BA (Hons) Digital Media and Communication at University of Westminster

The Digital Media and Communication BA suits students interested in internet cultures, data and society, and media and communication research. It trains students to create and share messages professionally across digital platforms, with options to specialise in areas such as working with data and AI and to learn how media organisations interact with policy, charity, consultancy and government settings. The first year is shared with the other Digital Media BA pathways, and students can switch pathway at the end of Year 1.

Duration: 3 or 4 years  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 is shared with the other Digital Media BA pathways: core modules include Creating Digital Content, Creative Industries and Professional Life, Digital Media and Society, Exploring Research in Media and Communication and Storytelling across Platforms. Year 2 adds Theories of Media and Communication, Working in Digital Media 1, Internet Cultures and Media and Communication Research: Principles and Practice. Year 3 includes the Digital Media Project and Data and Society.

Career pathways

Roles include content researcher, data journalist, media planner, parliamentary policy adviser, research analyst, SEO analyst and user/audience researcher.

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