The British media profession has a long standing reputation in the world. The media profession is the most advanced. The UK has many media colleges, which is also a place that attracts many art students to study media. What are the UK schools with better media majors? What is the ranking of British media majors?
Top 3 UK Media Universities
Sheffield University
The teachers of the Department of Journalism who teach broadcasting are very experienced. Some of them have worked in the BBC for many years, so they keep good contact with the local voice. The university ranks 68th among the latest top 100 universities in the world. It also ranks top in the comprehensive ranking of all UK universities over the years, with education quality ranking third in the UK (official statistics, TQA) and scientific research level ranking sixth in the UK (official statistics, RAE). The media major ranks No. 1 in the latest professional ranking of The Times.
Recommended major
●MA in Broadcast Journalism
●MA in Global Journalism
Language requirements: IELTS 7.5, no less than 7.5; Academic requirements, 985 colleges and universities: average score 75; Top 300 universities: average score of 80; Three universities: average score of 85 can also be considered
●MA in Magazine Journalism
●MA in Print Journalism
Language requirements: IELTS 7.5, no less than 7.5; Academic requirements: obtain a 2:1 bachelor's degree with honors, and the school prefers applicants with relevant professional experience
●MA Digital Media and Society
Language requirements: IELTS 6.5, single 6.0; Academic requirements: equivalent to the 2:1 degree background in the UK, and the undergraduate major is related
evaluate : The Sheffield Department of Journalism has a direct cooperation relationship with the BBC. In addition, Sheffield's teachers are also very talented. Basically, every year, undergraduate and master students can directly apply to the BBC for internship through the college, and it is relatively easy to find jobs.
Cardiff University
Cardiff University The School of Journalism and Communication is a world-renowned journalism school. It is the first independent journalism school in Britain and the first journalism school in Europe, and has been elected as one of the top ten journalism schools in the world. More emphasis on practice. The main courses taught include practical skills such as news interview skills, news gathering and editing, news commentary, news photography, program hosting, etc. After graduation, students have strong business practice ability. Therefore, British journalism graduates are widely praised.
Media professional recommendation:
●MA Magazine Journalism
Language requirements: IELTS 7.5, single item 6.5; Academic requirements: relevant majors, 2:2 degree, GPA3.0
●MBA Media Management
●MA Journalism,Media and Communications
Language requirements: IELTS 7.0, single item 7.0; Academic requirements: professional background in business, art, journalism and science, 985/211: average score of 80; Non 985/211: average 85
●MA International Journalism
●MA Broadcast Journalism
●MSc Computational Journalism
Language requirements: the total score of the above three IELTS items should be 7.0, with a minor score of 6.0 or 6.5; Academic requirements: relevant professional background, 2:1 degree; 985/211: average 80; Non 985/211: average 85
●MA Political Communication
Language requirements: IELTS 6.5, single 6.0; Academic requirements, 985/211: average score 80, non 985/211: average score 85
●MA Digital Media and Society
Language requirements: IELTS 6.5, single 6.0; Academic requirements: relevant professional background, 2:2 degree, GPA3.0
●MA News Journalism
Language requirements: IELTS 7.5; Academic requirements, 2:2 degree
evaluate : Journalism is quite traditional. The college usually cooperates with BBC, BBCRadio, BBCWales, The Guardian, Times, Channel4News, ITV, SKY and other media, which can bring many practical opportunities to students
King's College London
The Department of Media of King's College London is one of the important branches of culture and media in KCL School of Humanities and Arts. There are 16 full-time lecturers, many visiting research scholars, 32 doctoral students, and more than 170 teaching type master students in the department.
media major recommend
●MA Digital Asset and Media Management
●MA Digital Humanities
Language requirements: IELTS 7.0, writing 6.5, other items 6.0
Academic requirements: relevant professional background; 985/211: GPA3.25 or average score above 82; Non 985/211: GPA3.5 or average score above 85
evaluate : KCL's media industry has always been a hot spot for overseas monks. Digital assets and media management are courses that combine media and management, focusing on the emerging field of creative media.
The media of the above three schools, whether in the UK or in China, have strong strength recognition, but the application requirements, especially language requirements, are also very high, and generally do not accept professional transfer. For schools that do not need professional background, the media teaching quality and level of the following universities are also among the top 10 in the UK, but do not need professional background.
Top 10 UK Media Universities
Goldsmith College, University of London
Goldsmith College of the University of London is an independent university college under the internationally famous University of London. The school is an institution of higher learning focusing on art and design, social sciences and humanities. In the latest teaching quality assessment, the media courses of the school have all reached the full score standard of 5 stars. Professional ranking of digital media It's also very high.
