Media Production BA (Hons)
University of Brighton
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Brighton

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3 Years

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Award-winning course staff, industry placements and specialist facilities combine to make this Media Production degree course an excellent preparation for a range of media careers in the creative industries.You will gain an understanding of how social media, mobile platforms, e-commerce and locational software are driving change and will develop ideas for interactive applications.You will study the ways in which drama, documentary and live television have developed with the advent of ...Read more

Award-winning course staff, industry placements and specialist facilities combine to make this Media Production degree course an excellent preparation for a range of media careers in the creative industries.You will gain an understanding of how social media, mobile platforms, e-commerce and locational software are driving change and will develop ideas for interactive applications.You will study the ways in which drama, documentary and live television have developed with the advent of interactive content and digital distribution and how they continue to evolve.You will work regularly with media professionals and complete a work placement, enabling you to build up industry contacts.Graduates of this degree will be ready to take on a variety of roles in areas including content production, editing, research and post-production.


TOP REASONS TO CHOOSE THIS COURSE

- Modules on the degree are outward facing and industry-led, meaning you will be working on projects that reflect industry practice.- Graduate ready to take on a wide variety of roles across the media industry, from scriptwriting to directing, producing to editing.- The subject matter is a fascinating and ever-evolving mix – you will examine how the music and media industries intersect, investigating the social, cultural, economic, political and technological changes associated with their development.- Excellent work placements organised by our dedicated placements team.- Opportunities to work on live industry projects.- Option modules enable you to tailor your degree to your specific career ambitions.- Brighton is a fast-growing creative media hub and home to a thriving cultural scene.- The course team are experts in their field who are passionate about sharing their knowledge with a new generation of media professionals.- Develop valuable transferable skills including practical media skills, critical thinking and writing, independent research and analysis and excellent presentation, written and oral communication skills.

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Computer Science
WUSCA ranking:
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99/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
68th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
70th
Media Studies
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 80 = 20% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
20%
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85%
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Media Studies graduate salary at this uni
£18,000
UK Media Studies graduate salary
£19,000
What students say
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Martin
12 Feb 24

It feels like a home, and I feel supported every single step of the way. It has been great so far through semester 1, and now onto semester 2 it’s going even better. Loving the..Read more

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13 Nov 23

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A level

A level:

BCC - BBB Grades / Points required

UCAS Tariff:

104 - 120 Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

M:24 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

26 Grades / Points required

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

H3,H3,H3,H3,H4 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

MMM - DMM Grades / Points required

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Pass Access to HE Diploma with at least 45 credits at level 3.

Must include at least three subjects at Higher Level.

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Popular A-level subjects

Media Studies

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Media Studies
58%
English Literature
26%
Film Studies
18%
Sociology
16%
English Language & Literature
15%
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England

£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

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£13,842 per year

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Students from EU

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£13,842 per year

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Students from International

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£13842 Per year

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Martin
12 Feb 24
Media Production BA (Hons)
It feels like a home, and I feel supported every single step of the way. It has been great so far through semester 1, and now onto semester 2 it’s going even better. Loving the...
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Atticus
13 Nov 23
Media Production BA (Hons)
Less strikes. Better support with university...
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University of Brighton
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