Why Leeds?
With great music venues, culture, shopping, and parks - we've got it all. Leeds city centre has been named one of the Best Places to Live in the UK*.
*The Sunday Times Best Places to Live Guide, 2026
Leeds Beckett University - City Campus,
Woodhouse Lane,
LS1 3HE
Undergraduate BA (Hons)
Media Communication Cultures
Explore the global power of communication and cultures as you develop an impressive creative portfolio and begin shaping the future of multi-platform media.
Course overview
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P302 -
L27 -
City Campus -
Full-Time -
3 Years -
21 Sep 2026
Shaping the future of media for a changing world
Who controls the stories we see, share, and believe? On this future-focused degree, you won’t just consume media – you’ll create it, question it, and use it to shape the world around you. From social media trends and digital storytelling to television, podcasts, film, music, gaming and global communication, you’ll explore the industries driving contemporary culture while developing the creative skills employers are seeking.
This is a course built around doing, creating, collaborating, and experimenting. You’ll tackle live briefs, collaborate on real-world projects, and create content across multiple platforms using industry-standard facilities and digital tools. Along the way, you’ll develop a professional portfolio that showcases your creativity, communication skills, and ability to think differently in a rapidly changing media landscape.
As part of this course, you’ll:
- Produce engaging content including podcasts, blogs, digital campaigns, and visual storytelling
- Pitch your own radio talk show or lifestyle TV concept
- Design interactive media and online gaming ideas
- Collaborate on socially engaged campaigns tackling issues such as identity, representation, and anti-racism
- Explore how emerging technologies, digital platforms, and global audiences are transforming the future of communication
- Work alongside professionals from media, marketing, publishing, and creative industries
By the time you graduate, you’ll have a professional portfolio, industry experience, and the confidence to stand out in today’s fast-moving creative industries.
The Northern heart of culture and the arts
Study in Leeds – one of the UK’s most exciting creative cities. From independent production companies and music venues to theatres, galleries, festivals, and digital agencies, Leeds offers a vibrant cultural scene right on your doorstep. You’ll have opportunities to connect with organisations across the city while gaining hands-on experience in a thriving creative environment.
You may also engage with regional events including the Harrogate Film Festival, Ilkley Literature Festival, and Leeds West Indian Carnival, helping you build professional networks, cultural insight, and industry awareness.
Build your future potential
Your career development begins as soon as you join the course. From your first year, you’ll explore career pathways and develop the professional skills needed to thrive in the creative industries and beyond. As you progress, you’ll have opportunities to work on live employer briefs, collaborate with external partners, and take part in work placements that give you valuable real-world experience before you graduate.
Industry links
Take advantage of strong partnerships with cultural and creative organisations across the region. Previous students have gained experience with businesses including Hallmark Studios’ editorial team and Peepal Tree Press, an internationally recognised Leeds-based publisher.
You’ll also benefit from guest lectures, conferences, seminars, and events delivered through our Centre for Culture and the Arts, giving you valuable insight into today’s rapidly evolving media landscape.
Why study the BA Media, Communication, Cultures course at Leeds Beckett University?
- 95% of students on BA (Hons) Media Communication Cultures were positive about the way teaching staff explain things*
- We are ranked 15th in the UK for Media and Film Studies**
- Learn from academics and industry professionals with strong connections across the media, cultural, and creative sectors
- Study in Leeds – one of the UK’s leading cities for media, arts, culture, and digital industries
*National Student Survey 2025
**The Guardian University Guide 2026
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Everything you need to know
Discover all there is to know about the course, from entry requirements and fees to exploring the school you’ll be joining - we’ve got it covered.
Entry requirements
104-112
points required
If you’re unsure how to work out your UCAS points we have a UCAS Tariff Calculator which will do it for you. All you need to do is enter your qualifications and let the UCAS Tariff Calculator do the maths.
We have welcomed students from over 140 countries to study at Leeds Beckett University. If you are interested in studying with us you can find all the information you need about entry requirements and how to apply on our country specific pages.
