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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Communication, Media and Culture and English Literature

Entry requirements

Here's what you will need to get a place on the Communication, Media and Culture and English Literature course at Oxford Brookes University.

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Tuition fees

LocationFees
England£9,535 per year
Scotland£9,535 per year
Wales£9,535 per year
Northern Ireland£9,535 per year
International£16,750 per year

Course summary

What this course is about

UCAS code: Q322

Here's what Oxford Brookes University says about its Communication, Media and Culture and English Literature course.

Our joint honours course allows you to pursue your own areas of interest within Communication, Media and Culture and English Literature whilst providing you with a range of personal and professional skills which will serve as a springboard for your future career development. The programme is designed to enable you to gradually develop your knowledge and skills to become effective and independent learners.

Communication, Media and Culture is about understanding interpersonal connections between individuals, groups and corporations who construct their identities by means of new media and social interaction, persuasion and propaganda, journalism and branding. English Literature offers you the opportunity to study British and world literatures through a model of progressive specialisation that teaches advanced literary critical skills in the context of periodised, thematised, formal and theoretical modules.

We are Top 10 in the UK: Communication, Media and Culture and English Literature is ranked 8th in the Guardian Media and Film Studies subject league ranking 2025.

Course details

There are a few options in how you might study Communication, Media and Culture and English Literature at Oxford Brookes University.

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3 course options available.

Qualification

Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Department

Combined Studies

Location

Main Site | Oxford

Duration

4 Years

Study mode

Full-time with time abroad

Subjects

• English literature

• Media and communication studies

Start date

September 15, 2025

Application deadline

January 29, 2025

The modules you will study

In Year 1 modules include Culture, Criticism and Literature, World Literature, Critical Theory, Shakespeare, Understanding Communication, Understanding Media, Understanding Culture, and Academic Literacies. In Year 2 there are modules in American Literature and Culture, The Literature of Space, The Novel and Modernity, Culture, Crime and Transgression, Communication, Culture and Organisations, Critical Media Literacies, Design for Online Communication, and Intercultural Communication. In Year 3 there are specialist optional modules offer intensive, small-group teaching, designed to build on the work you have done in Year 2. In addition, you will choose either the Contemporary Literature (Synoptic) module or the Dissertation Module, working one-to-one with a specialist lecturer.

Oxford Brookes University reviews

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Based on 69 reviews from Oxford Brookes University's students and alumni
5 star
17%
4 star
28%
3 star
47%
2 star
7%
1 star
2%
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National Student Survey (NSS) scores

The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.

The Communication, Media and Culture and English Literature course at Oxford Brookes University features content from more than one subject area. Using the options below, you can see ratings from students who took courses in each of these subject areas at this uni

Literature in English
Media studies

Select an option to see a detailed breakdown

How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?

82%

low

How good are teaching staff at explaining things?

100%

high

How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?

85%

low

How often is the course intellectually stimulating?

94%

med

To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?

100%

high

How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?

91%

med

How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?

77%

low

To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?

85%

med

To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?

60%

low

How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?

97%

high

How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?

94%

high

How often does feedback help you to improve your work?

75%

med

How often have you received assessment feedback on time?

97%

high

How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?

97%

high

How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?

91%

med

How well have teaching staff supported your learning?

97%

high

How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?

52%

low

How well organised is your course?

80%

med

How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?

75%

low

How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?

97%

med

How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?

79%

low

How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?

42%

low

To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?

85%

med

To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?

82%

med

How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?

56%

low

During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?

94%

high

How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?

49%

low

Select an option to see a detailed breakdown

How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?

89%

high

How good are teaching staff at explaining things?

91%

med

How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?

92%

high

How often is the course intellectually stimulating?

94%

high

To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?

89%

high

How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?

88%

med

How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?

85%

high

To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?

88%

med

To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?

76%

med

How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?

93%

high

How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?

89%

med

How often does feedback help you to improve your work?

74%

med

How often have you received assessment feedback on time?

91%

high

How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?

79%

med

How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?

84%

low

How well have teaching staff supported your learning?

89%

med

How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?

89%

high

How well organised is your course?

87%

high

How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?

76%

low

How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?

93%

med

How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?

83%

med

How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?

69%

med

To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?

94%

high

To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?

88%

high

How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?

87%

high

During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?

94%

high

How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?

80%

med

Student information

The Communication, Media and Culture and English Literature course at Oxford Brookes University features content from more than one subject area. Choose an option below to find out about the students taking courses in each of those subject areas at this uni.

English literature
Media and communication studies
Mode of study
Full-time95%Part-time5%
Gender ratio
Female88%Male12%
Where students come from
International6%UK94%
Student performance
2:1 or above87%
First year dropout rate20%
Number of students155
Most popular A-levels studied
SubjectGrade
English LiteratureB
PsychologyC
HistoryC
GeographyC
Drama and Theatre StudiesB
Mode of study
Full-time98%Part-time2%
Gender ratio
Female76%Male24%
Where students come from
International21%UK79%
Student performance
2:1 or above85%
First year dropout rate15%
Number of students125
Most popular A-levels studied
SubjectGrade
Media StudiesB
English LiteratureC
SociologyC
Business StudiesB
PsychologyB
Source: HESA

Graduate prospects

What graduates do next

The Communication, Media and Culture and English Literature course includes content from more than one subject area. Choose an option below for information about Oxford Brookes University graduates across each of those subject areas.

Literature in English
Media studies

Graduate statistics

60%

In a job where degree was essential or beneficial

80%

In work, study or other activity

60%

Say it fits with future plans

55%

Are utilising studies

Top job areas

25%

Business and public service associate professionals

15%

Administrative occupations

15%

Teaching Professionals

10%

Customer service occupations

Graduate statistics

70%

In a job where degree was essential or beneficial

90%

In work, study or other activity

60%

Say it fits with future plans

40%

Are utilising studies

Top job areas

30%

Artistic, literary and media occupations

25%

Business and public service associate professionals

10%

Administrative occupations

10%

Elementary occupations

Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates

Earnings after graduation

The Communication, Media and Culture and English Literature course includes content from more than one subject area. Choose an option below for Oxford Brookes University graduate earnings across each of those subject areas.

English studies
Media, journalism and communications

Earnings

£19k

First year after graduation

£24.5k

Third year after graduation

£29.9k

Fifth year after graduation

Earnings

£18.6k

First year after graduation

£24.1k

Third year after graduation

£28.8k

Fifth year after graduation

Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Communication, Media and Culture and English Literature.

Source: LEO

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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