BA Media Production
About this course
The BA (Hons) in Media Production is a media studies degree centred on creative media creation, digital storytelling and practical production techniques across video, audio and visual communication. Core topics include Entrepreneurship and Design & Creative Practice. Students can choose to undertake an optional placement year, study abroad, or complete a foundation year. The first year introduces foundational skills through Creative Practice: Ideas and Exploration, Creative Video, Sonic Narratives, Communication Design, Creative Practice: Producing and Curating, and Photography: Practice and Theory. The second year builds professional competencies with Career Strategies in the Creative Sector, Media Creation, and Media Production: Research and Context, alongside optional modules such as Factual Storytelling, Motion Design, Animation, Games: Design and Criticism, Marketing Communication and Video Production, Photography: Critical Narratives, and Podcasting. The final year focuses on advanced practice and research through compulsory modules including Media Project CCP, Emerging Technologies, and Video Essays: Practice-Research. Optional modules in the final year cover areas such as Body Politics, Technology & Optimisation, Film and Social Change, Social Media, Activism and Advocacy, DIY Futures: Creative Entrepreneurship, and Utopian Cultural Politics and New Horizons.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBB IB: 30 points
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What students say
Based on about 26 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 85%
- Learning opportunities: 77%
- Assessment and feedback: 81%
- Academic support: 93%
- Organisation and management: 72%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 83%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 40 students who started
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 8 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Elementary occupations: 30%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals: 10%
- Skilled trades occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 65%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 25%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 135 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- East Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 48%
- South East: 34%
- South West: 6%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 40 students who started
- A levels: 55%
- Foundation course: 25%
- A degree: 15%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Creative Practice: Ideas and Exploration
- Creative Video
- Sonic Narratives
- Communication Design
- Creative Practice: Producing and Curating
- Photography: Practice and Theory
- Career Strategies in the Creative Sector
- Media Creation
- Media Production: Research and Context
- Factual Storytelling
- Motion Design
- Animation
- Games: Design and Criticism
- Marketing Communication and Video Production
- Photography: Critical Narratives
- Podcasting
- Media Project CCP
- Emerging Technologies
- Video Essays: Practice-Research
- Body Politics, Technology & Optimisation
- Film and Social Change
- Social Media, Activism and Advocacy
- DIY Futures: Creative Entrepreneurship
- Utopian Cultural Politics and New Horizons
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Media Production at University of Sussex earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £24,000 after 3 years, £30,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,000 and £38,500. The £30,500 median after five years is £4,500 more than the UK median for Media studies.
What do graduates of BA Media Production at University of Sussex 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 Production at University of Sussex?
85% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Media Production at University of Sussex?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 30 points in the IB. The average entrant had 129 UCAS points.
Does BA Media Production at University of Sussex 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 Production at University of Sussex?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.