English and Media Studies BA (Hons)
- Tution Fees : £20,750
- Course Duration : 3 years
- Academic Course Level : Undergraduate
- Location : Brighton
- Scholarship : 2000
Available Options
Standard XII results from Central and Metro Boards with an overall average of 75-80%. You will need good grades in your high school leaving qualifications and may sometimes require additional study (depending on the qualification structure in your home country).
Compare your qualification with our UK degree offer:
| UK qualification | International equivalent |
|---|---|
| Upper second-class (2:1) honours degree or above | Bachelor’s degree from a leading institution with overall mark of 55-70% depending on your university |
| Lower second-class (2:2) honours degree or above | Bachelor’s degree from a leading institution with overall mark of 50-65% depending on your university |
For the Undergraduate Study:
- Academic- 80% and above in Senior Secondary School Certificate/Higher Secondary School Certificate
For the Post Graduate Study
- Academics- 55% -65% in Bachelor's degree.
IELTS
In terms of IELTS, these two levels are as follows (but we also accept a number of other English Language Qualifications):
| Standard | Higher |
|---|---|
| An IELTS score of 6.0 overall, with at least 5.5 in each of the four components (Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing) | An IELTS score of 7.0 overall, with at least 6.5 in each component (Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing) |
The only course that does not use one of these two levels is Medicine BMBS, which requires an IELTS score of 7.5 overall and not less than 7.0 in each section. We would expect English language qualifications to have been achieved within the two years prior to starting.
For the Undergraduate Study:
IELTS 6.0 with 5.5 in each element:
Pearson PTE overall 59 with a minimum 59 in each band
TOEFL: 80 Overall
English Waiver:70% only for CBSE & ICSE
Duolingo:120/100
For the Post Graduate Study:
English Requirement
IELTS 6.0 with 5.5 in each element:
Pearson PTE overall 59 with a minimum 59 in each band
TOEFL: 80 Overall
English Waiver:70% only for CBSE & ICSE
Duolingo:120/100
| Conditional Offer | Unconditional Offer | CAS |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Weeks | 1 Weeks | 3 Days |
| Entry requirements | |
Overall result of at least 77% to 80%. Successful applicants will need to achieve a final mark of at least 8/10 in English. 6.5 overall, including at least 6.0 in each component or English in 12th Above 70%. |
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| Course Modules | |
Year 1 Questioning the Media A Thinking Literature 1 Debates in Media Studies A Thinking Literature 2 Year 2 News, Politics and Power A Year 3 Capital Culture: Money, Commerce and Writing Celebrity, Media and Culture Cities, Capital, Culture Consuming Passions Globalisation and Communication Media and Communications Dissertation Preparation Revolutionary Media Social Media and Critical Practice Special Author(s): Jean Rhys, Jamaica Kincaid and the Postcolonial Caribbean Special Author: Mary Wollstonecraft Special Author: Salman Rushdie Special Author: Samuel Beckett Special Author: Virginia Woolf Special Author: Vladimir Nabokov The Politics of Representation Arts and Community Decolonising the Curriculum: Literature and Theory of the Global South Digital Industries and Internet Cultures Documentary, Reality TV and 'Real Lives' Everyday Life and Technology Experimental Writing Media and Communications Dissertation Media, Publics and Protest Novel Theory Queer Literatures Research Dissertation (English) School Placement Project Spectacular Imaginings: Renaissance Drama and the Stage 1580-1640 Technologies of Capture: Photography and Nineteenth Century Literature The Literatures of Africa The Uncanny Urban Multiculture: postcolonialism, performance, sound and the city Utopias and Dystopias |