Bachelor of Arts - Media and Communication (Honours) (with placement year)

This four-year sandwich variant places media and communication students in a salaried professional role between the taught levels, with academic content matching the standard degree across communication theory, PR and strategic communication, digital media and audience analysis.

The placement solves the generalist degree’s central problem by manufacturing specificity: a year in agency PR, corporate communications, social media management or content production gives the graduate a defined professional identity and a portfolio of real campaigns rather than coursework.

For this course above all others in the batch, the placement year is the strategic core rather than an enhancement: it converts a broad qualification into a specific professional identity, and students should choose the host by the career they want rather than by convenience or brand recognition. The source records a four-year structure including the placement, at the £16,800 taught-year fee across three recorded September cycles, with the reduced placement-year charge confirmed at offer stage and placement applications opening in the autumn of the second year, supported by the faculty placement team throughout the search.

Students return with measurable outcomes to discuss — reach, engagement, coverage secured, campaigns delivered — which is exactly how communications recruitment evaluates candidates, and with references from practitioners who can vouch for reliability as well as creativity.

Placement pay covers much of the extra year and host retention is common across agencies and in-house teams. Graduation around 2030 sits within the 18-month Graduate Route allowance governing post-2026 applications, and taught-route study excludes dependants for the full duration.