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Communications, Media and Marketing with Foundation Year

Entry requirements


UCAS Tariff

48

About this course


Course option

4years

Full-time including foundation year | 2024

Subjects

Marketing

Media and communication studies

Nurture your creativity and develop critical insights with our hands-on Communications, Media, and Marketing degree

Learn to think critically, strategically, and creatively with our Communications, Media and Marketing degree. You will impact audiences across demographics and platforms and complete exciting practical projects. The degree covers:

- consumer behaviour and customer insight

- branding and marketing strategy

- digital communications and ethics

- journalism and public relations

- multimedia production and design

- media industries and platforms

- data analytics and emerging technologies.

We have collaborated with industry professionals to design our Communications, Media and Marketing BA.

**Hands-on and lively**

Our Communications, Media and Marketing programme is lively and diverse. You will get to attend special events and lectures led by industry professionals. These opportunities will allow you to understand the sector’s latest developments, grow your network, and learn both inside and outside the classroom.

**Cutting-edge facilities**

With our Communications, Media and Marketing course, you will access our cutting-edge facilities and equipment, which include:

- media production suites

- a newly commissioned design room

- a green-screen media studio

- data labs

- sound booths.

**Learn in the capital**

We are only 30 minutes from central London, so you’ll access a hub epicentre for journalism, marketing and culture.

We’re also a stone’s throw away from world-leading studios and game companies, such as:

- Twickenham Studios

- Shepperton Studios

- SEGA

- Sky Studios.

- Specialist teaching and support

You will learn from industry professionals and leading academics who are here to aid your personal and professional growth. Our student, Aikaterini, tells us they were "always encouraged and fully supported".

The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide (2023) placed us in the UK’s top 5 for teaching quality.

**Work placements: build professional experience**

You can complete a work placement to build your skills and industry contacts. Past students have worked as:

- head of marketing

- digital content manager

- market researcher

- media planner

- fashion marketer

- celebrity public relations manager.

**About the Foundation Year**

Our four-year degree programmes (including a foundation year) provide an alternative route to undergraduate study at university if you do not have the grades to access higher education in the traditional way.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
EU
£16,320
per year
International
£16,320
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Republic of Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

St Mary's University, Twickenham

Department:

School of Business and Communication

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

75%
Marketing

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Marketing

Teaching and learning

81%
Staff make the subject interesting
88%
Staff are good at explaining things
72%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
68%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

75%
Library resources
79%
IT resources
77%
Course specific equipment and facilities
72%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

75%
UK students
25%
International students
51%
Male students
49%
Female students
68%
2:1 or above
33%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

C
C
C

Media studies

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This is usually because there were too few respondents in the data we receive to be able to provide results about the subject at this university.


Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

88%
UK students
12%
International students
51%
Male students
49%
Female students
80%
2:1 or above
21%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

C
C
A

After graduation


The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Marketing

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£18,500
low
Average annual salary
92%
low
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

27%
Sales, marketing and related associate professionals
13%
Business, finance and related associate professionals
8%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers

Want to join a fast-moving, diverse industry that's at the cutting edge of tech? Try marketing! A lot of the jobs are in London, but graduates don't just go to work in advertising agencies — all sorts of industries do their own marketing these days, and with the rise of digital and mobile technology, a lot of marketing is done in quite innovative ways using a wide range of methods. Common industries (apart from advertising and PR) include recruitment, online retail, higher education, banking and IT. A lot of jobs in this industry are handled through recruitment agencies, so if you get in touch with them early, that might give you a headstart for some of the jobs available. But be careful — unpaid working is not the norm in the marketing industry, but it is more common than in most sectors.

Media studies

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£18,500
med
Average annual salary
92%
med
Employed or in further education
43%
med
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

23%
Artistic, literary and media occupations
20%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers
9%
Media professionals

Only a small number of students study courses within this catch-all subject area, so there isn't a lot of information available on what graduates do when they finish - bear that in mind when you look at any stats. Marketing and PR were the most likely jobs for graduates from these courses, but it's sensible to go on open days and talk to tutors about what you might expect from the course, and what previous graduates did.

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Marketing

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

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Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

Media studies

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£17k

£17k

£22k

£22k

£23k

£23k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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