Media and Communications BA (Hons)

at University of Sussex

Year 1 at Sussex

Core modules
Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

Autumn teaching

• Digital Environment
• Questioning the Media A

Spring teaching

• Culture and the Everyday
• Debates in Media Studies A

Year 2 at Sussex

Core modules
Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

Autumn teaching

• News, Politics and Power A

Spring teaching

• Researching Media and Communication

Study abroad or Placement

• Study abroad (optional)
  Apply to study abroad – you’ll develop an international perspective and gain an edge when it comes to your career.
• Placement (optional)
  To help you gain experience and increase your employability, you can apply for an optional placement as part of your course. You’ll be responsible for applying for and securing your placement. Our dedicated careers team can provide you with information and advice. If you’re successful in obtaining a placement, this will form part of your course.

Year 3 at Sussex

Core modules
Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

Autumn teaching

• Media and Communications Dissertation Preparation

Spring teaching

• Media and Communications Dissertation

A-level

Typical offer    
ABB-BBB

Contextual offer    

• BBC-BCC
• Not everyone has the same support to get to higher education – we help you reach your potential. When we receive applications through UCAS, we consider all factors and will sometimes make contextual offers as part of our Access and Participation Plan

GCSEs    

• You must have GCSE (or equivalent) in English at grade 5 (or grade B).
• You should also have a broad range of GCSEs 9-4 (A*-C), including good grades in relevant subjects.

Extended Project Qualification    
We take the EPQ into account when considering your application and it can be useful in the summer when your results are released if you have narrowly missed the conditions of your offer.  We do not routinely include the EPQ in the conditions of your offer but we sometimes offer alternative conditions that include the EPQ. 

International Baccalaureate

Typical offer    
30 -32 points overall from the full IB Diploma.

European Baccalaureate

Typical offer    
Overall result of at least 75% to 77%.

• Home students: £9,250 per year
• Channel Islands and Isle of Man students: £9,250 per year
• International students: £22,500 per year

Note that your fees may be subject to an increase on an annual basis as the Government reviews the fee levels.

As a graduate, you’ll have real-world, transferable skills including:

• content creation (audio, visual, digital and print)
• proposal development
• research methods
• presentation skills
• CV writing.

Guest speakers give you first-hand information about what a career in the industry is like. We also offer you dedicated support in Year 2 so you can secure work experience. When you graduate, you’ll be well equipped for a range of careers, particularly in the rapidly developing creative industries market.

Our graduates have gone on to roles in:

• journalism
• advertising
• marketing and publishing
• press and public relations
• heritage and curation
• education.