BA Media
About this course
BA in Media, an education degree focused on digital media, creative production, and emerging media technologies. Core topics include Research Methods, Entrepreneurship, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Students complete a final-year dissertation and creative project. The first year covers foundational concepts through Introduction to Creative Media Practice, Digital Cultures and Society, Short Fiction Films, and Introduction to Media Theory and Analysis. The second year introduces optional modules such as Fan and Influencer Cultures, Game Development Fundamentals, Designing for VR/AR, and Machine Learning and Creative AI. The final year includes compulsory modules in Dissertation and Creative Project, Creative Project and Practice-based Dissertation, and Creative Entrepreneurship, alongside optional choices like Advanced Machine Learning and Creative AI, Film Art and Craft, and Situated Game Design.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB (An Arts and Humanities subject or Computer Science preferred.) IB: 36 points (A total of 17 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5. An Arts and Humanities subject or Computer Science preferred.)
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 34%: 79 offers from 232 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 41 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 77%
- Learning opportunities: 81%
- Assessment and feedback: 75%
- Academic support: 93%
- Organisation and management: 70%
- Learning resources: 91%
- Student voice: 79%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 80 students who started
- A levels: 72%
- Baccalaureate: 16%
- A degree: 7%
- Other HE qualification: 4%
- No formal qualifications: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Introduction to Creative Media Practice
- Digital Cultures and Society
- Short Fiction Films
- Introduction to Creative Economy and Industries
- Introduction to Media Theory and Analysis
- Creative Media Lab
- Worldbuilding for Games, Interactive and Cinematic Experiences
- Practice-based Research and Project
- Digital Practices in Society: Researching the Media II
- Fan and Influencer Cultures
- Game Development Fundamentals
- Creative Economy
- Filmic Fictions
- Designing for VR/AR
- Creative Writing for Media
- Machine Learning and Creative AI
- Sound Production for Media
- Work-Based Learning in the Creative Economy
- Dissertation and Creative Project
- Creative Project and Practice-based Dissertation
- Creative Entrepreneurship
- Creative Media Theory
- Advanced Machine Learning and Creative AI
- Film Art and Craft
- Situated Game Design
- Curating Contemporary Media Practices
Questions about this course
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Media at University College London?
77% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Media at University College London?
The typical offer is AAB at A level, or 36 points in the IB. The average entrant had 147 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Media at University College London?
34% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 79 offers from 232 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
How many students continue on BA Media at University College London?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.