Bachelor of art Media and Communications

You'll be able to apply yourself to many different aspects of media and communications and you'll be working on live briefs, responding to real life challenges in the industry.

You'll spend time creating media content, such as advertising and public-relations campaigns, blogs and digital design pieces, including short films and apps.

To develop your analytical and research skills, you'll learn techniques relating to questionnaire surveys, focus groups and interviews and you'll explore the meanings of advertisements, texts or films, and how media organisations work.

Working both independently and as part of a team, you'll develop the management, project planning and team-working skills that are essential for any future role in the industry.

The University has general minimum entry requirements which all students must meet before they register with us.

At the point of registration onto the first year of a degree, we require you to have achieved:

• a minimum of two A Levels or
• a BTEC National Diploma or
• a combination of BTEC and A Level qualifications equivalent to two A Levels, such as a BTEC subsidiary certificate and one A Level or
• an Access to Higher Education Diploma or
• an International or Welsh Baccalaureate or
• a Higher National Diploma/Higher National Certificate or
• a minimum of two Advanced Highers from Scotland or
• the Irish Leaving Certificate or
• the European Baccalaureate Diploma or
• an equivalent overseas qualification.