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Digital Media and Communications BA (Hons)

University of Birmingham

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  • Qualification

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

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    29-SEP-25

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

Our Digital Media and Communications degree explores the many ways we talk to one another – face-to-face conversation, news and social media, TV, AI, and beyond. This degree will prepare you for life beyond your studies in a variety of careers - in journalism, media, marketing, creative arts, advocacy and many more.You will explore the key principles in digital cultures, media studies and professional communication through a range of exciting modules. This degree gives you a balance of classroom-based study and practical, hands-on learning, in our state-of-the-art facilities, including language labs, studio spaces and editing suites. You will choose from a diverse portfolio of modules, including:creative writingfilmmakingliteraturediscourse analysismarketingsocial policysustainability and environmental politicscodingYou will also gain key employability skills through work-based placements and employability focused modules.You may also be interested in the BA English Literature with Digital Media and Communications programme.


Why study this course?


Interdisciplinary learning from the experts

– draw on the unique specialisms of researchers and practitioners in the School of English, Drama and Creative Studies and blend theoretical learning with practice-led teaching in digital studies, new media and communication from an elite Russell Group institution.


Personalise your degree

– with optional modules incorporated throughout all three years of your degree, you can develop your passions across Cultural Studies, English Language, English Literature, Creative Writing, Film Theory and Filmmaking and Drama.


Get a head start in the graduate market

– take advantage of our work-based placements and employability focused modules and enter the workplace with the skills required to shape the digital and creative agendas of the future.


Join a welcoming and sociable department

– as well as having access to regular 1-to-1 opportunities with our supportive academics and alumni networking events, our Student Experience Officers organise a range of social and wellbeing activities, helping you get to know your fellow students with quizzes, sports matches and a summer ball.


Live on a vibrant campus and play in an exciting city

– write for our University newspaper, present for our TV and radio stations or join one of our many writing, film and drama societies and put your study into practice. Then take your expertise out into the city and get involved in the numerous literature, film, drama and arts festivals and make use of Birmingham’s many cultural attractions, including its many theatres, the country’s oldest working cinema and Europe’s largest regional library.


Top 10 for Communications programmes in the Complete University Guide 2024


Top 65 in the world for Arts and Humanities (QS World Subject Rankings 2024)

Application deadline

29 January

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QUALIFICATION TYPE

A level

A level : AAB

At least one A-level in an essay-based subject is required. We welcome applications from candidates studying a range of Humanities and social Science subjects. Please contact us to discuss.

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University information

University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham

  • University League Table

    13th

  • Campus address

    University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, England

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The University of Birmingham is a founding member of the elite Russell Group of UK universities.
Based in the second largest city in the UK, Birmingham offers an outstanding international student experience.
The university has a vibrant international student community and is home to over 10,000 international students from approximately 150 countries.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Communication & Media Studies

    10th out of 91 4

  • Entry standards

    / Max 206
    166 80%

    6th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    n/a

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.85 71%

    84th

    55

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