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  • Qualification

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

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    23-SEP-24

  • Duration

    1 Years

Course summary

Are you ready to immerse yourself in a dynamic and exciting environment, to learn about the ways media influences our daily lives and the world around us? Do you hold a HND in a related subject?The BA (Hons) Mass Communication Top Up course is an innovative media-based degree that allows you to develop specialist knowledge of the concepts, theories, practices and methods that characterise contemporary media, communication, and cultural studies.From day one, you will be supported in developing an independent critical understanding of the key advances within mass communication, a field of study that encompasses a wide variety of media organisations, technological innovations, cultural industries, and audiences. You will develop your knowledge, skills and abilities on a course that will enable you to critically evaluate contemporary mass communications industries and to understand the technological, social and political factors that shape those industries.The course’s unique framework structure allows you to achieve a BA (HONS) in one year of full time study.

Application deadline

31 January

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

18,250per year

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QUALIFICATION TYPE

UCAS Points :

BTEC HND/Foundation degree, or equivalentin a related subject.If you have taken a BTEC HND programme, we will usually expect you to have performed to an average of Merit standard.If you have taken a Foundation Degree, we will be looking for performance to Commendation level, or 60% average.International Qualifications:We welcome applicants with a range of qualifications which may not match those shown above. If you have qualifications from outside the UK, find out what you need by visiting www.northumbria.ac.uk/yourcoun

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University information

Northumbria University, Newcastle

Northumbria University, Newcastle

  • University League Table

    36th

  • Campus address

    Northumbria University, Northumberland Building, Northumberland Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, NE1 8ST, England

Specialist country advisors offer support and guidance to international students via in-country visits, online events and a one-to-one booking system.
Northumbria is based in the heart of multicultural Newcastle, famous for its safety and friendliness. Accommodation is only a short walk from campus.
Key postgraduate courses include master's in construction project management, public health, digital marketing, advanced computer science, and forensic science.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    25th out of 95 22

  • Entry standards

    / Max 210
    138 67%

    23rd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    70.0 70%

    20th

    56
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    4.07 81%

    23rd

    24

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