BachelorMedia and communication

English Literature with Media Studies BA (Hons)

University of Portsmouth · Portsmouth · United Kingdom

A 5-year bachelor's programme, taught in English, in Portsmouth.

How it's taughtLectures⁠240 of 2374 similar publish this
InternshipWork placement year⁠271 of 2374 similar publish this
Price£10,050–£18,800/ year · 2027/28 · depending on citizenship
Next dateUnknownUnknown
LanguageEnglish⁠Requires IELTS 6.0
Duration5 years⁠

✓ 1 official source · checked 31 Oct 2026

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What you will study

32 modules published

Across 2 years of study.

What is a week like?

How you're taught

  • Lectures
  • Seminars
  • Tutorials
  • Workshops

1 of 2375 similar publish hours · 0 of 2375 publish a teaching split

What are all the subjects?

All 32 modules

Year 1 · 4 modules · all core
ModuleUK CATS
30
30
30
30

Source: port.ac.uk, checked 31 Oct 2026

Year 2 · 28 modules
ModuleTypeUK CATS
Core20
Core20
Optional20
Optional20
Optional20
Optional20
Optional20
Optional40
Optional20
Optional20
Optional20
Optional20
Optional20
Optional40
Optional20
Optional20
Optional20
Optional20
Optional20
Optional20
Optional20
Optional20
Optional20
Optional20
Optional20
Optional20
Optional20
Optional20

Source: port.ac.uk, checked 31 Oct 2026

The degree in facts
LevelBachelor · EQF 6, ISCED 6Inferred
QualificationBachelor of Arts · Abbr: BA⁠
Credits120 UK CATS · Scope: Per year⁠
Study mode
  • ModeFull time⁠
DeliveryNot found on official pages
CampusCity: Portsmouth · Campus: PortsmouthInferred
Internship
  • Work placement yearAvailable: Yes⁠
How are you assessed?
Assessment methods
  • A dissertation⁠
  • Creative assignments⁠
  • Essays⁠
  • Practical performance sessions⁠
  • Presentations⁠
  • Real-world projects⁠
  • Simulation⁠
  • Textual analysis⁠
Teaching methods
  • Lectures⁠
  • Seminars⁠
  • Tutorials⁠
  • Workshops⁠
How it differs

Against similar programmes

Where this programme leans, compared with the same level and field.

What is there more of here?

More languages and communication than 4 of 6 similar

Share of credits by theme. Right: modules counted. Our classification by module titles.

This programmeEnglish Literature with Media Studies BA (Hons) Portsmouth32
Journalism with Media Studies BA (Hons) Portsmouth30
Journalism BA (Hons) Portsmouth26
Global Communication and Media (Dual Degree - Edith Cowan University) BA (Hons) Portsmouth25
Journalism with Creative Writing BA (Hons) Portsmouth32
BA (Hons) Media and Communications Hertfordshire21
BA (Hons) Mass Communications Hertfordshire20
  • Specialist subjects
  • Data and computing
  • Business and management
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Languages and communication
  • Research methods
  • Projects and labs
  • Internship
  • Thesis
  • Free electives
Is this a typical programme?

More languages and communication, less business and management

Share here against the average of 6 similar programmes. Our classification by module titles.

More here than typical

Languages and communication
44% here
38% typical
Society, ethics and law
13% here
8% typical

Less here than typical

Business and management
0% here
4% typical
Internship
0% here
3% typical

About the same as typical: specialist subjects, research methods, thesis, data and computing, projects and labs.

What is only here?

17 modules not found at 6 similar programmes

Matched by title, so treat it as a hint to check.

Languages and communication

9
  • Body Politics: Desire and Power in Literary History
  • Literary Prizes and Public Acclaim
  • Crime Writing
  • Dystopian and Apocalyptic Environments: Ecocrisis in the Literary Imagination
  • Holocaust Literatures
  • Literature and Visual Culture
  • Modern Foreign Language (Institute-Wide Language Programme)
  • Puritans to Postmodernists: American Literature
+1 more
  • Women's Writing in the Americas

Society, ethics and law

3
  • Popular Culture
  • Bloody Shakespeare: The Politics and Poetics of Violence
  • Consuming Fictions: Food and Appetite in Victorian Culture

Specialist subjects

2
  • Global Identities
  • Unpacking Texts: introducing Critical Theory

Projects and labs

2
  • Independent Project (Social Sciences & Humanities)
  • Major Project

Research methods

1
  • Research in Practice
Where you'll study

Studying in Portsmouth

What is the campus like?
City size100,000 to 500,000 people · our calculation from Wikidata: about 248,440 in 2016
Distance to the centre≈ 1.2 km from the centre, straight line · our calculation
HousingRooms run by the institution⁠
FacilitiesGym⁠, Laboratories⁠, Library⁠, Sports fields⁠, Sports hall⁠, Swimming pool⁠, Gym (nearby)⁠, Library (nearby)⁠
FoodCafeteria⁠, Meal planInferred
SupportCareer service⁠, Counselling⁠, Disability support⁠, Student clubs⁠, Student union⁠

The rest of what we hold on Portsmouth is on its page.

