492 Journalism, Media, and Mass Communication BA Degree Programs in United Kingdom

University is a time to develop your own subject-specific knowledge and learn in-depth while also gaining the key skills you need to get ahead in the jobs marketplace. Creative and Professional Writing gives you the opportunity to grow as a thinker and creator through the medium of the written word in its myriad forms while honing your writing and critical thinking skills to the highest degree.

A subject that fosters a historical and global understanding of digital technology and develops digital skills to tackle major challenges in media.

Performance Design students learn through collaboration with those studying on Central’s design, production and acting courses, gaining a deep insight into other practices. They also work closely with the craftspeople and constructors who will realize their designs, and the stage management and technical production teams who will bring their work to the moment of performance. Skills including model making, technical drawing using AutoCAD and SketchUp, costume drawing and storyboarding using Photoshop, and the use of projected media will be developed, and there will be opportunities to put these skills into practice on realized projects in Central’s professionally equipped performance spaces.

Our Digital Media and Journalism BA is ideal for those who want to pursue a career in journalism, focusing on stories, multi-platform news, media law and launching a publication. The course has been designed to prepare you for the fast-changing media and communication industries and digital media roles of the future. You’ll become a highly skilled media professional who can create and share messages professionally across any digital platform, to truly connect with an audience.  

The overall aim of our BA Media, Journalism and Culture course is to equip you to become a well-informed citizen in a media-saturated society. Our courses study the many facets of journalism, media, culture and communications, and consider in an era of globalisation and dynamic social change their impact on society, politics and popular culture.

BA (Hons) in Journalism and Publishing This is an exciting time to be a journalist. With digital storytelling at the heart of contemporary reporting, stories are now told across a range of platforms and the industry is being transformed to meet the challenges and opportunities of the digital age. We aim to develop a new generation of highly-skilled, pro-active and agile creatives with a nose for a story. You’ll understand the power of image and video content. You’ll develop a range of research approaches to give your work originality and depth. 

Our BA Visual Communication degree offers you the exciting possibility to explore the intersection where illustration, design, and creative practice meet. Through this course, you will gain a solid grounding in the principles of communication as we encourage you to test and stretch your creative boundaries, whilst developing your individual artistic potential.

Prepare for a media career with our highly-rated Journalism Studies degree. Get hands-on experience, create a portfolio and make your passion your profession.

Study Media and Communication with us and you will learn practical skills to equip you for an exciting career in the media, marketing or related fields, as well as transferable skills which are valued by employers and open up a range of wider career opportunities.

Through your studies, you will develop an understanding of the historical and cultural bases of the study of the media and cultural industries and their roles in modern society. While BA Media and Communications in particular is a product of our extensive and growing communications environment, the course also benefits from our experience teaching and researching both journalism and media studies from national and international perspectives.

Learn the core practical skills of journalism and how to apply them to a sports specialism using traditional research and writing approaches as well as new and developing media forms. Sharpen these skills with an in-depth understanding of the wider political, social, historical and economic sporting environment - alongside the legal and ethical frameworks journalists work within - adding depth and authority to your reporting.

The ability to style and promote fashion brands, design campaigns and publications and market fashion events creatively and effectively, form the basis of the Fashion Branding and Creative Communication course at CSVPA. With extensive connections to industry, easy access to London and more tutor time than most fashion courses, we will help you develop to your maximum creative potential and enable you to build the brand through creative communication.

On a practical level, you will produce portfolios (including digital portfolios), practise journalistic writing skills across a number of platforms including online, broadcast, print and magazines, pitch ideas for new editorial products and businesses, and use a variety of software to produce graphic outputs, blogs, apps, and social media campaigns.

Want to work on exciting, future-focused projects and prepare for a career in the creative or media production sector? If you have a foundation degree (or equivalent) in Media Skills, this top-up course will give you the advanced practical and communication skills you need to reach BA level in just one year.

This degree gives you a thorough understanding of both mass media and the workings of the PR industry. The media side of the degree gives you the practical skills you need to work confidently in a rapidly evolving field. The marketing and PR side allows you to explore a range of PR activities; develop your business skills; and build your knowledge of marketing practices, particularly around brand management and corporate communications.

You will gain a deep understanding of visual culture, media, and communication, introducing you to the evolution of visual forms and their impact on society. You will also be able to pair theory with practical applications, allowing you to start honing your creative skills.

BA in Film Studies and Production The Film Studies and Production degree at Queen’s offers a unique blend of critical thinking and filmmaking. Students will acquire advanced knowledge and skills in digital production, screenwriting, directing, cinematography, and editing, as well as developing their understanding of film and moving images and broader film culture.

This programme is designed to provide you with both the practical skills and theoretical knowledge essential for a thriving career in advertising and PR. The degree is grounded in the fundamentals of communication, and our interdisciplinary approach offers a comprehensive exploration of related subjects such as business, marketing, and visual culture. You’ll also gain hands-on experience with media production, equipping you to excel in media and creative industries.