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Media and Communications

BA (Single Honours)

Start date:

September 2025

You'll need:

112 UCAS points (or equivalent)

Foundation Year entry: 64 UCAS points (or equivalent)

UCAS codes:

P300

P301 (if choosing Foundation Year)

On-Campus Taster Day
Saturday 22 February 2025

Learn to communicate through storytelling, content creation, and branding across platforms. With hands-on projects, industry tools, and real-world experience, you'll build creative and professional skills for careers in media, marketing, and communications - preparing you to shape the stories that inspire and connect diverse audiences.

Did you know?

This Media and Communication Programme is accredited by The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). The accreditation provides students with the opportunity to be part of a worldwide community of members and the opportunity to enhance their employability by taking CIM globally recognised professional qualifications in their initial steps towards Chartered Status.

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Foundation Year

This course can also be studied with a foundation year (September entry only).

Modules

Year 1 Year 2 Placement Year Year 3 Foundation

These modules are those we currently offer for 1 year (full-time) and may be subject to change.

Understand how media companies operate and influence society. This module covers ethics, legal issues, and the impact of technology like AI on media industries.

Learn how to create stories that span different media formats. This module explores character creation, digital tools like Canva, and marketing strategies to bring your ideas to life.

This hands-on module teaches you the art of creating eye-catching visual stories. Dive into photography and video-making using professional-standard cameras and editing software.

More info will be added later

September 2025 entry onwards: We are reviewing and updating our curriculum to ensure our programmes provide the skills, knowledge, and experience needed for the evolving job market.

The modules listed are a sample of those currently offered and may change through the review process. However, the core learning outcomes and themes will remain similar.

These modules are those we currently offer for 1 year (full-time) and may be subject to change.

Write feature articles and multimedia stories for magazines, websites, and more. This module sharpens your skills for a career in journalism or content creation.

Create content about topics that interest you, while building a professional portfolio. You’ll explore the uses of copywriting in communications across different sectors.

Work on real-world marketing campaigns for clients. This module teaches you to plan and produce content that connects with audiences across different platforms.

Turn numbers into stories! Learn how to collect, analyse, and visualize data to create compelling content like infographics and interactive features.

September 2025 entry onwards: We are reviewing and updating our curriculum to ensure our programmes provide the skills, knowledge, and experience needed for the evolving job market.

The modules listed are a sample of those currently offered and may change through the review process. However, the core learning outcomes and themes will remain similar.

This course offers all students the option of a one-year paid work placement, to boost your employability even further. If you choose this route, you will take the placement following year two of your course, and then return to complete your degree.

Why take a placement?

A placement year is the perfect opportunity to gain valuable work experience, to build on the career skills we will teach you on this degree. The connections you make on the placement will improve your career prospects further, and equip you with the skills you need to secure graduate-level employment.

How we support you

The University's Placement and Work Experience Team are experts at helping you to secure a placement. They will work closely with you from the start, helping you research potential employers, discover placement opportunities, create and pitch your CV, and will coach you to perform well in interviews. We aren't able to guarantee a placement, but our sector-leading advisors will give you the best possible chance of securing one.

Find out more about how we'll support you

We understand that your plans might change once you start your programme. If you decide not to do a placement, you will have the option of completing the three year version of your programme.

Whatever your choice, you will have access to many opportunities for work experience through our Placement and Work Experience Team, and access to face-to-face and 24/7 online careers support.

These modules are those we currently offer for 1 year (full-time) and may be subject to change.

Learn how to create PR campaigns, write press releases, and analyse strategies to engage audiences. This module prepares you to work in communications across different sectors, with real-life case studies.

Master the skills to lead creative projects, from budgeting to stakeholder engagement. This module uses real-world examples to prepare you for managing teams and meeting deadlines.

Choose between completing a creative project or gaining industry experience through a placement. In your final semester, you will get ready to graduate with professional skills and an impressive portfolio.

