BA (Hons) Mass Communications (Top-Up)

Top-up your existing qualification to a full honours degree. Mix academic rigour with practical skills. Gain a comprehensive understanding of new media, cultural theory, and popular culture. Develop new skills using industry-standard equipment.

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UCAS codeP391

Duration1 year

Fee (UK)£9,535

Fee (Int)£17,500

LocationOn campus

Course summary

Top-up your existing qualification to a full honours degree. Mix academic rigour with practical skills. Undertake a CV-enhancing work placement. Gain a comprehensive understanding of new media, cultural theory, and popular culture. Learn about their increasing significance in contemporary culture and society. Develop new skills using industry-standard equipment.

This course prepares you for a wide range of careers in newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, public relations, and new media industries.

Recent graduates have gained jobs with employers such as:

BBC (including Radio 1)
Channel 4
Sky TV
MTV
The Guardian
Regional newspapers
PR companies

You could also choose to continue your studies with a master's degree.

What you'll study

Many of our courses include a range of modules you can choose from. Some of these options may only be available if you’ve already studied specific required modules. If you’re not sure what you need before picking a module, your course leader can help.

Undergraduate module credits should total 120 credits per academic year. If optional modules are available alongside core modules on your course, you should choose an amount that totals 120 credits.

How you'll learn

We use a variety of teaching methods. These include lectures, demonstrations, screenings, seminars, workshops, tutorials, debates, group and individual project work, independent learning, open and resource-based learning, multimedia and new media learning, production practice, and work placements.

Generally, the theory modules employ a lecture-plus-seminar format, while practice modules use workshop-tutorial and/or lecture-tutorial formats.

Assessment methods include portfolios of practical work, essays, examinations, reports, and presentations.

Entry requirements

The typical entry requirement is the successful completion of one of the following:

BTEC HND in a subject related to mass communications
Foundation Degree in a subject related to mass communications
240 credits or equivalent of a recognised UK undergraduate award in a relevant subject.

We'll consider applications from applicants who don't hold one of the qualifications in the list above but who do have relevant experience.

If English isn't your first language, please see our English language requirements.

Fees and finance support

UK£9,535

International£17,500

Undergraduate fees are set according to rules from Government in line with forecast inflation. The fee for your first year of study for 2026/27 will be £9,535. You'll pay tuition fees for every year of study. Fees may increase every year based on the Retail Price Index.

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Start date/study mode:

UK students

Full-time September 2026
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International students

Full-time September 2026
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Disclaimer

We want to make sure you have clear and accurate information about our courses. Our website always shows the latest updates. If you’ve applied and been offered a place, we’ll contact you in writing if anything important changes.

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