Communication, Media and Politics

    Communication, Media and Politics

    Duration3 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 35,878 / year(s)
    Next IntakeSeptember 28, 2026

    Communication, Media and Politics

    About

    About this course

    The world we live in is dominated by media in many forms: through news and social media to politics and promotion, the media shapes our understanding of what we know and what we consume. This programme is particularly relevant to students interested in the intersection of communication, media and politics.

    Requirements

    English Program Requirements

    IELTS
    6.5 overall, with no component below 5.5
    TOEFL iBT
    88 overall, with minimum scores of listening 17, writing 17, reading 17 and speaking 19. TOEFL Home Edition not accepted.
    Duolingo English Test
    125 overall, with speaking, reading and writing not less than 105, and listening not below 100
    Pearson PTE Academic
    61 overall, with no component below 59
    LanguageCert Academic
    70 overall, with no skill below 60
    Cambridge IGCSE First Language English 0500
    Grade C overall, with a minimum of grade 2 in speaking and listening. Speaking and listening must be separately endorsed on the certificate.
    Cambridge IGCSE First Language English 0990
    Grade 4 overall, with Merit in speaking and listening
    Cambridge IGCSE Second Language English 0510/0511
    0510: Grade B overall, with a minimum of grade 2 in speaking. Speaking must be separately endorsed on the certificate. 0511: Grade B overall.
    Cambridge IGCSE Second Language English 0993/0991
    0993: Grade 6 overall, with a minimum of grade 2 in speaking. Speaking must be separately endorsed on the certificate. 0991: Grade 6 overall.
    Cambridge ESOL Level 2/3 Advanced
    176 overall, with no paper below 162
    International Baccalaureate English A: Literature or Language & Literature
    Grade 5 at Standard Level or grade 5 at Higher Level
    International Baccalaureate English B
    Grade 7 at Standard Level or grade 6 at Higher Level

    Career

    Careers and employability

    This degree will open you to a myriad of jobs in media-related industries and you will have opportunities to undertake a relevant work placement or their own independent research. Many of our modules seek to develop practical skills – such as media writing, blogging, analysis of social media data and video-making.

    Our graduates have gone on to careers including:

    • social media, advertising, and marketing
    • corporate communications and public relations
    • arts administration
    • political campaigning (including political parties, trade unions, and charities)
    • management
    • government, and the civil service
    • broadcasting and journalism
    • teaching in universities, colleges, and schools.

    Former graduates include a television documentary maker, a BBC Radio 1 DJ, senior journalists at local and national newspapers, a partner in a New York-based advertising company, and the features editor of a music weekly.

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee
    35,878 / year(s)

    Communication, Media and Politics

    University of Liverpool

    University of Liverpool

    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom, Liverpool