Media and Film & TV BA (Hons)
- Level(s) of Study: Undergraduate
- UCAS Code(s): P391
- Start Date(s): September 2023
- Duration: Three years full-time, four-seven years part-time
- Study Mode(s): Full-time
- Campus: Clifton Campus
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Entry Requirements:
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Introduction:
Shape the future through the language of media
This degree offers an immersive experience in the dynamic and rapidly evolving visual world. Through critical analysis and evaluation of both traditional and emerging media, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of how electronic visual arts shape our world and influence our culture.
BA (Hons) Media and Film & TV Joint Honours course offers a comprehensive and rigorous academic experience, providing a deep understanding of the complex and constantly evolving world of media.
Through critical analysis of media texts, including film and TV, and engagement with theoretical and practical approaches, you will develop the analytical and creative skills necessary for success in this dynamic and influential field. You'll learn from experienced teaching staff who are experts in their fields, gaining invaluable mentorship and guidance.
The degree emphasises the exploration of media's role in shaping culture, identity, and societal values. You will engage with the latest theoretical frameworks, exploring the ways in which media reflects, challenges, and reinforces social norms and values. You'll gain a nuanced understanding of the power of media to shape our understanding of the world and our place within it.
The course will also provide a supportive community of scholars and students who share a passion for media studies and visual storytelling. Through collaboration on projects and assignments, participation in rigorous academic debates, and engagement with leading thinkers in the field, you develop the intellectual curiosity and creativity necessary to excel in this dynamic and evolving field.
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In-depth study of media theories, critical analysis, and visual storytelling across a range of media formats. -
Engaging with the latest theoretical frameworks, exploring media, film and television's role in shaping culture, identity, and societal values. -
Flexibility to tailor the degree to your interests and career goals, with a range of optional modules reflecting the range of media and film and television studies. -
Joining a vibrant community of scholars and students who share a passion for visual storytelling, developing intellectual curiosity and creativity necessary to excel in this dynamic field.
What you’ll study
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Careers and employability
Your career development
This is a major part of the curriculum, recognising the importance of University study as a route into graduate level careers. We don’t expect you to have a target career from the outset, but we will support you to develop your career aspirations, and provide multiple opportunities for you to work towards this, during your degree.
The structure of your degree, the assessments that you will undertake, and the opportunities we provide are designed to help you develop key transferable skills and competencies demanded by employers. We work very closely with a range of employers, and many employers helped shape our degrees. Our courses provide lots of opportunities for you to develop your own links with organisations and potential employers.
Joint honours humanities students develop a wide range of complementary skills. These include key skills of communication, project management, analysis, creativity, digital skills, collaboration and leadership, with a strong emphasis on sustainability and inclusivity. Through this course you’ll become more confident and self-motivated, be able to work independently and in teams, and develop excellent time management skills.
Graduates have gone on to forge successful careers both within large, well known organisations (such as Marks and Spencer, BBC etc.) and the small to medium sized companies that constitute much of the UK economy. Recent graduate roles have included law, publishing, marketing, PR, retail and finance.
Recent Media graduates have also gone on to work in graduate-level positions with the BBC, Sky, Brit Asia TV, Channel 5 and IBM.
Many graduates also choose to undertake further study on one of our Masters-level courses or MPhil and PhD research degrees.
What our students are doing now
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How to apply
Ready to join us? Then apply as soon as you can.
Full-time courses
For the full-time route just click the Apply button at the top of the page and follow our step-by-step guide.
UCAS CODE: P391
NTU Code: N91
Part-time courses
If you're applying for the part-time route please apply online using the NTU Applicant Portal.
Make sure you check the entry requirements above carefully before you do.
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