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Media and Communication BA (Hons) at De Montfort University

De Montfort University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

Develop comprehensive knowledge and skills for working in the creative media and communications industry by engaging with critical thought, practical research skills, creative exploration and practice. From television and radio to streaming, social media, gaming, and artificial intelligence, media are constantly evolving — reshaping the ways we connect, work, and understand the world around us.

Faculty: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Media  |  Department: Media  |  Duration: Three years full-time, four years with placement  |  Study mode: full-time, optional placement year (sandwich)  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Leicester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Media, Culture and Everyday Life, Media: Identities and Representations, Creative Industries Practice 1, Media Industries: National and Global Perspectives. Year 2: Media Audiences and Psychology, Digital Cultures and Artificial Intelligence, Public Relations, Creative Industries Practice 2. Year 3: Negotiated Project.

Career pathways

Media and Communications graduates have gone on to work for Cosmopolitan, the BBC, CBeebies, Mentorn Media and more.

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Application information

Entry requirements

UCAS points: 104; A Level: BCC; BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM; T Levels: Merit; Access to HE: Pass with 30 Level 3 credits at Merit; International Baccalaureate (IB): 24; GCSEs: 5 x GCSEs at grade 4/C or above including English and Maths; If English is not your first language, an IELTS score of 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each band (or equivalent) when you start the course is essential. UCAS code P300.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Tuition fee; UK/home rate Source

International applicants: GBP 17,600 a year (2027/28). Tuition fee; EU and international rate Source

Intake: September

Duration: Three years full-time, four years with placement

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