Entry requirements
104-112
points required
UCAS Tariff Points: 104-112 points required.
(Minimum 64-72 from two A Levels or equivalent, excluding General Studies.).
If you're applying via UCAS, find out more about how your qualifications fit into the UCAS tariff.
GCSEs
GCSE English Language at Grade 4 or above (Grade C for GCSEs taken before 2017) or equivalent. Key Skills Level 2, Functional Skills Level 2 and the Certificate in Adult Literacy are accepted in place of GCSEs.Access to HE Diploma
Pass overall with a minimum of 104-112 UCAS tariff points.T Levels
ass overall with a minimum of 104-112 UCAS tariff points, including a C or above on the core.Scottish Awards
104-112 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 4 Highers of which at least 2 must be grade B or above.Irish Leaving Certificate
104-112 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 5 subjects at higher level of which at least 3 must be grade H3 or above.International baccalaureate
104-112 UCAS tariff points or a score of 28 from the IB diploma. This should include a minimum of 3 Highers with 2 at grade H5 or aboveIELTS
IELTS 6.0 with no skills below 5.5, or an equivalent qualification. The University provides excellent support for any applicant who may be required to undertake additional English language courses.
Selection Criteria
We may use selection criteria based on your personal attributes; experience and/or commitment to the area of study. This information will be derived from your personal statement and reference and will only be used if you have met the general entry requirements.
How we assess your application
At Leeds Beckett we look for students who demonstrate a good knowledge, curiosity and passion for your chosen course and would benefit from the University’s learning environment.We aim to give every student a fair chance to progress and succeed on their chosen course and we recognise that your grades may not always reflect your true potential. Therefore, when assessing your application, we will consider the following:
- Your completed qualifications (such as GCSEs, A Levels, and their equivalents).
- Your predicted grades in future examinations.
- Your personal statement.
Our offers
All our offers are made by trained professionals who are committed to making offers that are appropriate to each applicant, regardless of their background.* They have the discretion to vary the level of offer to ensure every student with the potential to succeed at Leeds Beckett receives an offer that is achievable for them. This could mean that you may receive an offer to study on this course with lower (predicted or achieved) UCAS Tariff Points than our published tariff.  Your offer will be based on our belief that you are capable of benefiting from, and successfully completing, your course. We believe that it is people who think differently, independently, people with ‘unlike-minds' that make big things happen.*We operate a contextual admissions policy, which means we consider a range of additional factors when we assess a student’s application. Applicants who meet at least one of our contextual admissions criteria may be offered a place on this course with lower (predicted or achieved) UCAS Tariff Points than our published tariff.
Our contextual admissions criteria are:
- Home postcode is in an area where few people go to University (POLAR4 quintile 1 or 2 area. This can be checked on the Office for Students website).
- Declared disability on the UCAS application form (or direct application for part-time applicants).
- Over the age of 21 on the 1st of September before the course starts.
- Declared as a care experienced on the UCAS application form (or direct application for part-time applicants).
Our place as an Anchor Institution
To further strengthen our position as a key provider of education and training for West Yorkshire we apply an Anchor Institution Policy in our admissions process. Students who apply to us from any of the five Local Authority areas in West Yorkshire (BD, HD, HX, LS, WF) may be offered a place on this course with lower (predicted or achieved) UCAS Tariff Points.Mature Applicants
Our university welcomes applications from mature applicants who demonstrate academic potential. All students will be considered through the contextual admissions policy described above. If you do not meet the requirements through the contextual admissions policy, we may still be able to make you an offer if you have recent relevant work experience through our 'Recognition of Prior Learning' policy. Please ensure that you list both your qualifications and any relevant work experience in your application so that we can consider you under both schemes where applicable. All applicants should meet our standard entry requirements of GCSE grade 4 in English language and, where specified, Maths. Alternative qualifications such as functional skills are accepted in lieu of GCSEs for most courses.We have welcomed students from over 140 countries to study at Leeds Beckett University. If you are interested in studying with us you can find all the information you need about entry requirements and how to apply on our country specific pages.
