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University degree

Media and Communication

Loughborough University
Qualification
Degree
Length
3 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
Full-time
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About this course

This BSc Media and Communication degree aims to develop your knowledge of the advances in press, broadcasting, film, advertising and digital media. Develop the analytical and practical expertise to make sense of power and influence in today's complex world. Our exciting BSc Media and Communication degree takes a multidisciplinary approach to the study of media and communication, and is essential for making sense of how power and influence work in today’s complex, turbulent world.

You will acquire a thorough understanding of both historical and contemporary developments across a number of key media sectors including the press, broadcasting, film, advertising and digital media. Key themes covered include political communication, misinformation, persuasion, social inequality, gender, race, and sexuality, to name but a few. On our Media and Communication degree you will gain a wide range of specialist analytical and practical skills relevant to many jobs that involve working with the media and communication industries and beyond, where the knowledge and deep insight our degree provides makes a real difference.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
<48 pts5%
96-111 pts5%
112-127 pts20%
128-143 pts20%
144-159 pts20%
160-175 pts10%
176-191 pts10%
192-207 pts5%
224-239 pts5%
How they qualified
90% got in with alevel. The rest came in a mix of ways:
alevel90%
none5%
otherHE5%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
95%
In work or further study after
70%
In professional / skilled jobs
91%
Continue past first year
93%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£28,000
After 15 months
£26,500
3 years on
£35,000
5 years on
What students say National Student Survey
93%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching93%
Assessment & feedback82%
Academic support83%
Well organised94%
Learning resources92%
Student community92%
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Where this degree can lead
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on Loughborough University's own site.
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