Pursue your dream of acting in TV, film and on stage! This exciting course gives you the performance skills to stand out from the crowd while exploring other aspects of the industry such as radio programme-making, directing, scriptwriting and performance management.
On this wide-ranging course, you gain the skills to work within the professional media industries as an actor or presenter before the camera. Optional units also widen your skill base to include production/technical roles like scriptwriter, director, production manager, stage manager or radio presenter.
Graduates of this course are now working in front of the camera, presenting on CBBC, CBeebies, community channel local news, internet sports radio and news programmes. Other Media Performance graduates are working behind the camera as directors, in production roles or working within radio, at Radio 1, Radio 1 Xtra, Kiss and BBC local radio.
We will consider you as an individual and take into account all elements of your application, not just your qualifications. We are looking for breadth and depth in your current studies and enthusiasm for the subject you wish to study.
At least 80 points with 64 points from 2 A-level passes at C or above
At least 80 points with 64 from Merit Merit in two BTEC Subsidiary Diplomas or one BTEC Diploma
At least 80 points with Merit Merit Pass in the BTEC Extended Diploma
A completed Access to Higher Education Diploma Equivalent qualifications such as Irish Leaving Certificate, OCR Nationals, International Baccalaureate and CACHE Level 3 awards.
You can work out how many UCAS points your qualifications are worth with the UCAS tariff calculator
Check Your Country page to confirm that your local qualifications are suitable or contact your International Admissions Team
The 20 hours is total hours. It is not per job. If you hold multiple part-time jobs then the total hours of all the work you are doing added together.
English language requirements
The University accepts the following qualification as satisfying the English Language requirements for entry to a Bachelor or Master's degree.
UKVI Academic IELTS overall score of 6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each element
Please note: some courses may require higher levels of English – the exact criteria will be specified in the course descriptions
Media and Journalism
University Square Campus, Luton
Undergraduate
Full-time, 3 years
October
6.0
Home full-time: £9,250, International full-time: £13,500,
Uxbridge, Middlesex England, UK
5.5
Undergraduate
Middle Sex
6.5
Undergraduate
£9,250, £19,200
Bangor, Wales
4.0
Undergraduate
£ Home full-time: £1,350, International full-time: £16,500