Media with Foundation Year

Keele University
Undergraduate BA (Hons) Full-time including foundation year 4 Years Digital media, production, and technologyMedia studiesPR and communications

A-Level Entry

See entry requirements

UCAS Points

40 points

Avg. Graduate Salary

£21,000

About this course

Foundation Year Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year. This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence. On the Keele Foundation Year, you'll study on campus, joining our undergraduate community from the outset, with access to all the facilities and support that you'd get as an undergraduate student at Keele.

International Students For International Students, Foundation Years are delivered through our dedicated on-campus provider, Keele University International College. Applications for International Foundation Years are also handled by KUIC; please do not apply via UCAS as the University will not be able to process your application and you may still be charged the UCAS application fee. To find out more and to apply for an International Foundation Year, visit https://kuic.keele.ac.uk/

Media

Mobile phones, television and film; have you considered how media impacts society? Are you interested in how media has evolved over time? Media at Keele combines the theoretical and practical elements involved in the analysis and production of contemporary media. Explore a diverse range of media forms and outlets, developing key skills in communication and critical analysis, preparing you for a career in creative industries and many related fields.

Why choose this course?

  • No. 1 in the UK. Britain's best university, as ranked by students (Student Crowd University Awards, 2022)

  • On-demand access to the Media Building – gain practical skills using film, sound and image production facilities

  • Film Studies and Media at Keele is ranked Top 10 in England for student positivity* NSS 2023 (Broad-based universities) *based on overall student satisfaction, which is an average score across 27 questions asked in the NSS

  • Work Placement opportunities to enhance your career prospects

  • Discover diverse cultures through an International Year at a partner university across the globe

    On this creative course you will study the theoretical aspects of media, critically evaluate content and ideas, as well as develop practical skills through activities such as film making and editing. You will explore media in the context of business, politics and history, and will review and analyse a range of media forms such as social media and the news.

    You will study media developments over time and apply your learning to consider influential factors such as culture and technology. This will inform your theoretical learning, before analysing key themes and concepts to later apply to your practical work.

    You will be equipped with a wide range of skills that will enable you to produce high quality media content, as well as develop effective written and verbal communication, research competency and creative presentation methods.

    About Keele

    Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university.

    We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level.

    Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.

    • Entry Requirements

    A-Level Grades See entry requirements
    UCAS Tariff Points 40 points

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    1133 Public relations and communications directors
    3417 Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators
    3416 Arts officers, producers and directors
    2435 Professional/Chartered company secretaries
    4135 Library clerks and assistants
    2472 Archivists, conservators and curators

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
    Study Mode
    Full-time including foundation year
    Duration
    4 Years
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Keele
    Scheme
    Undergraduate
    Subjects
    Digital media, production, and technology, Media studies, PR and communications
    Avg. Graduate Salary
    £21,000

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    Keele University

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