BA Screen Industries and Entertainment
About this course
BA (Hons) Screen Industries and Entertainment is a media studies degree exploring screen entertainment media within a global industrial context. Core topics include Research Methods and Project Management. Students can choose to undertake an optional placement year or an optional year abroad during their studies. The first year covers the foundations through Introduction to Communication and Media Studies A, Media Industries and Institutions A, Communication, Culture, and Media Analysis A, and Digital Communication and Social Media. The second year focuses on research skills and converged media through Communication and Media Research I, Communication and Media Research II, and Converged Media and Screen Entertainment A. Optional modules across the course allow students to study areas such as public relations, digital media, cinema, music industry, immersive media, AI, documentary, stardom, queer film, games, propaganda, noir, and photography. Final-year options include a final year project or a dissertation.
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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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What students say
Based on about 91 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 86%
- Learning opportunities: 80%
- Assessment and feedback: 77%
- Academic support: 90%
- Organisation and management: 81%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 80%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
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%
- Media Professionals: 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 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 20%
- Other HE qualification: 80%
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 I
- COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA RESEARCH II
- CONVERGED MEDIA AND SCREEN ENTERTAINMENT A
- PUBLIC RELATIONS, MEDIA AND DIGITAL SOCIETY
- DIGITAL MEDIA AND DATA B
- APPROACHES TO CULTURAL AND MEDIA STUDIES B
- THE CINEMATIC CITY
- ENTER THE DRAGON: CHINESE CINEMA, POPULAR TV AND CONTEMPORARY ART
- WORKING IN MUSIC INDUSTRY
- PROFESSIONAL AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT
- GLOBAL HOLLYWOOD AND BEYOND: FROM THE MAINSTREAM TO THE MARGINS
- FEMINIST MEDIA STUDIES
- IMMERSIVE MEDIA AND VIRTUAL WORLDS
- MEDIATING THE PAST
- AI AND DIGITAL MEDIA
- UNDERSTANDING DOCUMENTARY
- MUSIC IN WORLD CINEMA
- FINAL YEAR PROJECT
- VIRAL VIDEO
- DISSERTATION
- SCHOOL OF THE ARTS WORK PLACEMENTS MODULE
- WORK PLACEMENT YEAR
- STARDOM AND MEDIA CELEBRITY
- QUEER FILM, VIDEO AND DOCUMENTARY
- GAMES AND ALGORITHMIC CULTURE
- PROPAGANDA, POWER, AND LIFE
- NOIR: LITERATURE, FILM, ART
- RECORD LABEL RECORDING, PRODUCTION AND PROJECT PLANNING
- CULT TELEVISION AND DIGITAL FANDOMS
- INTRODUCTION TO STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION
- ISSUES IN PHOTOGRAPHY
- SCREEN INDUSTRIES AND SPORTS
- ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA AND HISTORY ON SCREEN
- RECORD LABEL MANAGEMENT, MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Screen Industries and Entertainment 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 Screen Industries and Entertainment 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 Screen Industries and Entertainment at University of Liverpool?
86% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Screen Industries and Entertainment at University of Liverpool?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 129 UCAS points.
Does BA Screen Industries and Entertainment 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 Screen Industries and Entertainment at University of Liverpool?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.