BA (Hons) Media Communications and Publishing at Bath Spa University

Programme overview

Turn your passion for communication into a practical publishing skill set. Learn to shape stories into ideas for print, digital, and beyond with this media and publishing degree.

Faculty: School of Creative and Cultural Arts | Duration: Three years full time, or four years full time with professional placement year. Part time available. | Study mode: full-time; part-time; optional professional placement year (sandwich) | Location: Bath, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

At BSU, our courses are designed to equip our graduates with the knowledge and skills they’ll need for the real world. To do this, we are continually improving our courses by responding to feedback from students and other stakeholders. This may mean changes may be made to the curriculum.

Career pathways

Our Media Communications and Publishing course is designed for those looking to succeed within and across the ever-growing communications and publishing industries, developing much sought-after skills in print and digital content creation, marketing, creative strategy, PR, journalism and social media management. Our graduates are employed as editors, marketeers, social media content creators and managers, journalists, copywriters, web and graphic designers, magazine designers, and audiobook producers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A Level – grades BBB-BCC. No specific subject required.; BTEC – Extended Diploma grades from Distinction Distinction Merit (DDM) to Distinction Merit Merit (DMM). No specific subject required.; T Levels – grade Merit. No specific subject required.; International Baccalaureate – a minimum of 32 points. No specific subject required.; Access to HE courses – Access to HE Diploma or Access to HE Certificate (60 credits, 45 of which must be Level 3, at Merit or higher). No specific subject required.; English Language Requirements for International and EU Applicants IELTS 6.0 - for visa nationals, with a minimum score of IELTS 5.5 in each element.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Annual tuition fee, UK full time Source

International applicants: GBP 19,240 a year (2027/28). Annual tuition fee, International full time Source

Duration: Three years full time, or four years full time with professional placement year. Part time available

Apply through the official page: https://apphub.bathspa.ac.uk/Connectors/Paperless/MOD/MCAPU_D

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