Program Overview

BA (Hons) English and Multimedia Journalism with a Foundation Year

Overview

The humanities and social sciences are key to understanding what it means to be human. By studying these subjects, you'll gain insights into yourself, your relationships with others, and the world we live in. If you're passionate about these areas and ready to take your studies to the next level, completing this one-year course will set you on the path to your linked undergraduate degree.

Course Information

• Teaching is delivered via a range of methods including lectures, seminars, tutorials, and, where appropriate, practical workshops, PC lab sessions, and online learning.
• Successful completion of the foundation year guarantees automatic progression onto Year 1 of the degree you have chosen to study.
• Features and benefits:
  • Each year we accept hundreds of students onto foundation year courses who have the ability to study at degree level but who don't have the qualifications to enter directly onto an honours degree.
  • Has content that is tailored so that it is appropriate to your chosen degree.
  • Helps you to develop the study skills and academic knowledge you will need to start Year 1 of your course with confidence.
• Accreditations, awards, and endorsements:
  • Teaching Excellence Framework: We have received an overall gold status in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), meaning we're rated as an outstanding university for our student experience.

Year 1

• International students who do not meet the IELTS requirement are placed on the foundation year international route which offers additional English language study skills and tutor support through the English for Academic Study unit.
• Core modules:
  • Passport to Success: Essential Skills for University Life
  • Approaches to the Humanities
  • Approaches to Texts
  • Introduction to Media and Journalism
• Option modules:
  • English for Academic Study (Option Unit)

Study and Assessment

• Study:
  • Year 1: 25% lectures, seminars or similar; 75% independent study
• Assessment:
  • Year 1: 100% coursework
• Ten credits equates to 100 hours of study, which is a combination of lectures, seminars, and practical sessions, and independent study.

Entry Requirements

• Typical offer: 72 - 80 UCAS tariff points
• IELTS score: 5.5 with no less than 5.5 in any component
• UK students:
  • Level 3 qualifications: 72 - 80 UCAS tariff points.
  • Level 2 qualifications: GCSE English Language and Mathematics at grade D or 3. Equivalent qualifications (e.g., Functional Skills) may be considered.
• International students:
  • IB Diploma: 24
  • IELTS: 5.5 with no less than 5.5 in any component

Fees and Funding

Tuition fees for the 2026/27 academic year are still being finalised for all courses.

Careers Support and Prospects

• Employed or in further study: 88.7% of our UK-domiciled, full-time, first-degree graduates are employed or in further study 15 months after graduation.
• Graduate Outcomes survey 2021/22 leavers, HESA data.
• Explore your options and build sought-after skills through our Careers Service.
• Through Future Me, you’ll explore your career plans. And through Rise, you will top up your skills with hundreds of online short courses.

Taught by Experts

BA (Hons) English and Multimedia Journalism with a Foundation Year is part of the Department of English at Manchester Met. Discover more about the department and who you’ll be working with if you choose to study this course.

Your City, Your Community, Your Campus

Life in Manchester offers an inspiring and welcoming setting for your studies. With a history of driving progress, it’s home to a diverse community of bold creatives, sport obsessives, and pioneers in science, engineering, health, education, business, and law.

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• BA (Hons) English and Multimedia Journalism
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Disclaimers

• Programme review: Our programmes undergo an annual review and major review (normally at 6-year intervals) to ensure an up-to-date curriculum supported by the latest online learning technology.
• Important notice: This online prospectus provides an overview of our programmes of study and the University. We regularly update our online prospectus so that our published course information is accurate.
• Confirmation of regulator: The Manchester Metropolitan University is regulated by the Office for Students (OfS). The OfS is the independent regulator of higher education in England. More information on the role of the OfS and its regulatory framework can be found at officeforstudents.org.uk.