BA (Hons) Media & Communications at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Programme overview

This degree bridges theory and practice by developing digital design, critical thinking and media writing skills for careers in media, marketing and communications. A compulsory second-year work placement and an optional year in industry are included, with access to Adobe Creative Cloud, a podcasting studio and a media suite. Graduates finish with a digital portfolio.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Education & Social Policy | Department: Media and Communications | Duration: 3 years full time; 4 years with a foundation year or year-long industry placement; 5 years with both; 6 years part time | Intake: 2027 | Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

360 credits over three years. Year 1: Meaning in Media, Media Culture and Society, Media Writing (Journalism; PR and Communications), Creative Digital Design and Mobile Filmmaking. Year 2: The Media Business, TV Times, Specialist Media Writing and Production (Journalism; PR and Communications) and a Placement, plus one option such as Creative Media Project or Leadership and Management. Year 3: Digital Enterprise Project, Independent Project, #Media and Radical Cinema.

Career pathways

Graduates work in media, journalism, PR, marketing, communications and digital and social media, with roles at organisations such as the BBC, Arsenal FC, Nike and Network Rail, or run their own businesses; some progress to postgraduate study such as the MA Specialist Journalism.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer for entry to year 1: 104 tariff points. A levels: minimum three, grades CCC, no specific subjects (Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject). BTEC National / Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: MMM. T Level: Merit. Irish Leaving Certificate: 2 x H2 (higher level subjects considered at minimum H4). Scottish Advanced Highers: DD (Highers also considered). IB Diploma and Access to HE Diploma: no specific subjects. GCSE: preferably five at grade C / 4 or above including English Language / Welsh First Language and Mathematics / Mathematics-Numeracy. International applicants: Academic IELTS 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in all elements, or equivalent. Foundation-year route available for applicants below the offer.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time home undergraduate tuition fee; may increase by any level permitted by the Welsh Government. Source

International applicants: GBP 16,000 a year (2026/27). Full-time international undergraduate tuition fee. Source

Intake: 2027

Duration: 3 years full time; 4 years with a foundation year or year-long industry placement; 5 years with both

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