BA Media and Broadcast Production
About this course
BA in Film Studies, covering production and critical analysis of screen media. Core topics include Signal Processing, Research Methods, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Human Behaviour, Design & Creative Practice, and Global & Comparative Perspective. Practical work is supported by digital production facilities, including a Live Television Studio, Vision Mixing Suite, Sonic Lab, Radio Studio, Stage Box, Audiovisual Gallery, editing studios, and 4K camera equipment.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: 33 points overall including 6,5,5 at Higher Level.
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What students say
Based on about 63 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 74%
- Learning opportunities: 72%
- Assessment and feedback: 72%
- Academic support: 86%
- Organisation and management: 59%
- Learning resources: 85%
- Student voice: 61%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 80 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 86%
- Left higher education: 14%
What graduates do next
Based on about 25 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 35%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Media Professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 60%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Who gets in
Based on about 95 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 95%
- Baccalaureate: 1%
- A degree: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 3%
Modules
- Editing for Screen
- Broadcast Analysis 1
- Broadcast Analysis 2
- Broadcast Production Skills
- Broadcast Storytelling
- Sound Recording and Production 1
- Broadcast Journalism
- Popular Genres
- Radio and Podcast Production
- The Television Programme
- Sonic Arts
- Film and Sound: History and Theory
- The Politics of Deeply Divided Societies
- Principles of Business in Arts, Cultural and Creative Industries
- Uses of the Past
- Creative Enterprise in Film and Digital Media
- Sound Design for Screen
- Music Psychology
- Identity Politics in Diverse Societies
- Gender, Culture, and Representation – Backwards & in Heels
- The Politics of the Planetary Crisis: power, people and place
- Media Audiences
- Culture, Class, and Emotion
- Broadcast Media Project: Production
- Shakespeare on Screen
- Televising the Victorians
- Auditory Perception
- Film and Music: Theory and Criticism
- Politics in Popular Song from the French Revolution to Punk
- Representing the Working Class
- Work-based Learning
- Arts and Humanities in the Contemporary World
- Media and Time
- Music, Power and Conflict
- Cinema and the Environment
- Media and Misinformation
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Media and Broadcast Production at Queen's University Belfast earn?
The median salary is £24,500 after 15 months. After fifteen months the middle half of graduates earn between £21,500 and £29,000. The £24,500 median after fifteen months is £1,000 less than the UK median for Media studies.
What do graduates of BA Media and Broadcast Production at Queen's University Belfast do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Media and Broadcast Production at Queen's University Belfast?
74% 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 Broadcast Production at Queen's University Belfast?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 33 points in the IB. The average entrant had 140 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Media and Broadcast Production at Queen's University Belfast?
86% of students continued into their second year, and 14% left higher education.