BA Media, Communication and Cultural Studies
About this course
BA Honours in Media, Communication and Cultural Studies, a media studies degree that explores the intersections between media forms, cultural practices, and societal structures. Core topics include Research Methods. This three-year course includes an optional placement year and an optional year abroad. The first year introduces foundational subjects through compulsory modules such as Digital Cultures, Media Studies, Social and Cultural Studies, and Multimedia Communication. The second year develops practical and theoretical competencies through modules including Media Fusions: Creative & Collaborative Projects, Advertising and Consumption, and Research Design and Practice, with options to study abroad for a semester. The final year centres on an independent Research Dissertation alongside optional modules covering topics such as journalism, public relations, digital politics, and cultural analysis.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB IB: 34 points
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 94%: 213 offers from 226 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 36 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 90%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 84%
- Organisation and management: 84%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 87%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 55 students who started
- Continued on course: 94%
- Left higher education: 6%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 65 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 19%
- North West: 13%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 9%
- East Midlands: 6%
- East of England: 4%
- London: 33%
- South East: 7%
- South West: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 6%
Who gets in
Based on about 65 students who started
- A levels: 80%
- Baccalaureate: 3%
- Foundation course: 2%
- A degree: 2%
- Other HE qualification: 12%
- Other qualifications: 2%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Digital Cultures
- Media Studies
- Mediascapes: Creativity, Critique & Future Thinking
- Social and Cultural Studies
- Marketing Communication & Promotional Practices
- Multimedia Communication
- Media Fusions: Creative & Collaborative Projects
- Intersectional Approaches in Media & Cultural Studies
- Advertising and Consumption
- Research Design and Practice
- Student Exchange: Semester 1
- Introduction to Public Relations
- Race, Culture and Identity
- Popular Culture: Futures & Fictions
- Critical Making and Digital Skills
- Conflict and Crisis Reporting
- Research Dissertation
- Essential Law for Media and Journalism
- Journalism Practice for Digital Audiences
- Popular Culture: Futures & Fictions
- Conflict and Crisis Reporting
- Youth, Identity and Contemporary Media
- Memory Matters: Mediating Present Pasts for the Future
- Fashion, Communication and Culture
- Global and Environmental Communications
- Storytelling and Collective Psychology
- Digital Politics, Communication, and AI
- Feminist Approaches to Media Analysis
- Digital Discourses and Identity
- Material Media: Bodies, Technology, Culture
- Case Studies in 21st-Century Music
- Career Development for final year students
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Media, Communication and Cultural Studies at Newcastle University earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 3 years, £34,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £26,500 and £43,500. The £34,000 median after five years is £8,000 more than the UK median for Media studies.
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Media, Communication and Cultural Studies at Newcastle University?
90% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Media, Communication and Cultural Studies at Newcastle University?
The typical offer is AAB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 135 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Media, Communication and Cultural Studies at Newcastle University?
94% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 213 offers from 226 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Media, Communication and Cultural Studies at Newcastle University 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, Communication and Cultural Studies at Newcastle University?
94% of students continued into their second year, and 6% left higher education.