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Media top-up

Course details
  • BA (Hons)
  • 1 Years
  • Full-time
  • March 2027
  • Undergraduate
Course location
Coventry University

Course summary

Refine your skills, build a standout portfolio and complete your degree with this course, which is designed to prepare you for a career in the media and creative industries.

If you have already completed two years of diploma study, this course offers the opportunity to ‘top up’ your qualifications to degree level. This top-up course helps you build on your existing media knowledge and develop practical skills across photography, film, television and visual communication, supporting your progression in the creative industries.

  • Lead and collaborate on real-world media projects across platforms.

  • Develop a portfolio that showcases your unique creative voice.

  • Gain practical experience managing projects from concept to delivery.

Why you should study this course

  • Take projects from concept to reality, focusing on production and project delivery.

  • Use industry-standard studios, software, and equipment to develop and showcase your creative ideas.

  • Prepare for a career in this field by gaining insights and developing skills that could be useful in the fast-paced media landscape.

  • Build a polished, professional portfolio that showcases your creative identity to future employers and further study.

Welcomed as a creative professional from day one, you’ll have the opportunity to build the creative, professional, technical and transferable skills that employers value, such as:

  • idea generation

  • narrative formation and storytelling

  • entrepreneurial thinking

  • project management

  • critical analysis.

Where our graduates work
Previous graduates have stepped confidently into the media world, working as freelance producers, camera operators, editors and other roles across the industry. Some channel their creativity into education, becoming qualified teachers, or into community impact, taking on roles in art organisations and cultural management.

The course aims to provide an excellent springboard for postgraduate study in the UK or internationally. Previous successful top-up graduates have received offers from many prestigious institutions globally.

Please visit our website for the most up-to-date information.

Modules

Modules:
Exploring Media Practice
Media in Context
Making Media
The Media Project

Assessment method

Teaching and learning methods may include:

Lectures
Seminars
Tutorials
Presentations
Group projects
Workshops
Practical studio sessions
Practical workshop sessions.

How to apply

Apply by
14 January

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.

Application codes

Course code:
P3TU
Institution code:
C85
Campus name:
Coventry University
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available.

Course options

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

A level
Not accepted

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Not accepted

Access to HE Diploma
Not accepted

Scottish Higher
Not accepted

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Not accepted

GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSE English at grade 4 / C or Functional Skills Level 2, or other equivalent Level 2 awards.

HND (BTEC)
M

in Art and Design or Media qualification (240 HND Credits - Merit Profile). You should possess a Higher Diploma, Higher National Diploma or the equivalent in a relevant subject such film and television, media production, photography, graphic design, animation, web design.

We’re here to help you achieve your study goals. If your qualifications or expected levels of grades differ from those outlined above, chat with our admissions team and between us we will explore the possibilities open to you. We accept a range of qualifications and our study experience is designed to give you options and support from the start.
Contact us via our website to find out more.

Additional entry requirements

Portfolio
We value creativity and potential just as much as academic results. If you meet our minimum entry requirements for the course, you will be invited to take part in a portfolio review, either on campus or online. This is an opportunity to share your work and discuss your creative ideas with our academic team. Applicants who are successful in their portfolio review may be made an offer with no academic requirements in recognition of their creative potential. Each application will be considered on its merits.

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

Grades alone don’t tell us everything about your potential and your story. We use information from your application to assess achievements in your personal situation to support fair and equal access. For example, we consider where you live, your school, if you are a carer or a care leaver or have experienced disruption to your education.
We have different schemes that recognise this context that may result in a reduced offer by up to 24 UCAS points or equivalent.

Learn more on the Coventry University website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Not enough data available

We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear

* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Additional costs/fee information
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Studying this course with a sandwich year incurs an additional £1,500 fee (£1,800 for international students) to cover your academic support throughout your placement year.

For full international fees and the most up to date information about tuition fees, please check the relevant course page of the Coventry University website.

Clearing contact details

Recruitment and Admissions Office

Phone:02476 888888

Course Clearing information

Additional information

Thursday 14 August 08:00-20:00,
Friday 15 August 08:00-18:00,
Saturday 16 August 10:00-16:00,
Sunday 17 August 10:00-16:00,
Monday 18 August onwards (weekdays only) 08:30-17:00

Course contact details

UK Admissions Office

Email:ukadmissions@coventry.ac.uk

Phone:024 7765 2222

European and International Admissions Office

Email:applications.io@coventry.ac.uk

Phone:+44 024 7765 2152

Coventry University

Priory Street
Coventry
CV1 5FB

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