If you're applying via UCAS, find out more about how your qualifications fit into the UCAS tariff.
International baccalaureate
104-112 UCAS tariff points or a score of 28 from the IB diploma. This should include a minimum of 3 Highers with 2 at grade H5 or aboveIELTS
IELTS 6.0 with no skills below 5.5, or an equivalent qualification. The University provides excellent support for any applicant who may be required to undertake additional English language courses.
Selection Criteria
We may use selection criteria based on your personal attributes; experience and/or commitment to the area of study. This information will be derived from your personal statement and reference and will only be used if you have met the general entry requirements.
Additional entry requirements:
Verify your qualifications
If you are an international student, we can help you to compare and verify your qualifications. Please contact our International Office on +44 (0)113 812 1111 09.00 to 17.00 Mon-Thurs / 09.00 to 16.30 Fri GMT or email internationaloffice@leedsbeckett.ac.uk.Need to improve your English Language skills?
Don't worry if you don't have the level of English required for your chosen course. We offer a wide range of courses which have been designed to help you to improve your qualifications and English language ability, most of which are accredited by the British Council. Check your English and find out more about our English courses.More questions?
No matter what your questions, we are here to answer them, visit our International website to get more information and find out about our online open days.Independent study is a crucial part of learning at university and you will be required to undertake many hours of self-directed research and reading, and preparation and writing of assessments. Your course is delivered through a number of modules, which will help you to plan your time and establish a study routine. Outside of your lectures, workshops and tutorials, a range of support is available to assist with your independent study. Our subject-specific librarians will be on hand to direct you to the specialist learning and study-skill resources. You’ll also be assigned an academic advisor to give you tailored feedback and support.
Modules, teaching and learning
There are no traditional exams on this course.
What you'll learn
Draw on contemporary examples and topical cultural debates to interpret and understand the significances, affordances and impacts of social media in relation to a range of contexts. These could include communication, society, culture, identity, knowledge, politics, marketing, commerce, work and research.
This module will introduce you to the central debates and critical concepts in cultural studies. You'll explore key issues such as the nature of 'culture', how media products work, how audiences experience culture, how cultural products make meaning, how the media represents the social world, and the role the media plays in cultural politics and power.
Explore contemporary media consumption case studies, ranging from the habitual practices consumers develop while interacting with mobile devices, to how they navigate through virtual game worlds. You’ll consider how social groups experience, consume, and interact with the media forms they encounter in everyday settings. The module emphasises how to research the ways the media is experienced, drawing on ethnographic and empirical case studies. Upon completion, you’ll be equipped with a grounding in the methods media analysts use to study audiences and consumers, which you’ll utilise throughout your degree.
You'll study key approaches to researching TV texts, audiences and institutions. Your studies will equip you with the skills to critically apply models from TV studies to the content and consumption of 21st-century TV.
This module uses American cinema from the 1940s to the present as a prism through which to investigate questions of history, gender and representation. You'll use gender as the key organising principle but also examine issues of class and race.
What you'll learn
Explore the variety of resources, questions and contexts that underpin the historical, political and geographical development of media and cultural studies. You'll study the 'modern' media culture and look at a range of historical and analytical issues associated with this complex arena. You'll gain a historical, political and geographical grounding and context for your studies, as well as broader perspectives on current issues in the study of media.
Study a range of theoretical perspectives on media in their mass and social communications forms. You'll develop a range of transferable skills, including critical thinking and analysis. Focusing on the original work of theorists, you'll explore ideas which continue to be significant to the study of media, communications and culture today.
Explore the relationship between popular music and the moving image by looking at the use of music in silent and sound cinema, Hollywood musicals, Disney and Bollywood, popular music and television, promotional video, music and advertising, new media and 'live' performance. You'll learn to analyse the economic, technological and cultural elements which influence the production and consumption of popular music and its visual representation.