Step into the media sector with confidence. This module equips you with essential skills for freelancing, portfolio building, and launching your career, including networking, pitching and working with clients.

September 2025 entry onwards: We are reviewing and updating our curriculum to ensure our programmes provide the skills, knowledge, and experience needed for the evolving job market.

The modules listed are a sample of those currently offered and may change through the review process. However, the core learning outcomes and themes will remain similar.

This course is offered as a degree with foundation year – a four-year programme which provides an additional foundation year at the beginning of the degree, that will give you academic and practical experience, as well as the skills you need to ensure you are equipped to successfully complete your chosen degree.

£2,000 Foundation Scholarships for all home students

Find out more about our degrees with a foundation year

Foundation programme delivered by the School of Continuing Education. The exact modules for our foundation programme are currently in development. For more information, please contact us.

Skills

Skills that help you grow.

This professionally oriented degree equips you with creative and critical thinking, executive skills, and business awareness crucial for success in the creative industries. Learn key media functions that shape consumer culture, preparing you to excel and innovate in your career, including:

  • Marketing
  • Branding
  • PR
  • Advertising
  • Data
  • Audience engagement

In addition, you will develop journalistic skills such as conducting research, identifying and interviewing credible sources, editing texts, and selecting stories for publication. You will also gain general knowledge about the business of media, familiarising you with the professional media environment already before you graduate.

Learning

Experience dynamic learning through specialised lectures, interactive seminars, practical workshops, and stimulating field trips.

Taught by academics and industry professionals, our programme immerses you in real-world media and communications, igniting your creativity and professional growth. You will engage in hands-on projects covering:

  • Digital media production
  • Project management
  • Radio and podcasting
  • Photography
  • Feature writing
  • Marketing and digital communications strategies
  • Storytelling and media language

You will also have the opportunity to conduct research on key topics relating to media communications and will be encouraged to reflect on your own role as a consumer and creator of media content.

 

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Assessment

Your assessments will mirror the Media and Communications industry, including individual and team projects.

This will ensure you’re fully prepared for life after graduation. Your assessments will include:

  • Creative Media Projects
  • PR Campaigns
  • Case Study Projects
  • Reflective Essays
  • Presentations
  • Portfolio Work

These hands-on assignments will equip you with the skills and experience needed for a successful career in media and communications.

Career

Launch your Media and Communications career! 

Explore a variety of career paths in PR, digital marketing, and content creation, while gaining hands-on experience with industry-standard tools. Join us to craft compelling stories, innovate with technology, and lead in the future of media.

Our graduates go on to work in roles such as: 

  • Digital editor and writer
  • Digital communication manager
  • Web designer
  • Digital campaign manager
  • Social media content manager
  • Online PR manager
  • Customer experience manager
  • Online advertiser
  • Digital assets curator
  • Interactive media designer
  • Digital project manager

Open days

Get a real taste of our campus, community and what it’s like to study at Roehampton

Applying

UK Students International Students

Full-time UK undergraduate students apply through UCAS.

Course subject to curriculum review and validation.

Entry tariff

112 UCAS points (or equivalent)

Foundation Year entry: 64 UCAS points (or equivalent)

 

We welcome applicants with a wide range of qualifications, including BTECs, A-levels and T Levels.

Looking to work out your UCAS points or find out about our entry requirements? Find out more.

When we consider applications to study with us, we form a complete view of your achievements to date, and future potential, and can offer flexibility in entry requirements. Find out more about our Contextual Offer scheme.

September 2025 entry tuition fees

UK (home) tuition fees

Year one fees

Undergraduate degree: £9,535
Foundation Year: £5,760

We offer a wide range of scholarships and bursaries. See our financial support pages for UK students.

We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.

International undergraduate students apply through our direct application system.

Course subject to curriculum review and validation.

September 2025 entry tuition fees

EU and international tuition fees

Year one fees

Undergraduate degree: £16,950
Foundation Year: £16,950

We offer a wide range of scholarships and bursaries. See our financial support pages for international students.

We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.

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