What it costs

At least £20,867 for the first year

What does the first year cost?

≥ £20,867 first year · 2027/28 · non-EU · our sum

Tuition 2027/28£18,800
Application fee£27
Living, the institution's estimate × 12£2,040

Not published: visa fee and insurance

Add your own figures Not published. Only you see these, nothing is saved.

Every fee as the institution publishes it (7)
FeeWho pays itYearAmount
TuitionUK home students2027/28£5,760 / year
≈ €6,902
TuitionUK home students2027/28£1,505 / year
≈ €1,803
TuitionEU citizens2027/28£1,635 / year
≈ €1,959
TuitionInternational students2027/28£3,150 / year
≈ €3,774
TuitionUK home students2027/28£10,050 / year
≈ €12,042
TuitionEU citizens2027/28£12,300 / year
≈ €14,738
TuitionInternational students2027/28£18,800 / year
≈ €22,526
What changes the price?

4 things that move it

×1.9
home students£10,050
EU/EEA£12,300
non-EU£18,800

Your passport changes the rate.

−£1,700

Care Leaver Bursary

−£1,000

Stand Alone Bursary

−£5,000

SQA Advanced Diploma Scholarship

Is that expensive?

A typical price

Among 39 similar programmes, in euros / year

This programme €22,526

Costs more than 25 of 38 similar programmes. Half of them cost between €20,220 and €22,526.

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And the whole degree?

≈ £94,000

Tuition only.

At today's rate. Later years may cost more. Every Program estimate

How to start

Dates and admission

When does it happen?
DeadlinesUnknownNotify me
Is my language good enough?
English requirement6.0 IELTS overall
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All 2 accepted proofs
IELTS 6.0 · Language: English · Min component: 5.5 · Conditions text: English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.
IELTS 5.5 · Foundation year · Language: English · Min component: 5.5 · Conditions text: English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 5.5 with no component score below 5.5.
What are the steps?
  1. 1
    Check you qualifyOffer: 104-120 points to include a minimum of 2 A levels, or equivalent, to include a relevant subject · Intake: September 2027 · Qualification: UCAS points⁠
    +5 more
    • Offer: 24 · Intake: September 2027 · Qualification: International Baccalaureate⁠
    • Offer: BBB-BCC · Intake: September 2027 · Qualification: A levels⁠
    • Offer: DDM-DMM · Intake: September 2027 · Qualification: BTECs (Extended Diplomas)⁠
    • Ucas tariff points · Text: 104-120 UCAS points to include a minimum of 2 A levels, or equivalent, to include a relevant subject · Points max: 120 · Points min: 104⁠
    • Offer: 32 tariff points at A level, or equivalent · Intake: September 2027 · Foundation year · Qualification: UCAS points⁠
  2. 2
    Prove your languageIELTS 6.0 · Language: English · Min component: 5.5 · Conditions text: English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.⁠
    +1 more
    • IELTS 5.5 · Foundation year · Language: English · Min component: 5.5 · Conditions text: English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 5.5 with no component score below 5.5.⁠
  3. 3
    Admission testsUnknown
  4. 4
    How they chooseUnknown
  5. 5
    Where you applyRoute: Direct · System: University of Portsmouth application form⁠
    +4 more
    • Route: Ucas · Full time foundation year work placement · UCAS code: Q302 · Institution code: P80⁠
    • Route: Ucas · Full time foundation year · UCAS code: Q304 · Institution code: P80⁠
    • Route: Ucas · Full time work placement · UCAS code: Q301 · Institution code: P80⁠
    • Route: Ucas · Full time · UCAS code: Q303 · Institution code: P80⁠
  6. 6
    DocumentsUnknown
  7. 7
    DeadlineUnknown
  8. 8
    StartIntake: September · 2027⁠
What else to look at

Other options

How do the alternatives compare?

5 of 6 similar publish a price

Similar: same level, field and language, United Kingdom

The first two matches side by side with this programme, then 4 more.

