12Jan
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Course summary
A Brighton Media Studies degree prepares you for a variety of rewarding creative career paths across the media industry – from PR to production, marketing to presenting. Studying here at Brighton, you’ll be part of a community that helps you grow, no matter what your background. This course is packed with opportunities to build real-world experience, including a paid placement after year two and live projects with industry partners. Our inclusive approach to learning will help you go further and explore who you are; we’ll make sure you play to your strengths and learn in ways that suit you best. Top reasons to choose this course
- You’ll graduate with skills suited towards a range of career paths, including advertising, marketing, publishing and production.
- Tailor your degree to your specific career ambitions with option modules in areas such as branding, journalism, PR and podcasting.
- Boost your CV with an optional paid placement year to apply your learning in a real-world setting and gain valuable industry connections.
- Learn in a creative, diverse and supportive community that gives you opportunities to collaborate with your peers on creative projects.
- Learn from a team of experts who bring real-life industry experience into the classroom.
- Work on real-world client briefs which reflect how you’d work in the industry, and grow your portfolio and network.
Modules
Year 1 You’ll build a strong foundation in media theory, exploring how digital media, popular culture and key critical approaches shape our everyday lives. You’ll analyse audiences, industries and texts, and depending on your options you will begin exploring video production, photography, media consumption or film analysis. Core modules Producing and Consuming Digital Media Media and Popular Culture Critical Approaches to Media 1 Critical Approaches to Media 2 Options* Video Production 1 Photographic Practice 1 Understanding Audiences: Theory and Context Film, Language and History Year 2 You’ll gain insight through a media industry placement while deepening your understanding of how visual culture, activism and research shape the media landscape. Core modules Visual Media Culture Media Placement Social Media for Activist and Community Groups Research Methods and Methodology Options* Video Production 2 Specialist Portfolio Media Ethics and Professional Practice Podcasting Photographic Practice 2 Brands and Public Relations Film Studies Genre and Narrative Optional placement year An optional placement year gives you the chance to apply your skills in a professional setting, gain industry experience and build valuable contacts before returning for your final year. Final year You’ll bring together everything you’ve learned in an independent dissertation or production-based project, showcasing your ability to research, analyse and create at an advanced level. You’ll also explore how media shapes global challenges and have the option to specialise in areas such as TV production, media law, digital marketing, screen genres, national identity or videogames. Core modules Dissertation Global Challenges Politics and Political Communication Options* Sustainability and Innovation in Digital Culture Television Production Media Law and Policy Digital Media Marketing and Innovation Screening the Unreal: Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy Deconstructing the Nation: Empire and Race in the Twenty-first Century Critical Approaches to the Videogame *Option modules are indicative and may change, depending on timetabling and staff availability.
How to apply
14Jan
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:
- P300
- Institution code:
- B72
- Campus name:
- Brighton
- Campus code:
- B
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 104 - 120 points
A level - BCC - BBB
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MMM - DMM
Access to HE Diploma - M: 24 credits
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 26 points
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H3, H3, H3, H3, H4
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5. in each element, or equivalent English Language qualification. |
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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
| England | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| EU | £17250 | Year 1 |
| International | £17250 | 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
The fees listed in the table above are for full-time UK undergraduate students in academic year 2025-26. You will pay further fees in each year of your course. Fees may increase each year. UK undergraduate and certain postgraduate fees are regulated by the UK government. The annual fee increase will not exceed the UK government's maximum regulated tuition fee limit set for the relevant academic year. Many of our courses include the option of a salaried placement year. Tuition fees for a placement year are charged at a lower rate of £1850. The international tuition fees listed above are for full-time courses during the academic year 2025-26. Further tuition fees are payable in each year of study. Non-regulated tuition fees, which usually apply to international students and UK postgraduate students* are subject to an annual increase of a maximum of 5% or the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), whichever is higher.
*Some designated postgraduate courses are regulated by the UK government – the annual fee increase for eligible UK / Home students on these designated courses will not exceed the UK government’s regulated tuition fee limit set for the relevant academic year.
Provider information
University of Brighton
Mithras House
Lewes Road
Brighton
BN2 4AT