BA Media and Performance
About this course
BA (Hons) Film Studies and Musical Theatre (Cabaret). Core topics include Research Methods, Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Ethics & Professional Practice. The programme includes studio-based production work at MediaCityUK and a final-year project allowing specialisation in a chosen area of media or performance. A semester abroad option is available in the second year.
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Entry requirements
GCSE: English Language at grade C/level 4 or above (or equivalent). You must fulfil our GCSE entry requirements as well as one of the requirements listed below. UCAS tariff: 104 UCAS points. Performing Arts or Creative Media are preferred subjects. If you have not studied a relevant subject your personal statement will need to show you have appropriate performance / drama / comedy / media experience. A level: 104 UCAS points. Performing Arts or Creative Media are preferred subjects. If you have not studied a relevant subject your personal statement will need to show you have appropriate performance / drama / comedy / media experience. T level: Merit BTEC: DMM. Performing Arts or Creative Media are preferred subjects. If you have not studied a relevant subject your personal statement will need to show you have appropriate performance / drama / comedy / media experience. Access to HE: 104 UCAS Tariff Points from a Level 3 QAA approved Access programme. Performing Arts or Creative Media are preferred subjects. If you have not studied a relevant subject your personal statement will need to show you have appropriate performance / drama / comedy / media experience. Scottish Highers: 104 UCAS points. Performing Arts or Creative Media are preferred subjects. If you have not studied a relevant subject your personal statement will need to show you have appropriate performance / drama / comedy / media experience. Irish Leaving Certificate: 104 UCAS points. Performing Arts or Creative Media are preferred subjects. If you have not studied a relevant subject your personal statement will need to show you have appropriate performance / drama / comedy / media experience. IB: 29 points, 5 or 6 (Higher level) in a relevant subject. If you have not studied a relevant subject your personal statement will need to show you have appropriate performance / drama / comedy / media experience. European Baccalaureate: Pass Diploma with 72% overall. If you have not studied a relevant subject your personal statement will need to show you have appropriate performance / drama / comedy / media experience.
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What students say
Based on about 28 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 83%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 79%
- Academic support: 83%
- Organisation and management: 62%
- Learning resources: 87%
- Student voice: 67%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 45 students who started
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 10 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 80%
- Working and studying: 10%
Most common jobs
- Media Professionals: 15%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 55%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 270 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 71%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 7%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 1%
- London: 4%
- South East: 1%
- South West: 1%
- Wales: 2%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 40 students who started
- A levels: 100%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Critical and Textual Studies
- Acting for Recorded Media
- Acting Methods 1
- Production Skills
- Production Workshop
- Analysing Screen Fiction
- Performance Studies
- Radio Performance and Production
- Directing and Producing
- Integrated Production Skills
- Presenting
- Comedy Writing and Performance
- Acting for the Camera
- Page to Stage: Drama Texts in Translation
- Introduction to Screenwriting
- Playwriting
- Shakespeare In Performance
- Programme Production Techniques
- Theatre and Communities
- Introduction to Theatre Directing
- Introduction to Multimedia Performance
- Theatre Acting
- Music Video Production
- Radio Comedy Project
- Video Project
- Performance Research Project
- Careers and Professional Pathways
- Video Project
- Scriptwriting for TV and Film
- Creative Techniques for Video Drama Production
- Radio Acting
- TV Acting
- Documentary to Mockumentary
- Theatre Directing
- Making Performance for Social Media
- Making Contemporary Performance
- Acting for Motion Capture
- Classical Theatre Acting
- TV Comedy: Sitcom Writing and Performance
- Variety, Stand Up and Solo Comedy
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Media and Performance at University of Salford earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 15 months, £17,500 after 3 years, £22,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £17,000 and £27,000. The £22,500 median after five years is £3,500 less than the UK median for Media studies.
What do graduates of BA Media and Performance at University of Salford 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 Performance at University of Salford?
83% 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 Performance at University of Salford?
The typical offer is 29 points in the IB. The average entrant had 136 UCAS points.
Does BA Media and Performance at University of Salford include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Media and Performance at University of Salford?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.