DATA B
- CONVERGED MEDIA AND SCREEN ENTERTAINMENT B
- APPROACHES TO CULTURAL AND MEDIA STUDIES B
- PROFESSIONAL AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT
- GLOBAL HOLLYWOOD AND BEYOND: FROM THE MAINSTREAM TO THE MARGINS
- FEMINIST MEDIA STUDIES
- IMMERSIVE MEDIA AND VIRTUAL WORLDS
- INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING
- MEDIATING THE PAST
- AI AND DIGITAL MEDIA
- UNDERSTANDING DOCUMENTARY
- MEDIA AND CAMPAIGNING
- STARDOM AND MEDIA CELEBRITY
- ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION: POLITICS, SCIENCE, ACTIVISM, AND THE MEDIA
- QUEER FILM, VIDEO AND DOCUMENTARY
- GAMES AND ALGORITHMIC CULTURE
- AMERICAN INDEPENDENT CINEMA
- ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA AND HISTORY ON SCREEN
- PROPAGANDA, POWER, AND LIFE
- CULT TELEVISION AND DIGITAL FANDOMS
- NEWS MEDIA AND SOCIETY
- INTRODUCTION TO STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION
- MEDIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS
- POPULAR CULTURE, LANGUAGE AND POLITICS
- ISSUES IN PHOTOGRAPHY
- SCREEN INDUSTRIES AND SPORTS
- DATA SCIENCE AND VISUALISATION
- YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE MEDIA
- VIRAL VIDEO
- FINAL YEAR PROJECT
- DISSERTATION
- SCHOOL OF THE ARTS WORK PLACEMENTS MODULE
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Communication and Media at University of Liverpool earn?
The median salary is £25,500 after 15 months, £22,500 after 3 years, £32,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £36,000. The £32,000 median after five years is £6,000 more than the UK median for Media studies.
What do graduates of BA Communication and Media at University of Liverpool do next?
83% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Communication and Media at University of Liverpool?
82% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Communication and Media at University of Liverpool?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 132 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Communication and Media at University of Liverpool?
85% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 256 offers from 301 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Communication and Media at University of Liverpool 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 Communication and Media at University of Liverpool?
97% of students continued into their second year, and 3% left higher education.