Media and Communications BA (Hons) at University of Sussex

Programme overview

Explore how media shapes culture, politics and identity in a digital age. Build the skills to navigate the evolving communications industry. Learn to navigate today’s AI-influenced communications landscape, and develop the skills and insight for our digital world and evolving creative industries.

Duration: 3 years full time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Brighton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Critical Approaches to Contemporary Media, Foundations of Media and Digital Culture, Analysing Media: Objects, Networks, Platforms, Digital Technology, Media and Society, Teaching. Year 2 core modules: Content Creation and Digital Futures, Understanding Media Work: Organisations and Industries, Live Research in the Media. Year 3 core modules: Media and Communications Dissertation, Communicating Research: Knowledge Practices in Action.

Career pathways

When you graduate, you’ll be a knowledgeable, adaptable, and creative communicator, ready to succeed in careers across advocacy, PR and the media and cultural industries. You’ll be ready to navigate the risks and opportunities of a digital world with confidence and insight.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer: ABB-BBB GCSEs: You must have GCSE (or equivalent) in English at grade 5 (or grade B). You should also have a broad range of GCSEs 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects. Extended Project Qualification: We take the EPQ into account when considering your application and it can be useful in the summer when your results are released if you have narrowly missed the conditions of your offer. We do not routinely include the EPQ in the conditions of your offer but we sometimes offer alternative conditions that include the EPQ. If you wish to discuss this further please contact us English language: IELTS (Academic) 6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component. UCAS code P306.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28) Source

International applicants: GBP 28,100 a year (2027/28) Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full time

Apply through the official page: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/apply

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