Undergraduate Foundation Pathway in Humanities, Social Sciences and Education - Continue to Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Media and Communications (with Placement year)

The media and communications degrees provides the students with a critical understanding of the media in today’s world. Brunel has  a particular focus on the social and cultural dimensions of media while providing the student with industry-standard training in media production skills. With free access to the full Adobe Creative Cloud software suite, students will gain a foundation in areas such as photography, audio-visual production, and video editing in the dedicated edit suites. Students will learn how this competitive industry works from a variety of perspectives while debating the latest challenges for media and society, from free speech to the disruptive or connective powers of social media and the metaverse.

Throughout the course, the students have access to mentoring and placement opportunities, while benefiting from the formal partnership of Brunel with the British Film Institute, involving a series of careers masterclasses and media industry-ready training. Brunel arranges partnerships with employers and ensure that students have access to a wide range of placement opportunities throughout the course; current partners include Creative UK and CallTime Foundations. On the three-year version of the degree students will have the option to undertake short-term work placements during the course or via the Brunel Summer Internship Programme, but if the student would prefer a more substantial placement, they can apply for four-year Media and Communications (with Placement) programmes instead.