Gain a detailed overview of research methods including qualitative and quantitative methods. You'll understand the ways in which media and cultural studies research can be carried out.
Explore issues of content creation across a range of media platforms and contexts. You'll ask questions such as: What is 'content'? Who is our content for? What are the ethical and political issues around content production? How do technological advances affect content creation? Using storytelling methods as a key strategy, you'll evaluate, design and execute creative content for various settings. You'll investigate various topics from a personal/political perspective and develop transferable skills through the consideration of wider issues facing contemporary media practice. In addition, the module will build valuable transferable skills in demand by employers in various sectors, including creativity, reflexivity and criticality.
Option modules may include
Explore some of the features of professional working practices within the media and cultural industry sectors. During this module you'll have the opportunity to work on a practice-based project and learn from visiting tutors who are working in areas such as online marketing, publishing, television and radio production. You'll also undertake a series of online-workshop reflective tasks covering aspects of a range of professional skills to help you identify your strengths, develop your skills and prepare you for your future career.
Explore how studying a humanities degree translates into a range of professional working contexts. You’ll participate in 36 hours of live-brief learning, providing first-hand experience of collaborating on a professional working brief set by an industry partner organisation. Working in a group over 10 weeks with a tutor, you’ll be part of a project to design, deliver, present, and evaluate the brief to industry standards. As well as conducting a reflective case study, you’ll complete a CV, cover letter, LinkedIn profile, and undertake a recorded mock interview.
What you'll learn
Demonstrate everything you’ve learnt on your degree by completing an independent research project of your choice. To begin, you’ll identify a topic that interests you with relevance to your degree subject, which you’ll then explore in detail. You’ll follow the research process of devising appropriate and ethical methods of research; employing relevant academic concepts, theories, and methods of analysis; undertaking sustained independent research; developing a coherently structured argument; and finally presenting a finished, original dissertation. Your dissertation allows you to showcase the full extent of your academic knowledge, research capabilities, and ability to work independently.
Option modules may include
By reflecting on learning acquired through work placements, this module will focus on promoting self-awareness of your ‘career story’. You'll look at how you evaluate your current skills, explore the future possibilities in your career development and navigate pathways through those chosen possibilities. This module will enable you to become ‘cartographer’ of your own future experience. You'll embark upon a minimum of 80 hours work placement, supported by reflective exercises, and build expertise and confidence through a range of assessments designed by the course team and employer partners. Conceptualised and designed by digital specialists, the module is purposefully created to be delivered and experienced online – reflecting the increasingly distributed nature of work communications and embracing digital environments as an integral aspect of how employees and the self-employed progress their careers.
Explore the key elements of crime narratives as you develop advanced analytical skills and a deep understanding of what drives our cultural fascination with crime. You'll investigate how both true and fictional crime stories reflect and shape societal attitudes towards race, gender, and sexuality. The module addresses key topics of interest to fourth-wave feminism, including #MeToo, rape culture, toxic masculinity, and LGBTQ+ and transgender issues. To conclude your studies, you'll enhance your confidence and communication skills by presenting your work to audiences, including fellow students.
Gain a critical overview of the historical, social, technological and cultural context surrounding digital media such as mobile devices, software apps and computer games. This module explores definitions and interpretations of the term 'digital reality' and how it is used in contemporary culture. You'll be encouraged to critically engage with the issues surrounding digitally mediated experiences, especially in relation to interactivity, creativity, community and embodiment.
Examine the ways artificial intelligence and robots are replacing human personnel in automobile manufacture, banks and even social care. You'll explore a series of critical questions, such as: how will society deal with joblessness and the social trauma of transformational change? Can workers re-invent themselves in an increasingly uncertain world? How will society ensure that its innovations are designed ethically and responsibly? And can technological change help to reduce inequalities while nurturing prosperity, well-being and health benefits?
This module draws on recent social theory and on the work of Pierre Bourdieu as a means of examining how identities of class and gender are represented in contemporary media culture. You'll use ethnographic case studies to look at the ways audiences consume and interact with lifestyle texts.
