BA Media Studies with a Placement Year
About this course
BA (Hons) in Film Studies. Core topics include Research Methods. The four-year programme includes a placement year and covers digital media, television, and film. Modules include Media Representation in a Global Context, Theorising Television: From Broadcasting to Streaming, and Film Genres: Theory and Practice.
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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
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Media Professionals: 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
- HUM PLACEMENT YEAR
- MEDIA INDUSTRIES
- MAKING MEDIA HISTORY
- MEDIA REPRESENTATION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT
- DIGITAL MEDIA: CONCEPTS, TECHNOLOGIES & CULTURES
- THEORISING MEDIA AND DIGITAL CULTURE
- ANALYSING TELEVISION
- DIGITAL MEDIASCAPES
- THEORISING TELEVISION: FROM BROADCASTING TO STREAMING
- MEDIA REPRESENTATION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT
- WRITING FOR POPULAR MEDIA AND DIGITAL AUDIENCES
- ADAPTATION: CROSS-MEDIA TRANSFORMATIONS
- POPULAR MUSIC AND MEDIA
- GLOBAL COMMUNICATION IN PRACTICE
- LGBT AND BEYOND: SEXUAL CULTURES, QUEER IDENTITIES, AND THE POLITICS OF DESIRE
- STUDYING AUDIENCES
- FILM GENRES: THEORY AND PRACTICE
- DIGITAL MEDIA AND SOCIETY
- MEDIA, COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL CHANGE
- CRISIS, CULTURE, AND CLICKS ¿ NAVIGATING PUBLIC RELATIONS IN A DIGITAL WORLD
- ALGORITHMS & BLOCKBUSTERS: THE MAKING OF MEDIA AND CULTURAL POLICY
- TEENAGE KICKS: DIGITAL MEDIA, YOUTH AND SUBCULTURE
- ARTS AND HUMANITIES PLACEMENT MODULE
- GLOBAL COMMUNICATION: CONCEPTS AND APPROACHES
- MAKING IT PUBLIC: PUBLISHING, AUDIENCE, & CREATIVE ENTERPRISE
- APPROACHES AND PRACTICE IN DIGITAL MEDIA
- DIGITAL MEDIA: CONCEPTS, TECHNOLOGIES & CULTURES
- ASIAN FILM AND DIGITAL CULTURE
- VIDEO GAMES
- PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING
- THE MEDIA AND IDENTITY
- THEORISING MEDIA AND DIGITAL CULTURE
- FILM AND VIDEO PRODUCTION
- RESEARCHING MEDIA INDUSTRIES AND CREATIVE SECTORS IN CONTEXT
- CREATIVE WORK IN THE MEDIA INDUSTRIES
- SCRIPTWRITING: ADAPTATION
- 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
- INTERCULTURAL BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
- MEDIA, CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
- SOUND ON SCREEN
- GENDER AND TELEVISION
- WRITING TELEVISION DRAMA
- CELEBRITY: FROM STARS TO INFLUENCERS
- SCIENCE FICTION
- JAPANESE POPULAR CULTURE AND MEDIA
- DIGITAL STORYTELLING
- MAKING DIGITAL MEDIA
- CONTEMPORARY SCREEN DISTRIBUTION AND EXHIBITION
- 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 Media Studies with a Placement 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 Placement 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 Placement 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 Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 117 UCAS points.
Does BA Media Studies with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year.
How many students continue on BA Media Studies with a Placement Year at University of East Anglia?
84% of students continued into their second year, and 16% left higher education.