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Media & Communication at Kingston University - UCAS

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2024 - 2025
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Kingston University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework.These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

What does this TEF outcome mean?

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21Sep
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Course summary

Reasons to choose Kingston

  • Work on live briefs with real clients such as local charities Community Brain, Landmarks Arts Centre, Student Hubs, Fairbeats and Superhighways, enabling you to engage in project management, pitch ideas, and further your personal and professional development.
  • Build creative media skills in audio, visual and digital communications and create a professional portfolio of interactive media, video documentary, drama and commercials, media campaigns, social media assets, podcasts, scripts, brochures, websites and other professional outputs.
  • Gain hands-on experience in industry-standard practice facilities, including a dedicated TV Studio, photography studios, digital video and audio editing suites, podcast rooms, and animation labs.
  • Be empowered to make a difference by learning to recognise and assess the dynamics of social and technological change in contemporary media environments.
  • Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and student outcomes categories.
About this course Get the creative and critical skills you need to handle life in a networked media world. Gain the expertise to produce dynamic content and communications and make sense of changing times, from identities on social media to global challenges such as AI, deep fakes, political division, sustainability and climate change. This course enables you to thrive in modern media environments and empowers you with a thorough knowledge of where social and technological change will take us. You will graduate with a portfolio of exciting and innovative audio, visual and digital outputs to launch your career. Future Skills Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability. As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge. At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it. Career opportunities Recent graduates work as social media managers, account executives, digital journalists, copywriters, web editors and video producers. Employers include Apple, Barcoff Studios, the BBC, Discovery Channel, Google Play, and Saatchi Gallery.

Modules

– Television Production – Digital Media Production – Storytelling To view the full list of modules, please visit the University course webpage.

Assessment method

Assessment typically comprises exams (e.g. test or exam), practical (e.g. presentations, performance) and coursework (e.g. essays, reports, self-assessment, portfolios and dissertation).

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

Course code:
P300
Institution code:
K84
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://www.kingston.ac.uk/undergraduate-course/media-communication/entry-requirements.html

English language requirements

English language requirements

https://www.kingston.ac.uk/undergraduate-course/media-communication/entry-requirements.html

Student Outcomes

Operated by the Office for Students
68%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
90%
Go onto work and study

The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9250 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9250 Year 1
Scotland £9250 Year 1
Wales £9250 Year 1

Additional fee information

For international fees, please visit: https://www.kingston.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-and-funding/fees/ Please visit the provider course webpage for further information regarding additional course costs
Media & Communication at Kingston University - UCAS