Gain a critical introduction to celebrity studies and literature on film stardom. It also explores their recent cross-overs, hybridisation and yet continuing distinction in the contemporary world. Media celebrity gives focus to television, radio and new media; the dynamics of contemporary celebrity and the theory, analysis and research necessary to make sense of contemporary media celebrity. Particular use is made of the journal Celebrity Studies to explore the cutting edge of developments in ideas and research and methods. Historical contexts of film stardom are addressed yet the key focus is on recent developments of such stardom and research exploring its contemporary dynamics.
This module will offer new ways to think about cities. You'll study the history of urbanization, and the emergence of new spaces of leisure, commerce and interaction. You'll consider how new media emerged in cities and explore debates around the transformation of material and symbolic spaces and places that media technologies engender. The module will enable you to understand how the history of urbanisation is bound up with the development of media technologies. In turn, you'll discover how the entertainment demands of urban populations has driven the development and organisation of cities.
This module will consider the impact of digital technologies on the making, marketing and distribution of musical works. You'll study the shift from analogue to digital modes of recording and the rise of digital formats and streaming services. You'll also examine how music and digital technologies have together driven innovation and creativity in the development of the media technologies employed to capture, distribute and market music.
Explore 'race' as a mechanism used to justify oppression, slavery and genocide. But what exactly is 'race'? How do racisms manifest and change over time? How can we challenge racial discrimination within the media and wider society? These are some of the important questions that this module critically investigates. You'll examine and understand the historical and contemporary significance of 'race', ethnicity and culture before beginning to apply your knowledge to different aspects of popular culture such as film, TV, social media, advertising and fashion, music, and sport.
Explore the significances of diverse space media on discursive processes of 'worlding', or the generation of understandings of our world and new worlds out in the cosmos. Questions about 'who space is for' and 'who is excluded from actual and imaginary space explorations' will be key to developing a critical approach to space media. You'll engage with the public communication of space to ensure that the potentials of space are available to everyone.
Examine the complex relationship between media and sport at both the industry and audience level. You'll understand the role sports coverage plays across print, broadcast and online media in all contexts: local, regional, national and global.
This module will examine how stories told in a range of media forms can drive social change. You'll engage with complex social issues and find out how stories can raise awareness and bring about attitudinal changes in audiences. You'll learn how characters can be used to create empathy and offer multiple perspectives on social problems. You'll also learn how to structure stories, the role of narration and how to craft compelling messages for different audiences.
The spread and normalisation of surveillance encourages us to ask if surveillance is the primary form of contemporary governance. You'll examine the impact of surveillance on our identities and lives with specific concerns about issues of privacy, the inability to 'forget', and the need to self-surveil and 'share' as part of normal citizenship.
Fees and funding
£9,790
UK
The annual tuition fee for students entering in the 2026/27 academic year is anticipated to be £9790 (the maximum annual tuition fee cap announced by the UK Government, which is subject to parliamentary approval).
For each subsequent year of study, the University may charge up to the maximum annual tuition fee cap set by the UK Government, which may increase in line with any uplift determined by the UK Government by law or government policy (such increases are expected to be linked to inflation).
£16,840
International 2026
The tuition fee for the year for students entering in 2026/27 is £16840.
Fees and funding
£9,790
For students entering in 2026
The annual tuition fee for students entering in the 2026/27 academic year is anticipated to be £9790 (the maximum annual tuition fee cap announced by the UK Government, which is subject to parliamentary approval).
For each subsequent year of study, the University may charge up to the maximum annual tuition fee cap set by the UK Government, which may increase in line with any uplift determined by the UK Government by law or government policy (such increases are expected to be linked to inflation).
Additional course costs
Tuition Fees
Your tuition fees cover the cost of registration, tuition, academic supervision, assessments and examinations.
