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Media & Communication

Entry requirements


A level

B,B,C-A,B,B

Two A-levels required. A-level Media Studies but must be passed at C (32 points) or above if taken. General Studies/Native Language accepted when 1 of 3 A-levels or equivalent.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DMM-DDM

T Level

M

UCAS Tariff

112-128

Level 3 qualifications. A-level Media Studies not required, but must be passed at C or above if taken. General Studies/Native Language accepted when one of three A-levels or equivalent.

About this course


Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Media and communication studies

**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 methods

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).

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

England
£9,250
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

Kingston University

Department:

Department of Journalism Publishing and Media

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

85%
Media and communication studies

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Media studies

Teaching and learning

78%
Staff make the subject interesting
85%
Staff are good at explaining things
78%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
88%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

75%
Library resources
85%
IT resources
87%
Course specific equipment and facilities
67%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

85%
UK students
15%
International students
46%
Male students
54%
Female students
75%
2:1 or above
12%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

B
C
D

After graduation


The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Media studies

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£18,000
med
Average annual salary
83%
low
Employed or in further education
30%
low
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

21%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers
17%
Sales, marketing and related associate professionals
11%
Customer service occupations

Only a small number of students study courses within this catch-all subject area, so there isn't a lot of information available on what graduates do when they finish - bear that in mind when you look at any stats. Marketing and PR were the most likely jobs for graduates from these courses, but it's sensible to go on open days and talk to tutors about what you might expect from the course, and what previous graduates did.

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Media studies

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£21k

£21k

£22k

£22k

£27k

£27k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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