BA Global Communication with Business Management with a Year Abroad
About this course
A BA (Hons) in Business and Film Studies, combining intercultural communication with media industries and management. Core topics include research methods and marketing. The curriculum covers media representation in a global context and management principles. The four-year programme includes an optional semester abroad and concludes with an applied business project.
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What students say
Based on about 50 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 80%
- Assessment and feedback: 83%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 79%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 77%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 105 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 84%
- Left higher education: 16%
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: 5%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 35%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Sales occupations: 5%
- Information Technology Professionals: 5%
- Finance Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- 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 65 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 3%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 43%
- London: 30%
- South East: 12%
- South West: 2%
- Wales: 2%
- Scotland: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 95 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 86%
- Access course: 2%
- A degree: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 8%
- Other qualifications: 2%
- No formal qualifications: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- ARTS AND HUMANITIES YEAR ABROAD MODULE
- UNDERSTANDING THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
- INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES
- MEDIA REPRESENTATION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT
- LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND IDENTITY
- INTRODUCTION TO WORLD LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
- MEDIA INDUSTRIES
- THEORISING MEDIA AND DIGITAL CULTURE
- HUMANITARIAN COMMUNICATION: MEDIA, CRISIS AND SOLIDARITY
- APPLIED BUSINESS PROJECT
- DIGITAL MEDIA: CONCEPTS, TECHNOLOGIES & CULTURES
- INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL COMMUNICATION
- GLOBAL COMMUNICATION IN PRACTICE
- GLOBAL COMMUNICATION: CONCEPTS AND APPROACHES
- MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATIONS
- PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING
- MEDIA REPRESENTATION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT
- UNDERSTANDING SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING (LEVEL 5)
- LATIN AMERICA AND THE WORLD
- TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS FOR MEDIA ACCESSIBILITY (LEVEL 5)
- ENVIRONMENT, HARM AND SOCIETY
- LGBT AND BEYOND: SEXUAL CULTURES, QUEER IDENTITIES, AND THE POLITICS OF DESIRE
- GENDER AND POWER
- DIGITAL MEDIA AND SOCIETY
- MEDIA, COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL CHANGE
- LCS SEMESTER ABROAD MODULE
- CRISIS, CULTURE, AND CLICKS ¿ NAVIGATING PUBLIC RELATIONS IN A DIGITAL WORLD
- ARTS AND HUMANITIES PLACEMENT MODULE
- APPROACHES AND PRACTICE IN DIGITAL MEDIA
- ASIAN FILM AND DIGITAL CULTURE
- THE MEDIA AND IDENTITY
- FILM AND VIDEO PRODUCTION
- JAPANESE POPULAR CULTURE AND MEDIA
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I - A2+ CEFR
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- INTERMEDIATE GERMAN I - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC II
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I
- BEGINNERS RUSSIAN I (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' ITALIAN II - A2 CEFR
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH II - A2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' CHINESE I
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' RUSSIAN I - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I - A1.1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I (SPRING START) - A1 CEFR
- ADVANCED ENGLISH II - B2 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE II
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' RUSSIAN II - A2 CEFR
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE II
- INTERMEDIATE GERMAN II - B1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I (SPRING START)
- INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II - B1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ITALIAN I - A1 CEFR
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II B1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN II - A1.2 CEFR
- ADVANCED ENGLISH I
- BEGINNERS' CHINESE II
- INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I - A2+ CEFR
- INTERCULTURAL BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
- GLOBAL INTERCULTURAL LEADERSHIP
- BUSINESS ETHICS
- STRATEGIC BRAND MANAGEMENT
- EMPLOYABILITY, CREATIVITY AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
- MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
- TRANSLATION AND MEDIA IN A GLOBALISED WORLD (LEVEL 6)
- RESEARCHING MEDIA INDUSTRIES AND CREATIVE SECTORS IN CONTEXT
- INVESTIGATING MEDIA AUDIENCES AND USERS
- CRITICAL APPROACHES TO DIGITAL MEDIA IN THE AI AGE
- WE'RE HERE, WE'RE QUEER: GLOBAL SEXUALITIES AND CONTEMPORARY QUEER CULTURES
- TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS FOR MEDIA ACCESSIBILITY (LEVEL 6)
- UNDERSTANDING SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING (LEVEL 6)
- DECOLONIAL KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION
- POLITICS AND FOREIGN POLICY OF THE INDO-PACIFIC
- GENDER AND TELEVISION
- MULTICULTURALISM
- MEDIA, CULTURE AND LEARNING
- CELEBRITY: FROM STARS TO INFLUENCERS
- JAPANESE POPULAR CULTURE AND MEDIA
- DIGITAL STORYTELLING
- MAKING DIGITAL MEDIA
- DISSERTATION IN MEDIA, LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES
- STORYTELLING, MEDIA AND CRISIS
- CRISIS, CULTURE, AND CLICKS ¿ NAVIGATING PUBLIC RELATIONS IN A DIGITAL WORLD
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Global Communication with Business Management with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia earn?
The median salary is £24,500 after 15 months, £22,500 after 3 years, £29,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £36,500. The £29,000 median after five years is £3,000 less than the UK median for Business studies.
What do graduates of BA Global Communication with Business Management with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Global Communication with Business Management with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
87% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Global Communication with Business Management with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
The average entrant had 117 UCAS points.
Does BA Global Communication with Business Management with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Global Communication with Business Management with a Year Abroad at University of East Anglia?
84% of students continued into their second year, and 16% left higher education.