BA (Hons) Communication and Media and Game Design Studies at University of Liverpool

Programme overview

This programme enables you to combine our popular BA Communication and Media with Game Design Studies – a distinctive provision in the study of interactive audiovisual media. Study in a department currently ranked within the world top 75 and 5 th in the UK for Communication (Shanghai Global Rankings of Academic Subjects 2025).

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences | Duration: 3 years full-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

You will take 90 credits of compulsory modules in your first year and choose two options (one per semester). Compulsory modules in year one include Creative Principles in Game Design, Game Concepts and Values, Introduction to Communication and Media Studies B, Media Industries and Institutions B, Communication, Culture, and Media Analysis B, Digital and Social Media.

Career pathways

Former graduates include a television documentary maker, a BBC Radio 1 DJ, senior journalists at local and national newspapers, a partner in a New York-based advertising company, and the features editor of a music weekly.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A levels: ABB; GCSE: 4/C in English and 4/C in Mathematics; BTEC Extended Diploma: BTEC applications are encouraged. We evaluate each BTEC application on its merits and may make offers at DDM.; IB: 32 points overall with no score less than 4 or pass the IB Diploma plus 6,5,5 in 3 HL subjects.; English language: IELTS 6.5 overall, with no component below 5.5

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). full-time; Year in industry fee £2,010; Year abroad fee £1,508 (applies to year in China) (not included) Source

International applicants: GBP 28,000 a year (2027/28). full-time; Year in industry fee £2,010; Year abroad fee £14,000 (applies to year in China) (not included) Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://ucas.com/students

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