Media Studies.
BA(Hons) IN MEDIA STUDIES The Bradford Media Studies BA will take a mixture of traditional and new approaches. Focusing partly on media institutions, histories, audiences, and tools for the analysis of media products, the course will also take advantage of the Departments up-to-date expertise in new media content creation and technology in areas like the Web, computer games and 3-D animation. On graduation, you should have a practical and critical understanding of the role of the media in todays society.
The BA in Media Studies course also comes with a series of specialist pathways, the options are:
An enormous amount of what we know comes to our attention through the media. Our media studies courses will give you an invaluable insight into the ways in which our media work - from the origins of the Press, through the rise of radio and television, to the present anarchy of the internet.
Three/four-year BA (Hons)
PLEASE NOTE: Many of our courses are available for part-time study over 4 to 6 years. Flexible part-time study routes are negotiated with students on an individual basis Please contact our Recruitment Manager for information.
P300 BA/MS
*Modules may change at short notice
BA 240 points [eg. C,C,C or M,M,M from BTEC National Diploma] including 160 points from two GCE A levels, two 6-unit VCE A levels or one VCE Double Award in relevant subjects.
We have no specific subject requirements at GCE A level, though subjects involving numeracy, art or design may be an advantage. Relevant VCEs are acceptable. AS or A Level General Studies points as well as Key Skills (Level 3) may also be included in your points total. We also require English and Mathematics GCSE at least at grade C.
NOTE that we now also accept the 14-19 new Diploma in Creative Media and IT.
In addition, if your first language is not English, a test of written and spoken English normally needs to have been passed at grade 6.0 for IELTS (with no subtest below 5.5) or for TOEFL (87 for the Internet-based test).
University Programme Specification for this course (MS Word .doc)