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Price£18,800 / year · 2027/28£18,800 / year · 2027/28£18,800 / year · 2027/28
Duration5 years4 years4 years
LanguageEnglishEnglishEnglish
Next dateNot publishedNot publishedNot published

2 of 6 publish a next date.

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Journalism with Creative Writing BA (Hons)

£10,050–£18,800 / year · 2027/28 · by citizenship ≈ €12,042–€22,526

44% free electives · 38% languages and communication

BachelorInternshipScholarshipsEnglish

Hertfordshire · HatfieldUnited Kingdom

BA (Hons) Media and Communications

£10,050–£17,970 / year · 2027/28 · by citizenship ≈ €12,042–€21,531

33% languages and communication · 19% projects and labs

BachelorInternshipSemester abroadEnglish
Next date

Hertfordshire · HatfieldUnited Kingdom

BA (Hons) Mass Communications

£10,050–£17,970 / year · 2027/28 · by citizenship ≈ €12,042–€21,531

35% languages and communication · 20% projects and labs

BachelorInternshipSemester abroadEnglish
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The short version

The programme, from the facts

English Literature with Media Studies BA (Hons) is a bachelor's programme in media and communication at University of Portsmouth in Portsmouth, United Kingdom. It takes 5 years. Teaching is in English.

The institution publishes 32 modules, of which 26 are optional. By our classification of module titles, the largest themes are languages and communication (44%), free electives (25%) and society, ethics and law (13%).

It includes an internship.

How much does English Literature with Media Studies BA (Hons) cost?

£18,800 / year · 2027/28 · non-EU; prices differ by citizenship (UK home students: £10,050; EU citizens: £12,300; International students: £18,800). In euros that is ≈ €22,526.

When is the next deadline or start?

Unknown.

What language is it taught in?

English (Requires IELTS 6.0).

How long does it take?

5 years.

Where is it?

University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.

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Everything we hold

All 18 fields we hold

Every value with its source, and every field we looked for but could not find.

Dates · 1 with values
StartIntake: September · 2027⁠
Admission · 3 with values
How to applyRoute: Direct · System: University of Portsmouth application form⁠Route: Ucas · Full time foundation year work placement · UCAS code: Q302 · Institution code: P80⁠Route: Ucas · Full time foundation year · UCAS code: Q304 · Institution code: P80⁠Route: Ucas · Full time work placement · UCAS code: Q301 · Institution code: P80⁠Route: Ucas · Full time · UCAS code: Q303 · Institution code: P80⁠
Language requirementIELTS 6.0 · Language: English · Min component: 5.5 · Conditions text: English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.⁠IELTS 5.5 · Foundation year · Language: English · Min component: 5.5 · Conditions text: English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 5.5 with no component score below 5.5.⁠
Prior educationOffer: 104-120 points to include a minimum of 2 A levels, or equivalent, to include a relevant subject · Intake: September 2027 · Qualification: UCAS points⁠Offer: 24 · Intake: September 2027 · Qualification: International Baccalaureate⁠Offer: BBB-BCC · Intake: September 2027 · Qualification: A levels⁠Offer: DDM-DMM · Intake: September 2027 · Qualification: BTECs (Extended Diplomas)⁠Ucas tariff points · Text: 104-120 UCAS points to include a minimum of 2 A levels, or equivalent, to include a relevant subject · Points max: 120 · Points min: 104⁠Offer: 32 tariff points at A level, or equivalent · Intake: September 2027 · Foundation year · Qualification: UCAS points⁠
Programme · 11 with values · 1 without
Assessment methodsa dissertation⁠creative assignments⁠Essays⁠practical performance sessions⁠Presentations⁠real-world projects⁠Simulation⁠textual analysis⁠
CampusCity: Portsmouth · Campus: PortsmouthInferred
QualificationBachelor of Arts · Abbr: BA⁠
Credits120 UK CATS · Scope: Per year⁠
DeliveryNot found on official pages
Duration5 years · Full time foundation year work placement⁠4 years · Full time work placement⁠3 years · Full time⁠4 years · Standard foundation year⁠
InternshipWork placement year · Available: YesInferred
Language of instructionEnglishInferred
LevelBachelor · EQF 6, ISCED 6Inferred
LocationPortsmouth, Portsmouth, United KingdomInferred
Study modeMode: Full time · Full time foundation year work placement⁠Mode: Full time · Full time work placement⁠Mode: Full time · Full time⁠
Teaching methodsLectures⁠Seminars⁠Tutorials⁠Workshops⁠

Institution record: University of Portsmouth

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