Media and English Literature with a Year Abroad

Our BA Media and English Literature programme will combine practical media skills along with the exploration of literature and writing. This combination opens a wide range of career opportunities. Based on our stunning Singleton Park campus, in parkland overlooking Swansea Bay on the edge of the Gower Peninsula, this four-year course offers a wide range of specialist modules giving you the option to choose pathways in creative media practice, professional writing and journalism, film studies, public relations, and media theory. You will study an extensive range of literature genres from the Middle Ages to the modern day, creative and professional writing, gender and culture, poetry, and national and global literatures. You will also explore theory and techniques relevant to modern media and digital practice, including radio and video production, journalism, public relations and marketing, media theory, media law and film.

Media at Swansea is ranked 1st in the UK for Student Satisfaction (Complete University Guide 2024) and English Literature at Swansea is ranked Top 25 in the UK for Student Satisfaction (Complete University Guide 2024).

You will be taught by academic lecturers, international researchers, and experienced writers with established reputations whose works have been widely published, broadcast and performed. You will also benefit from the knowledge and expertise of industry professionals from PR and journalism, video production, and web and creative design, giving you an unrivalled mix of academic and industry experience, further supported by lectures and seminars by guest speakers. We have fantastic facilities including our fully equipped film and TV studio and editing suite and are able to connect in with Swansea’s strong literary heritage with involvement in the Dylan Thomas Centre and National Theatre of Wales.

Your third year will be spent as a Year Abroad, in countries such as the USA, Hong Kong or Singapore. You will gain valuable cultural experiences and this year will further improve your student experience and enhance your career prospects.

Outside of your studies, students can get involved in a wide range of clubs and societies including the English and Creative Writing Society and the Media Studies Society.

Our Media and English Literature graduates are truly international and are employed not just in the UK but all around the world, pursuing careers in journalism, media, business, public relations and marketing, digital marketing, broadcasting, TV and radio, and publishing. You will have a work placement and the opportunity to spend a semester studying abroad, further improving your student experience and enhancing your career prospects. Please visit our course page for more information:
https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/culture-communication/media-comms-journalism-pr/ba-english-literature-media/

Students on this course will have access to our 6 unique media pathways (Media Theory, Digital Media, Journalism, Film, Public Relations, Creative Practice), as well as our expansive selection of English Literature modules.

Your first year will include a mixture of compulsory and optional modules, with examples of compulsory modules from recent years including:

• Delivering and Decoding the News
• Introduction to Media Communication

Your second and third years will comprise entirely optional modules from an expansive range of subject areas. Examples of optional modules in recent years have included:

• Approaches to Film Analysis
• Social Media Cultures
• Introduction to Writing Poetry
• Strategy, Marketing and Branding
• Digital Futures

Your final year will include an optional independent dissertation project. For the full programme structure and module breakdown, please visit our webpage at: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/culture-communication/media-comms-journalism-pr/ba-english-literature-media

This degree programme is delivered through lectures, tutorials and seminars. You will usually receive nine hours minimum scheduled contact time with your teachers every week. Full attendance at lectures, seminars and personal tutorials (personal tutorials are obligatory). All Arts and Humanities degree programmes include independent learning which requires initiative and hard work.
We will challenge you with demanding teaching and assessment. Assessment includes essay, coursework and examination, presentations and a dissertation.