Application requirements
·The average score is above 80 points; IELTS 7.0, no less than 6.5.
City University of London
One of the first national comprehensive universities to set up journalism and communication specialty, its journalism and communication specialty and art specialty play an important role in the UK and even the whole Europe, cultivating a large number of outstanding talents for the British journalism and communication industry and creative culture industry.
Media professional recommendation:
●MA Financial Journalism
●MA Interactive Journalism
●MA Investigative Journalism
●MSc Newspaper Journalism
●MA Publishing
●MA International Publishing
●MA Magazine Journalism
●MA International Journalism
Language requirements: IELTS 7.0, writing 7.0; Academic requirements: unlimited background, 2:1 degree, average score of 85
●MA Media and Communications
Language requirements: IELTS 6.5, single 6.0; Academic requirements: unlimited background, 2:1 degree, average score of 85
comment : The teachers of City University of London not only generally graduated from top universities such as Oxford, but also have the experience of holding important positions in the mainstream media in Britain. This team of teachers combining "guidance" and "teaching" promotes the teaching of combining theory with practice.
University of Leicester
Media and Communication College of Leicester University is the earliest media college in the UK, which fully meets the requirements of students without media background and who want to improve their professional background. The university's long-term cooperation institutions include: BBC Radio, Reuters, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Accenture, Corus Group, Siemens, and many other well-known British and international institutions and enterprises.
Media professional recommendation:
●MA Global Media and Communication
●MA Mass Communications
●MA Media and Advertising
●MA Media and Public Relations
●MA New Media and Society
Language requirements: IELTS 6.5, single item 5.5; Academic requirements: no professional background requirements, 2:1 or above degree; 985/211: average 80; Non 985/211: average 85
●MA Media,Culture and Society
Language requirements: IELTS 6.5, single 6.0; Academic requirements: relevant professional background; 2: 1 degree, 85 points average
●MA Global Media and Communication
Language requirements: IELTS 6.5, no specific requirements for individual items; Academic requirements: no major limit, 2:1 degree or above, average college score of 85, and the last two years' results.
Comment: The advantages of Leicester's media major are mainly reflected in the communication major, among which MA Mass Communications is a more orthodox communication research. There are still many people who have no background and successfully entered the media industry after applying for Leicester.
Leeds University
The media major of Leeds University is one of the most prestigious and powerful majors in the university. Leeds University news media has a perfect subdivision direction, and related majors include mass media, media industry, new media and international news.
Media professional recommendation:
●MA New Media
Language requirements: IELTS 6.5, single 6.0; Academic requirements: no background, 2:1 degree; 985/211: average 75, non 985/211: average 80
●MA International Communications
●MA International Journalism
●MA Media Industries
●MA Political Communication
Language requirements: IELTS 6.5, single 6.0; Academic requirements: unlimited background, 2:1 degree; 985/211: average 75-80, non 985/211: average 80-85
●MA Communication and Media
Language requirements: IELTS 6.5, single 6.0; Academic requirements: 2:1 degree
comment ： Leeds University Application Conditions The threshold is not too high, and the reputation of media courses has been very good, and the academic atmosphere is also very strong.
University of Newcastle
The University of Newcastle's media major started relatively late, which is not the most advantageous major of Newcastle, but by virtue of its own strength and teaching quality, it was rated as the first major of TIMES UK University in 2017.
Media professional recommendation:
●MA Media and Journalism
Language requirements: IELTS 6.5, single 6.5; Academic requirements: 2:1 degree
●MA Media and Public Relations
●MA International Multimedia Journalism
Language requirements: IELTS 6.5, single 6.0; Academic requirements: 2:1 degree
comment Compared with other schools at the same level, Newcastle's media major does not have high requirements for IELTS, which is a great convenience.
Warwick University
At present, Warwick University has no journalism major, but there are three media majors, namely, creative and media enterprises, global media and communications, and international cultural policy and management.
Application requirements:
The average academic score is above 80. If you are a student from a non-211 university, the average score should be above 85, and the total score of IELTS should be above 7; Two items shall not be lower than 6.0, and the other two items shall not be lower than 6.5.
The above is the list of British media universities. Of course, there are also British universities with better media majors, such as Nottingham University and Loughborough University. If you want to know more about the rankings of British media universities, please contact the teachers studying in Natural Light Arts.
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