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Media Skills (Top-Up) - BA (Hons)

Kingston University

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Kingston University

Course options

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  • Qualification

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

  • Location

    Penrhyn Road Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    28-SEP-26

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary


Reasons to choose Kingston

- This course prepares you for a career in the creative sector and media production. You’ll have opportunities to undertake work placements and attend bespoke career and employability events for working in the creative industries.- You’ll develop transferable skills such as writing, presenting, researching, teamworking and communication, relevant to a wide range of careers in media and beyond.- You’ll have access to the latest digital equipment, such as specialist film and media labs, a film studio, audio recording facility, green screen, TV studio and Mac labs.- 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

Do you want to fast-track to a BA (Hons) degree? If you have a foundation degree in Media Skills (or equivalent), this one-year course is just right for you. It’ll help you develop advanced practical skills in media and communications.You’ll work on exciting, creative projects. One of the main characteristics of this course is the integration of theory and practice. Students have developed social media strategies, filmed promotional videos and produced video essays, documentaries, websites and podcasts.You’ll work on a major piece of independent research as a practice-based dissertation, and to further develop professional skills necessary for employment, you’ll organise a mid-year symposium and present your work in progress.


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

We work closely with careers and employability to embed skills in our curriculum and help students to shape their careers. Recent graduates work as social media managers, account executives, digital journalists, copywriters, web editors and video producers. Employers include Future Studios, Apple, the BBC, Saatchi Gallery, Discovery Channel, Google Play and Winkreactive.

Tuition fees

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£ 18,500per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

Kingston University

Kingston University

  • University League Table

    88th

  • Campus address

    Penrhyn Road Campus, Penrhyn Road, Penrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 2EE, United Kingdom

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A global learning environment with students from more than 140 countries, developing cross-cultural awareness and the skills needed for international careers.
Industry-connected education that embeds enterprise, applied learning and employer insight to prepare graduates for a rapidly evolving global workplace.
Continued investment in campuses, digital learning and the Future Skills curriculum to equip students with adaptable, career-ready expertise.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Biological Sciences

    68th out of 87 8

  • Entry standards

    / Max 225
    110 49%

    67th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    59.0 59%

    72nd

    5

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.25 81%

    21st

    56

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