Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years sandwich (study abroad or work placement). This course responds and develops every day to the challenge of what it means to be a media professional in 21st Century. Our course is continually evolving, with input from world-leading experts, researchers, practitioners and industry professionals. This course is designed to produce graduates who will be at the forefront of a wide range of careers within
the media and cultural industries. You will focus on
the emerging areas of social, open and mobile media, alongside the rapidly transforming established media. This course has a distinctive international scope, which can enable you to study, gain professional experience and take part in research projects abroad.

You will study a Professional Experience module during your second year, which requires you to undertake
four weeks of professionally-based activity. You also take Add+vantage modules designed to increase your employability skills. In addition, you have the opportunity to apply for a one-year professional placement between years two and three. The course helps to prepare you to work at an appropriately professional level within the media and cultural industries. It is designed to enable you to work for a range of media organisations which may include the BBC, independent companies, global media organisations, or as a freelance/independent media manager,w producer or researcher. Graduates of the course have gone on to work within the film industry, advertising, television, radio, communication management and PR, publishing, the arts and creative media, and media education. Many graduates from the course also choose to continue their studies at Masters level.