15Feb
UndergraduateCourse summary
Our BA Media and English Literature programme will combine practical media skills along with the exploration of literature and writing. This combination opens a wide range of career opportunities. Based on our stunning Singleton Park campus, in parkland overlooking Swansea Bay on the edge of the Gower Peninsula, this three-year course offers a wide range of specialist modules giving you the option to choose pathways in creative media practice, professional writing and journalism, film studies, public relations, and media theory. You will study an extensive range of literature genres from the Middle Ages to the modern day, creative and professional writing, gender and culture, poetry, and national and global literatures. You will also explore theory and techniques relevant to modern media and digital practice, including radio and video production, journalism, public relations and marketing, media theory, media law and film. Media at Swansea is ranked 1st in the UK for Student Satisfaction (Complete University Guide 2024) and English Literature at Swansea is ranked Top 25 in the UK for Student Satisfaction (Complete University Guide 2024). You will be taught by academic lecturers, international researchers, and experienced writers with established reputations whose works have been widely published, broadcast and performed. You will also benefit from the knowledge and expertise of industry professionals from PR and journalism, video production, and web and creative design, giving you an unrivalled mix of academic and industry experience, further supported by lectures and seminars by guest speakers. We have fantastic facilities including our fully equipped film and TV studio and editing suite and are able to connect in with Swansea’s strong literary heritage with involvement in the Dylan Thomas Centre and National Theatre of Wales. Outside of your studies, students can get involved in a wide range of clubs and societies including the English and Creative Writing Society and the Media Studies Society. Our Media and English Literature graduates are truly international and are employed not just in the UK but all around the world, pursuing careers in journalism, media, business, public relations and marketing, digital marketing, broadcasting, TV and radio, and publishing. Please visit our course page for more information: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/culture-communication/media-comms-journalism-pr/ba-english-literature-media/
Modules
Students on this course will have access to our 6 unique media pathways (Media Theory, Digital Media, Journalism, Film, Public Relations, Creative Practice), as well as our expansive selection of English Literature modules. Your first year will include a mixture of compulsory and optional modules, with examples of compulsory modules from recent years including: • Delivering and Decoding the News • Introduction to Media Communication Your second and third years will comprise entirely optional modules from an expansive range of subject areas. Examples of optional modules in recent years have included: • Approaches to Film Analysis • Social Media Cultures • Introduction to Writing Poetry • Strategy, Marketing and Branding • Digital Futures Your final year will include an optional independent dissertation project. For the full programme structure and module breakdown, please visit our webpage at: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/culture-communication/media-comms-journalism-pr/ba-english-literature-media
Assessment method
Studying Media and English Literature at Swansea University allows students to enhance their future employability prospects through assessments that replicate the kind of experiences you will face in the creative communications industries, often with the involvement of industry professionals to offer feedback and advice. Some examples of these are: - Developing creative ideas for a multi-media project that is then pitched to a commissioning editor from the BBC - Working with one of the University’s Sports Club to develop a communications strategy to raise the profile of the club among Freshers students - Creating a multi-media rebranding project for a client - Writing and/or recording a film review - Interpreting a brief from a local organisation and working with that client to develop a digital PR strategy that is then pitched to the client - Filming and editing a series of short 3-minute videos in a variety of styles optimised for distribution on social media - Sourcing and writing a local news story as a part of the development of a digital journalism portfolio - Developing an idea for a new lifestyle journalism publication, and pitching the idea to a publisher For full breakdown of course structure and assessment please visit our course page: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/culture-communication/media-comms-journalism-pr/ba-english-literature-media/
How to apply
29Jan
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
- Course code:
- QP33
- Institution code:
- S93
- Campus name:
- Singleton Park Campus
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
International applicants
If you are an international applicant please visit our international pages for more information and details on how to apply: http://www.swansea.ac.uk/international/
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 120 points
A level - BBB
Access to HE Diploma - D: 21 credits M: 24 credits
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 32 points
WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
Extended Project
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H3, H3, H3, H3, H3, H3
GCSE/National 4/National 5
English language requirements
For applicants whose first language is not English we require a minimum overall IELTS score of 6.0 (or equivalent) and no less than 5.5 in each component.
English Language Requirements at Swansea University
https://www.swansea.ac.uk/admissions/english-language-requirements/
Student Outcomes
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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
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
For the latest fee information, please check the individual course page on our website. Our full range of programmes are listed here: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/
Further information on tuition fees can be found here: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees/
Provider information
Swansea University
Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP
Course contact details
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