If you study Media and Communication Studies BA at XJTLU you can study Communication Studies at the University of Liverpool on the XJTLU 2+2 programme. or see all XJTLU 2+2 programmes.
Course overview
Film, journalism, digital media and language: how do these various communication systems shape the world around us, and our perception of it?
From politics and human rights, to celebrity and culture: you will learn how such ideas are influenced, expressed and shared. You will have the opportunity to explore a wide range of media and communication forms, analysing how they are organised as text, how they represent the world to us and ourselves to the world (from global power politics to constructions of individual identity), and how the media industries are organised to produce and profit from them.
As your degree progresses, you will have the opportunity to tailor your studies through a wide range of optional modules in topics such as political communication, screen media, virtual worlds, digital cultures, media writing, language and public relations. Employability is incorporated throughout the programme, including within modules, through ‘real world’ assessment methods and at tailored events. Many of our modules seek to develop practical skills – such as media writing, blogging and video-making – alongside academic skills, and final year students have opportunities to undertake a relevant work placement or their own independent research.
Optional modules within Communications Studies are listed below.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees cover the cost of your teaching and assessment, operating facilities such as libraries, IT equipment, and access to academic and personal support.
All XJTLU 2+2 students receive a partnership discount of 10% on the standard fees for international students. We also offer 50 XJTLU Excellence Scholarships providing a 25% discount on tuition fees to the students that score most highly in stage 2 at XJTLU across the different subject areas. Allocation is based on the number of applications received per programme.
The net fees (inclusive of the discounts) can be seen below.
Tuition fees
2025 tuition fee (full) - £24,100
2025 tuition fee for XJTLU 2+2 students (inclusive of 10% discount) - £21,690
2025 tuition fee for XJTLU 2+2 students qualifying for Excellence Scholarship (inclusive of 25% discount) - £18,075
Fees stated are for the 2025-26 academic year.
Course content
Discover what you'll learn, what you'll study, and how you'll be taught and assessed.
Year two
Your year two modules offer plenty of options, so you can begin to specialise in the areas which interest you most or which might prove valuable for your chosen career. For example, you can delve more deeply into film and the entertainment industry, artificial intelligence or digital cultures. Or you can explore some of the practices associated with promotional media or working with data.
You will take two modules that will introduce you to academic research and support you to practice and develop your research skills.
On the 2+2 programme, you'll study your third and fourth years at the University of Liverpool. These will be year two and year three of the University of Liverpool's programme of study.
Programme details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.
Modules
| Compulsory modules | Credits |
|---|---|
| COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA RESEARCH I (COMM207) | 15 |
| COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA RESEARCH II (COMM208) | 15 |
Programme details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.
Year three
Your final year offers an even wider range of options, designed to provide opportunities to specialise further in your chosen areas of the subject and to strengthen your employability and research skills. Some modules encourage you to deepen your understanding of the topics studied in year two, but you can also learn to study magazines and design your own, explore how media represent human rights issues or the environment, or discover areas as diverse as photography, strategic communication or queer film, for example.
All of our students undertake a project involving their own sustained, research-based work in their final year, whether by taking the Dissertation module (COMM401), collaborating on staff research (COMM335), producing shareable videos to client briefs (COMM342) or by applying the skills you have learned by taking our Work Placement module (SOTA300).
On the 2+2 programme, you'll study your third and fourth years at the University of Liverpool. These will be year two and year three of the University of Liverpool's programme of study.
Programme details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.
Modules
Programme details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.
Your experience
Virtual tour
Communication Studies is essentially an interdisciplinary subject. At Liverpool, we got the opportunity to learn film, documentary, journalism, immersive media, and so on. Students are welcomed to the lecturers’ office hour to ask any questions.