About Media BA (hons) Top Up in Coventry University
The media landscape is constantly changing and, now, anyone with a smartphone can be a media-maker.
This exciting top-up degree develops your skills within photography, animation, multimedia television, film and visual communications in a professional environment enabling you to produce an innovative portfolio of work that will give you the edge in an increasingly competitive graduate market.
Why Coventry University?
An award-winning university, we are committed to providing our students with the best possible experience. We continue to invest in both our facilities and our innovative approach to education. Our students benefit from industry-relevant teaching, and resources and support designed to help them succeed. These range from our modern library and computing facilities to dedicated careers advice and our impressive Students’ Union activities.
Course information
With this course, you can develop your media skills across a range of platforms, including photography, television, film and visual communications.
This final year course involves working with your peers as well as individually, to build up your portfolio, and working to produce a final project. To work towards becoming an all-round practitioner, you’ll also have the chance to learn how to manage creative projects. Once completed, you should have the skills and demonstrative ability to succeed in the job market and real world environments – which is the fundamental aim of the course.
Career prospects
You will be treated as a professional from the moment that you arrive on the course.
During the course you will learn and develop the creative, technical and transferable skills you will need to thrive as a professional when you graduate. These include creative skills and knowledge, entrepreneurial and management skills, critical skills, presentation and writing skills, as well as interpersonal and management skills.
Where our graduates work
Many of our graduates pursue careers in established roles within the media industries (camera operators, editors, etc.) or become freelance media producers. Others undertake the appropriate qualifications to become teachers in schools and colleges and others go on to work with community arts organisations or as arts administrators.
Our International Student Hub offers information on entry requirements for your country, as well as contact details for agents and representatives should you need more advice.
English as a Foreign Language This course requires IELTS 6.5. Pre-sessional English is available if required.
Coventry University Highlights
Application portal |
UG: UCAS
PG: Post graduate application form |
English Proficiency |
IELTS |
Mode of payment |
In-person/By post/Certain debit or credit cards/Via telephone/Web e-payment gateway |
Academic Calendar |
Semester-based |
Financial aid |
Scholarships |
Accommodation |
Available |
Affiliation |
Association of Commonwealth Universities University alliance Universities, UK |
Coventry University The Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses
Tuition fees - International students |
Intake |
International student fees |
MBA |
September, January and May |
£18,600 |
MSc |
September and January |
£16,600 |
MSc with Extended Professional Practice |
September and January |
£16,700 |
Undergraduate Degree |
September and January |
£13,900 |
Undergraduate Top-up Degree |
September and January |
£13,900 |