Cultural and Media Studies BA (Hons)
University of Leeds
Key Course Facts
Student Reviews
Below you can see course specific reviews for 20 graduates of Cultural and Media Studies BA (Hons) at University of Leeds for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Cultural Studies.
This particular course
Salary
Salary of Graduates in Media Studies
Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Cultural Studies at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £24000 | £24500 | £30500 |
25-75 percentile range | £22000 - £27000 | £20000 - £29500 | £24000 - £37000 |
All Media Studies courses of University of Leeds
Salary of all UK Graduates of Media Studies
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £22007 | £19297 | £23262 |
25-75 percentile range | £19000 - £25033 | £15218 - £24297 | £17814 - £29255 |
All Media Studies courses in the UK
Course Description
You’ll explore cultural and media productions, practices and institutions in national, transnational and global contexts and across subject areas including philosophy, literature, sociology, art history, film, communication studies and digital humanities.
With a great choice of modules, you’ll gain a wide breadth of knowledge and be able to tailor your studies to focus on areas that interest you the most. You’ll examine issues such as conflict and its cultural mediation, migration and multicultural societies as well as utopian thinking and social activism in offline and online spaces. You’ll study difference across the globe, including race, class, gender, disability, the dialogue of analogue and digital technologies with our minds, bodies, ecologies, and other life forms, alongside the social effects of global communication networks.
The course is taught jointly by two distinctive departments (the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies and the School of Media and Communication), who combine innovative approaches to studying, making, and displaying culture and the arts with critical examinations of how people share knowledge, values and beliefs through television, journalism, film, online media and beyond. Alongside academic staff, you may also be taught by industry professionals with years of experience, as well as trained postgraduate researchers, connecting you to some of the brightest minds on campus.
You’ll become a critical and agile evaluator of cultural materials and mediated practices across diverse contexts, thereby allowing you to become global citizens who actively engage with contemporary societal challenges.
Jobs & Career Perspectives
15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.
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Current jobs
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Required skill level of job after 15 months
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Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)
Example below based on all graduates of Cultural and Media Studies BA (Hons) at University of Leeds
25% | Elementary occupations |
20% | Artistic, literary and media occupations |
15% | Administrative occupations |
5% | Sales occupations |
5% | Teaching Professionals |
5% | Media Professionals |
5% | Caring personal services |
5% | Natural and social science professionals |
5% | Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations |
5% | Teaching Professionals |
Grading & Study Time
Grading Distribution
Students of the course received the following grades
Entry Requirements / Admissions
UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course
This particular course
Qualification requirements
Scottish Higher qualifications are considered on an individual basis
If Mathematics is not taken beyond GCSE, a grade 7, (or A) in GCSE Mathematics, or Core Mathematics grade B is essential
For further information about entry requirements, please see http://courses.leeds.ac.uk
English language requirements
test | Grade | Additional Details |
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IELTS (Academic) | 6.5 | 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any component |
Costs
Average student cost of living in the UK
Rent | £518 |
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) | £50 |
Supermarket shopping | £81 |
Clothing | £35 |
Eating out | £33 |
Alcohol | £27 |
Takeaways / food deliveries | £30 |
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) | £24 |
Holidays and weekend trips | £78 |
Transport within city | £17 |
Self-care / sports | £20 |
Stationary / books | £13 |
Mobile phone / internet | £13 |
Cable TV / streaming | £7 |
Insurance | £51 |
Other | £95 |
Average student cost of living | £1092 |
London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.
How to apply
Application deadline:
January 1, 2025
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Possible Entry Points:
- year 1 (Default entry point)
University Rankings
Positions of University of Leeds in top UK and global rankings.
Rankings of University of Leeds in related subject specific rankings.
Social Studies & Humanities
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- #9
- #69
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- Social Sciences
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THE World University Rankings by Subject
[Published 19 October, 2023]
See all 34 university rankings of University of Leeds
About University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a government funded research university based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The main campus is situated approximately one mile north of Leeds city centre, and is also close to the popular student neighbourhoods of Hyde Park, Woodhouse, and Headingley.
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Student composition of University of Leeds
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Total number of students enrolled at University of Leeds by level Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
- undergraduates:
- 26410
- postgraduates:
- 10335
- Total:
- 36745
Where is this programme taught
Similar courses
Program | University | Student satisfaction | Unemployed | Dropout | Tuition (UK) | Tuition (International) | UCAS Tariff | City | ||
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Media Studies (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | University of Hull | 76% | 10% | 0% | £9250 | £15400 | 128 | Hull | On campus Full-time | |
Media and Communications BA (Hons) | University of Greenwich | 83% | 0% | 10% | £9250 | £16150 £17000 | 129 | London | On campus Full-time | |
Media Studies BA (Hons) | University of East Anglia | 66% | 10% | 10% | £9250 | £20600 | 131 | Norwich | On campus Full-time | |
Media Studies BA (Hons) | University of Huddersfield | 85% | 0% | 0% | £9250 | £16500 | 128 | Huddersfield | On campus Full-time | |
Media and Communications BSc (Hons) | London Metropolitan University | 72% | 0% | 0% | £9250 | £17600 | 100 | London | On campus Full-time | |
French and International Media and Communications Studies BA (Hons) | The University of Nottingham | 71% | 0% | 5% | £9250 | £21500 | 144 | Nottingham | On campus Full-time | |
Media Studies BA (Hons) | University of Hull | 76% | 15% | 5% | £9250 | £15400 | 119 | Hull | On campus Full-time | |
Media and Communications BA (Hons) | Cardiff University | - | - | - | £9000 | £20450 £22700 | - | Cardiff | On campus Full-time | |
Spanish and International Media and Communications Studies BA (Hons) | The University of Nottingham | 61% | 0% | 0% | £9250 | £21500 | 149 | Nottingham | On campus Full-time | |
Media and Communication Studies BA (Hons) | Aberystwyth University | 82% | 5% | 5% | £9000 | £16520 | 123 | Aberystwyth | On campus Full-time |
Ranking publishers
THE Times Higher Education, UK
- Published:
- 19 October, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -THE World University Rankings by Subject:
- 37.4% Teaching (the Learning Environment)
37.6% Research (Volume, Income and Reputation)
15% Citations (Research Influence)
7.5% International Outlook (Staff, Students and Research)
2.5% Industry Income (Knowledge Transfer)