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Media, Communication, Cultures at Leeds Beckett University - UCAS

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Leeds Beckett University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

Open days

27Jun
Leeds Beckett University - Undergraduate Open Day
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Course summary

You’ll build your CV as you work alongside practising media professionals to create the future of communications across multiple platforms in state-of-the-art learning spaces. Engage with all forms of mass communication – the internet, social media, television, radio, popular music and cinema – on this dynamic course that critically explores cultural trends and media industries. As part of your course you’ll:

  • Get hands-on to create photographic essays, blogs and podcasts
  • Design a talk programme for a radio station
  • Invent and pitch a lifestyle TV concept
  • Design and create an online game and form an anti-racism campaign group
  • Work with professionals from social media, marketing, TV and magazine production
  • Graduate with a recognised degree and employable skills across all current and potential future media platforms
Career opportunities You’ll open your mind to exciting new opportunities, allowing you to confidently pursue a career in almost any field, including:
  • Writing
  • Teaching
  • Journalism
  • Copywriting
  • Business
  • Marketing
  • Research
  • Publishing
The Northern heart of culture and the arts You’ll be offered unique opportunities to gain work experience with the media, cultural and creative industries in Leeds, such as museums, art galleries, theatres, film production companies and recording studios that surround the city centre campus. You may also get involved in many regional events; for example, the Harrogate Film Festival, the Ilkley Literature Festival or the Leeds West Indian Carnival. Industry links Take advantage of the special relationships we’ve developed with employers and cultural industries throughout the city and across the region. Students have completed placements in the editorial team at Hallmark Studios and with Peepal Tree Press – an internationally-renowned publisher based in the city. You’ll have the chance to attend regular conferences, seminars and events organised by our Centre for Culture and the Arts, to collaborate with institutes and cultural organisations. Building your future potential As a student in the School of Humanities & Social Sciences, you’ll be encouraged to think about your future career right from the start of your learning journey. Information and advice about relevant future career options will be built into the first year of your degree. During your second and third years of study, you’ll be able to choose modules with live brief learning challenges (real life projects designed by employers) and work placement opportunities. Why study Media Communication Cultures at Leeds Beckett University...
  • 91% of students on BA (Hons) Media Communication Cultures were positive about the way teaching staff explain things*
  • Applied Humanities practical module option
  • Guest lectures delivered by industry professionals
National Student Survey 2024*

Modules

Year 1 Core Modules:

  • Understanding Social Media
  • Cultural Studies
  • Media Interactions
  • Researching Television
  • BBC Radio: Cultural Talk, Public Purposes
  • Cinematic Identities: Gender, Class & Race
Year 2 Core Modules:
  • Media: Past & Present, Where & When
  • Media Theory
  • Popular Music & the Moving Image
  • Researching Media & Culture
  • Content Creators: Media Skills for a Changing World
In addition, choose from a list of Year 2 option modules. Please check our website for a full and up-to-date list Year 3 Core Modules:
  • Media Dissertation
In addition, choose from a list of Year 3 option modules. Please check our website for a full and up-to-date list

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.

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Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

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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

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 .

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Media, Communication, Cultures at Leeds Beckett University - UCAS