Oxford Brookes University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
Course summary
Looking for an exciting career? Care about culture, power and representation? This course is your first step to a passion-led role in the media and cultural industries. You’ll gain key insight into the media and communications sector. Developing theoretical tools for analysing the power dynamics of major organisations, and how they influence their audiences. These skills set our graduates apart for their careers. Thanks to your tutors’ connections, we offer one-off industry encounters. We’ll introduce you to: TV producers talent managers news reporters brand marketing professionals. These experts will ensure you have your finger on the pulse of what their sectors look like today. They’ll show you how to apply theory to industry practice. Our alumni led Industry Expert Advisory Board are leaders in their fields. They help keep the course at the cutting-edge of what employers look for in graduates. You’ll get to meet them in your third year at our annual speed networking session. A launchpad into your career at the moment you are getting ready to send out applications.
Modules
You can select from a wide range of modules around the three key themes: • communication: addresses interpersonal, persuasive, linguistic, organisational, corporate, business, management, marketing, branding, and other dimensions of communication • media: engages questions of influence, consumption, journalism, audiences, propaganda, technologies, new media, web design, publishing and civic engagement, amongst others • culture: cultivates an understanding of key aspects of contemporary culture, including identity, youth, gender, globalisation, popular culture, television and film, music, urban environments, and more.
How to apply
31Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
Please select a course option – you will then see the application code you need to use to apply for the course.
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
International applicants
At Oxford Brookes we are delighted to welcome international students from across the world. We have information on how to apply to Oxford Brookes as an international applicant on our website. Please copy and paste this link into your browser https://www.brookes.ac.uk/Study/International-students/Applying-to-arriving/How-to-apply.
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 104 points
English language requirements
IELTS 6.0 overall. Reading 6.0. Writing 6.0. Listening 5.5. Speaking 5.5. Further information on our English language requirements can be found on our website.
English language requirement
Student Outcomes
Operated by the Office for Students
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
| International | £15950 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Please note tuition fees for Home students may increase in subsequent years both for new and continuing students in line with an inflationary amount determined by government. Tuition fees for International students may increase in subsequent years both for new and continuing students.
Oxford Brookes University intends to maintain its fees for new and returning Home students at the maximum permitted level.
Provider information
Oxford Brookes University
Gipsy Lane
Headington
Oxford
OX3 0BP