BA Media Studies with a Foundation Year
About this course
BA (Hons) in Media Studies with a Foundation Year, a media studies degree designed to build foundational academic skills and creative practice before progressing to undergraduate study. The course begins with a compulsory foundation year featuring modules such as THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES TOOLKIT, ARTS AND HUMANITIES IN A CHANGING WORLD, VISUAL CULTURES, and VIDEO PRODUCTION. Students can also select from a range of optional modules covering areas such as introductory mathematics, communication and creative media, political philosophies, history and society, literature and the humanities, designing humanities projects, British Sign Language, and modern languages including French, Russian, German, Arabic, Japanese, and Spanish.
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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
- Media Professionals: 20%
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Sales occupations: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Teaching 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
- THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES TOOLKIT
- ARTS AND HUMANITIES IN A CHANGING WORLD
- VISUAL CULTURES
- VIDEO PRODUCTION
- INTRODUCTORY MATHEMATICS FOR SCIENTISTS
- COMMUNICATION AND CREATIVE MEDIA
- BEGINNERS' FRENCH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS RUSSIAN I (SPRING START)
- POLITICAL PHILOSOPHIES
- BEGINNERS' GERMAN I (SPRING START) - A1 CEFR
- BEGINNERS' ARABIC I (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' JAPANESE I (SPRING START)
- DESIGNING HUMANITIES PROJECTS
- INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE I (SPRING START)
- BEGINNERS' SPANISH I - A1 CEFR (SPRING START)
- HISTORY AND SOCIETY
- LITERATURE AND THE HUMANITIES
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Media Studies with a Foundation Year 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 more than the UK median for Media studies.
What do graduates of BA Media Studies with a Foundation Year 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 Media Studies with a Foundation Year 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 Media Studies with a Foundation Year at University of East Anglia?
The average entrant had 117 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Media Studies with a Foundation Year at University of East Anglia?
84% of students continued into their second year, and 16% left higher education.