Media and Communication

If you are critically minded and passionate about storytelling, a degree in media and communication could be right for you.

Media is now a central part of everyday life. With mobile network coverage reaching 95% of the world’s population (Statista 2025), media has an unprecedented global influence on how we think, communicate and act.

This course explores that influence across a wide range of platforms, including:

• film

• television

• press

• radio

• digital media.

You’ll gain hands-on experience grounded in professional practice and ethical awareness. This is complemented by skills in critical analysis and creative storytelling.

You’ll be taught by expert staff and supported by world-leading research, with 100% of our communications, culture, and media research impact rated world-leading or internationally excellent (REF 2021). You’ll also study at a UK top 10 university for Communication and Media Studies (The Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026).

Greater Glasgow is home to Scotland’s major newspaper headquarters and employs more creative professionals than any other city in Scotland (Skills Development Scotland 2024), placing you in a vibrant creative environment. Our campus is equipped with industry-standard television, radio, and media production facilities, and studios – including BBC Scotland and STV – are easily accessed from campus by bus or subway. A student-led, integrated work placement builds on this by enabling you to gain real-world experience with a range of employers and explore different career paths while studying.

Why choose this course?

• GCU is ranked in the UK top 10 universities for Communication and Media Studies (The Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026)

• 100% of our communications, culture, and media research IMPACT is world leading or internationally excellent (REF 2021)

• Our staff maintains close industry relationships, including partnerships with BAFTA albert Education, Creative Media Network, and the Digital Production Partnership (DPP)

• Transferable skills open pathways from content creation to corporate communications

• Benefit from hands-on learning in professional television, radio, and media production studios with industry-standard equipment.

Careers

Our graduates have an excellent employment track record – thanks to the industry skills they’ve developed and our close ties across the sector. We regularly engage with industry experts, tracking developments across the media industry to ensure our teaching stays relevant.

You’ll develop transferable skills for a wide range of careers. Some graduates have gone on to become senior communications officers, PR executives, and journalists. Others go on to postgraduate study and research.

Some examples of the careers our graduates have pursued include:

• film and TV production

• radio production

• brand strategy

• digital marketing

• sports journalism

• public relations

• content creation

• social media management

• corporate communications

• talent management.

Our graduates are well regarded within media industries, as well as in the creative and communication sectors. Many employers, including GCU alumni, trust our graduates to deliver high-quality content and consistent results.

Organisations our graduates have joined include:

• Sony

• TikTok

• BBC Radio 1

• Firecrest Films

• Afro Mic Productions

• Glasgow Film

For those with an interest in television, our graduates have gone on to work on many well-known productions, including:

• Outlander

• Gladiators

• The Traitors

• EastEnders

• Dragon’s Den

• Who Do You Think You Are?

• Homes Under the Hammer.