Program Overview

BA English and Media & Communications

Overview

Engage in literary study while developing your language skills in a cultural context and explore innovations in literature in their historical and national context. You will hone practical and professional skills, equipping you to work across the creative industries or anywhere requiring people who understand how communications work.

Entry Requirements

• A-Level: AAB-ABB
• IB: 34-32/665-655
• BTEC: DDD-DDM
• GCSE: C or 4 in English Language
• Access to HE: 30 L3 Credits at Distinction Grade and 15 L3 credits at Merit Grade
• T-Level: Distinction

Contextual Offers

• A-Level: ABC-ACC
• IB: 30-28/555-554
• BTEC: DDM-DMM

Course Content

Year 1

• 30 credits of compulsory English modules
• 60 credits of compulsory Media & Communications modules
• 30 credits of optional English modules

Compulsory Modules

• EAS1035: Beginnings: English Literature before 1800
• CMM1001: Perspectives on Communications
• CMM1004: Communications Research Methods

Optional Modules

• EAS1016: Digital Cultures: Narrative, Creativity, Industry
• EAS1037: The Novel
• EAS1038: The Poem
• EAS1041: Rethinking Shakespeare
• EAS1044: Imagine This: Prompts for Creative Writing

Year 2

• 60 credits of optional English modules
• 60 credits of compulsory and optional Media & Communications modules

Compulsory Modules

• CMM2002: Communications in the Workplace

Optional Modules

• CMM2010: Professional Writing
• CMM2012: Communications and the Climate Crisis
• CMM2014: Design Thinking
• CMM2016: Economies of Engagement: Gamification and Platform Cultures
• CMM2017: Internet Foundations and Frontiers
• CMM2018: Media and the Law: Regulation, Governance, Ethics

Final Year

• 30 credits of compulsory dissertation
• 90 credits of optional modules

Compulsory Modules

• CMM3002: Communications: Dissertation
• CMM3003: Communications: Practical Research Project
• EAS3003: Dissertation
• EAS3122: Creative Writing Dissertation

Optional Modules

• CMM3005: Gender, Sexuality and Media
• CMM3006: Digital Inequalities
• CMM3007: Critical AI Studies
• CMM3008: Imagining Tech Futures for the Common Good
• CMM3009: Selling the Self: Influencer Culture and Digital Capitalism
• CMM3010: Social Media and Migration

Course Variants

BA English and Media & Communications with Study Abroad

• UCAS code: Q327
• Spend your third year abroad, studying with one of our many partner universities.

BA English and Media & Communications with Employment Experience

• UCAS code: Q328
• Spend your third year carrying out a graduate-level work placement or placements within the UK.

BA English and Media & Communications with Employment Experience Abroad

• UCAS code: Q329
• Spend your third year abroad, carrying out a graduate-level work placement or placements.

Fees

• UK students: £9,535 per year
• International students: £24,700 per year

Scholarships

• The University of Exeter has many different scholarships available to support your education.
• £5 million in scholarships for international students applying to study with us in the 2025/26 academic year.

Learning and Teaching

• Lectures and discussion-based seminars
• Self-guided study and research
• Virtual learning environment
• Access to online subscription databases and websites

Assessment

• Exams and coursework
• Dissertation and presentation work
• Ratio of formal exam to coursework: 40:60

Facilities

• Special Collections relating to writers such as Agatha Christie, Daphne du Maurier, and William Golding
• The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum
• Digital Humanities Lab

Your Future

• Professional experience and placements
• Employer-valued skills: oral and written communication, research and analytical skills, problem-solving, and teamwork
• Career paths: education, arts management, publishing, journalism, marketing, finance, and events management

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