Program Overview

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Media and Communication Studies

Course Overview

The Media and Communication Studies degree at Aberystwyth University is designed to introduce students to the key media and communication theorists and ask them to consider how they can apply their thinking to their own study of media and communications.

Key Facts

• UCAS Tariff: 120 - 96
• Course duration: 3 years
• Available for September start 2025

Modules

Year 1

• Core:
  • Making Short Films 1
  • Studying Communication
  • Studying Media
• Options:
  • Behind the Headlines
  • Effective Communication
  • Making Short Films 2
  • Movements in Film History
  • Studying Film
  • Studying Television

Year 2

• Core:
  • None
• Options:
  • Advertising
  • Digital Culture
  • Media, Politics and Power
  • The Story of Television
  • Youth Cultures
  • Art Cinema
  • Creative Documentary
  • Creative Studio
  • Film Stardom and Celebrity
  • LGBT Film & Television
  • Work in the Film & Television Industries

Year 3

• Core:
  • None
• Options:
  • Advertising
  • Gender and the Media
  • Independent Research Project
  • Media Law and Regulation
  • Media Semiotics
  • Videogame Theories
  • Contemporary Film and the Break-Up of Britain
  • Contemporary TV
  • Cult Cinema: Texts, Histories and Audiences
  • Documentary Production
  • Experimental Cinema
  • Experimental Media Production
  • Screening the Brave New World: television in 20th-century Britain

Careers

Many of our graduates have found career paths which include:

• broadcasting media
• floor managers
• camera operators
• producers and directors
• marketing
• media planning
• education
• public relations

Teaching & Learning

Our programme is taught by lecture-workshops allowing for the best interaction and active engagement. In addition, we deliver this programme through seminars, group-based project work, screenings and technical demonstrations.

You will be assessed through:

• individual and group-based film and video projects
• research projects
• production diaries, reflective journals and blogs
• seminar presentations and pitches

Student Testimonials

I have chosen this course as I have always been interested in global media and international relations. Studying Media at Aberystwyth University has developed my knowledge of these fascinating areas.

Communication is a course that it is an interesting one, even though it may sound a bit dull. Through lectures we talk about things that makes you snap your fingers and say: 'That was so obvious, but still no-one was conscious about it'.

Typical Entry Requirements

• UCAS Tariff: 120 - 96
• A Levels: BBB-CCC
• GCSE requirements (minimum grade C/4): English or Welsh
• BTEC National Diploma: DDM-DMM
• International Baccalaureate: 30-26
• European Baccalaureate: 75%-65% overall
• English Language Requirements: See our Undergraduate English Language Requirements for this course. Pre-sessional English Programmes are also available for students who do not meet our English Language Requirements.

Next Steps

• Visit Us
• Download or order a prospectus
• Discover our scholarships and bursaries
• Visit the Department Website: Theatre, Film and Television Studies

Useful Links

• Accommodation
• Advice for International Students
• English Language Requirements
• Fees & Finance
• Global Opportunities
• Online Resources Hub

91% of students were satisfied overall with their course.

Data for courses in Media and Communication Studies at Aberystwyth University

91% of students say teaching staff have supported their learning well.

Data for Media and Communication Studies (Full time) at Aberystwyth University, over two years

85% in work or doing further study 15 months after the course.

Data for courses in Media studies over two years at Aberystwyth University

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