The following are also included in the cost of your course:
- 24/7 Library and student IT support
- Free wifi via eduroam
- Skills workshops and resources
- Library membership, giving access to more than 500,000 printed, multimedia and digital resources
- Access to software, including five free copies of Microsoft Office 365 to install on your PC,laptop and MAC, and access to free high-end software via the Leeds Beckett remote app
- Loan of high-end media equipment to support your studies
In many cases, costs associated with your course will be included in your course fee. However, in some cases there are ‘essential’ additional costs (those that you will be required to meet in addition to your course fee), and/or ‘optional’ additional costs (costs that are not required, but that you might choose to pay). We have included those essential or optional additional costs that relate to your course, below.
Optional Costs
- Educational visit costs will vary and will be dependent on details and location. Costs you'll need to pay could include travel, accommodation and subsistence.
- Work experience, placements, study related to live brief projects and/or any additional course experiences may involve travel. You'll need to pay for any additional travel or dual accommodation costs. You'll also be encouraged to make use of contacts in Leeds or your hometown to minimise these costs.
Other study-related expenses to consider: materials that you will need to complete your course such as books (whilst the library provides access to readings recommended for your modules, you may wish to purchase your own copies of some books); you can also make suggestions for books to be added to Library stock; placement costs (these may include travel expenses and living costs); student visas (international students only); printing, photocopying and stationery (you may need to pay for multiple copies of your dissertation or final project to be printed and bound); events associated with your course such as field trips; study abroad opportunities (travel costs and accommodation, visas and immunisations). Other costs could include academic conferences (travel costs) and professional-body membership (where applicable). The costs you will need to cover for graduation will include gown hire and guest tickets, and optional extras such as professional photography.
As well as your mobile phone, you will also need access to a desktop computer and/or laptop to complete assignments and access university online services such as MyBeckett, your virtual learning environment. You can book and borrow AV equipment through the media equipment service accessed online via the student hub and located in the library at each campus. Equipment includes: 360 Cameras, iPads, GoPros, MacBooks, portable data projectors, portable projection screens, flipchart stands, remote presenters, digital cameras and camcorders, SLR cameras, speakers, microphones, headphones, headsets, tripods, digital audio recorders and PC/laptops (a laptop loans service is provided on campus in the library on both campuses). Student laptops are also available from the laptop lockers located in the libraries.
This list is not exhaustive, costs are approximate and will vary depending on the choices you make during your course. Any rental, travel or living costs are also in addition to your course fees. If you choose to study via distance learning, you may not be able to access all of the facilities listed if you are not able to visit us on campus.
£16,840
For students entering in 2026
The tuition fee for the year for students entering in 2026/27 is £16840.
Additional course costs
Tuition Fees
Your tuition fees cover the cost of registration, tuition, academic supervision, assessments and examinations.
The following are also included in the cost of your course:
- 24/7 Library and student IT support
- Free wifi via eduroam
- Skills workshops and resources
- Library membership, giving access to more than 500,000 printed, multimedia and digital resources
- Access to software, including five free copies of Microsoft Office 365 to install on your PC,laptop and MAC, and access to free high-end software via the Leeds Beckett remote app
- Loan of high-end media equipment to support your studies
In many cases, costs associated with your course will be included in your course fee. However, in some cases there are ‘essential’ additional costs (those that you will be required to meet in addition to your course fee), and/or ‘optional’ additional costs (costs that are not required, but that you might choose to pay). We have included those essential or optional additional costs that relate to your course, below.
Optional Costs
- Educational visit costs will vary and will be dependent on details and location. Costs you'll need to pay could include travel, accommodation and subsistence.
- Work experience, placements, study related to live brief projects and/or any additional course experiences may involve travel. You'll need to pay for any additional travel or dual accommodation costs. You'll also be encouraged to make use of contacts in Leeds or your hometown to minimise these costs.
