Bachelor of Arts (Hons) - Communication, Media and Culture
- 3 years
- Duration
- 16,750 GBP/year
- Price
- Sept 2025
- Start
- May 2025
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Oxford / United Kingdom
- Location
- Oxford Brookes University
- School
Program description
On our Communication, Media and Culture degree, you'll study the media, as well as the creative and cultural sectors, looking at things like audiences, business methods, and how they relate to our larger culture.
You'll build a portfolio of skills to keep up with the changing nature of the industry. And learn how to:
- exchange information
- understand audience needs
- create personal and business relationships over a variety of communication technologies and media platforms
The three major themes of culture, media, and communication form the structure of the course. Depending on your hobbies and professional goals, you can concentrate on one subject or on all three.
Our teachers combine theoretical and practical education. The fundamentals of communication will be taught to you in a variety of media and cultural contexts. Additionally, you will acquire the essential analytical and creative abilities for your future work.
Furthermore, you'll hear from and interact with experts in the media and communications fields like:
- Independent TV producers
- International News reporters
- Brand marketing professionals
- Activists
Program structure
Year 1
- Producing and Editing Text for Publication
- Investigating Communication, Media, and Culture
- Understanding Communication
- Understanding Culture
- Understanding Digital Cultures
- Understanding Media
Optional Modules
- Theory of Knowledge
- Language Acquisition
- Creative Writing (Introduction)
Year 2
- Communication, Culture and Organisations
- Digital Media and Youth Identities
- Persuasive Communication
- Audiences, Users and Producers
- Research Methods
Optional Modules
- Design for Online Communication
- Making News
- Language, Culture and Globalisation
- Intercultural Communication
- Culture, Gender and Sexuality
- Independent Study in Communication, Media and Culture
Year 3
- Dissertation
Optional Modules
- Branded Communication: Collectivity and Identity
- Citizen Journalism and Civic Engagement
- Critical Media Literacies
- Death of the Author and Birth of the Citizen Writer
- Media and Propaganda: from War to Fake News
- Special Topics in Communication, Media and Culture
- Subject to Culture 1: Individuality and Identity
- Subject to Culture 2: Selfhood and Subjectivity
- Independent Study in Communication, Media and Culture
Price
- Tuition Fee - 16,750 GBP per year
Requirements for applicants
General Entry Requirements
- Acceptable passes in five subjects (exceptionally four subjects) at GCSE or GCE including:
- one 12-unit vocational A-level, or
- two A-levels or two 6-unit vocational A-levels, or
- one A-level or 6-unit vocational A-level plus two AS-levels, or
- two 3-unit vocational A-levels
- A National Certificate or Diploma at a good standard.
- The International Baccalaureate Diploma (minimum of 24 points) or the European Baccalaureate Diploma (minimum of 60%).
- Five subjects in SCE with two at Higher level or one at Advanced Higher level.
- Three subjects in Scottish Highers or two at Advanced Higher level.
- Any other qualifications considered by the Academic Board to be of equivalent standard.
- A recognised access course
English language requirements
- IELTS: 6.0 overall with 6.0 in reading and writing, 5.5 in listening and speaking
About the university
The history of Oxford Brookes University spans more than 150 years. We began as a modest School of Art in rented classrooms and have expanded into one of the UK's top modern universities with a reputation for distinction in teaching and research on the local, national, and worldwide levels.
Our primary goal is to provide a top-notch educational experience that helps each of our graduates to be competent, self-assured, and prosperous. The standard of instruction students receive is an integral component of this.
Oxford Brookes works with a wide range of partners both domestically and internationally. Our connections are essential to improving our instruction, research, and information sharing. Additionally, they provide our students a wealth of placement, internship, and employment options.
In cooperation with our Associate College Partners as well as directly, we offer a variety of higher education and degree apprenticeships (ACPs).
