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BA (Hons) Digital Media at Keele University

Keele University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

Digital Media is a vibrant and crucial field that fuels social change and ignites creative expression in today’s world. Our Digital Media BA covers a diverse range of topics - from Data and Design to Social Media Cultures, and from Content Creation to Audience and User Research - offering you a comprehensive blend of critical, creative, and professional approaches. You will gain the critical tools, innovative insights, and cutting-edge techniques necessary to both understand and shape the ever-evolving digital media landscape throughout your career.

Faculty: Faculty of Business, Law, Humanities and Social Sciences  |  Department: School of Humanities  |  Duration: 3 years or 4 years with international or placement year  |  Study mode: full-time; placement year option  |  Intake: 2027 entry  |  Location: Keele, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 2 compulsory modules: Storytelling for Change, Researching Audiences and Users. Year 3 compulsory modules: Digital Media Project, Technologies and Futures, Memes, trends, and vibes: participatory social media cultures.

Career pathways

Graduating with a degree in Digital Media will equip you with a wide range of creative, practical and critical skills. You will benefit from the use of digital communication tools and platforms, enabling you to demonstrate your theoretical and practical skills gained throughout the programme.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A levels: BBC in three A Levels. Also required: an English language qualification (see below). BTEC: DMM in any BTEC Extended Diploma / National Extended Diploma. IB Diploma: 554 in three Higher Levels or 29 points. English language: IELTS 6.0 overall with 5.5 in all components (English Group A) or 4/C in GCSE English.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). UK Home tuition fee for students starting in 2027/28. Source

International applicants: GBP 18,200 a year (2026/27). Band 1 international fee for 2026/27; 2027/28 international fees not yet confirmed. Source

Intake: 2027 entry

Duration: 3 years or 4 years with international or placement year

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