Other study-related expenses to consider: materials that you will need to complete your course such as books (whilst the library provides access to readings recommended for your modules, you may wish to purchase your own copies of some books); you can also make suggestions for books to be added to Library stock; placement costs (these may include travel expenses and living costs); student visas (international students only); printing, photocopying and stationery (you may need to pay for multiple copies of your dissertation or final project to be printed and bound); events associated with your course such as field trips; study abroad opportunities (travel costs and accommodation, visas and immunisations). Other costs could include academic conferences (travel costs) and professional-body membership (where applicable). The costs you will need to cover for graduation will include gown hire and guest tickets, and optional extras such as professional photography.
As well as your mobile phone, you will also need access to a desktop computer and/or laptop to complete assignments and access university online services such as MyBeckett, your virtual learning environment. You can book and borrow AV equipment through the media equipment service accessed online via the student hub and located in the library at each campus. Equipment includes: 360 Cameras, iPads, GoPros, MacBooks, portable data projectors, portable projection screens, flipchart stands, remote presenters, digital cameras and camcorders, SLR cameras, speakers, microphones, headphones, headsets, tripods, digital audio recorders and PC/laptops (a laptop loans service is provided on campus in the library on both campuses). Student laptops are also available from the laptop lockers located in the libraries.
This list is not exhaustive, costs are approximate and will vary depending on the choices you make during your course. Any rental, travel or living costs are also in addition to your course fees. If you choose to study via distance learning, you may not be able to access all of the facilities listed if you are not able to visit us on campus.
Scholarships and bursaries
We are committed to ensuring that an education at Leeds Beckett University is open to all. If you're thinking of joining us for undergraduate study, you may be eligible for a non-repayable scholarship or bursary to help with the cost of university. To find out if you are be eligible visit our scholarships and bursaries page.
We also offer a range of non-repayable scholarships for international students. To find out if you may be eligible visit our scholarships for international students page and select your home country from the drop-down list.
15th
in the UK for Media and Film Studies
Career prospects
There’s a lot to consider when choosing a course. Take a look at the team you’ll be working with, employability statistics and career prospects to help make up your mind.
Career Prospects
This course opens doors to a wide range of careers across the creative, cultural, and communication industries.
You’ll graduate with transferable skills in communication, research, critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and digital content production – qualities highly valued by employers across multiple sectors.
Career opportunities may include:
- Journalism
- Media production
- Content creation
- Copywriting
- Marketing and digital communication
- Publishing
- Public relations
- Teaching and education
- Research
- Business and creative industries
You may also choose to continue your studies at postgraduate level, including courses such as MSc Journalism, MSc Digital Marketing, and MSc International Marketing.
You'll study different forms of media and communication from social media, television, film, music, radio, and gaming. You'll be working in a vibrant atmosphere alongside world leading academics. You'll work on innovative tasks and assessments equipping you with the right skills for industry. We aim to develop your critical and analytical skills while also building up your industry and practical experience.
Dr Daniel Kilvington
Course Director
Students connect with employers at Humanities Careers Day At our annual careers day, students were able to meet and network with employers, attend interactive workshops from industry professionals and get bespoke feedback on their CV.
My course gave me the knowledge and desire to succeed in my career. I studied all aspects of the media, but particularly enjoyed learning about children's television and how it can shape their personalities. Everything I've done since graduating, from working as a support assistant at a Leeds media centre to my role creating props and costumes for CBeebies, has been shaped by my degree.
Ashleen Lavender
Design Assistant CBeebies, BBC
BA (Hons) Media Communication Cultures - student view Student Harry Cooke shares why he chose to study at Leeds Beckett University and why he thinks Leeds is the perfect place to study media
Our Graduate Promise
We have a dedicated team of people who will support you with all aspects of your career planning, from day one until 18 months after you graduate.
Getting you career ready is an integral part of your university life and this is embedded throughout your lectures and seminars. Outside of your course there is a wide range of support available to help you achieve your career goals, including:
- Getting ready to apply for jobs
- Working on your CV
- Interview skills and assessment centres
- Connecting with employers and organisations
We’re ranked in the Top 10 universities in the UK for job prospects
(Student Crowd, 2025 - the only awards based entirely on student reviews).
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