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If you study Media and Communication Studies BA at XJTLU you can study Media and Culture at the University of Liverpool on the XJTLU 2+2 programme. or see all XJTLU 2+2 programmes.

Media and Culture BA (Hons): XJTLU 2+2 programme

Drawing together perspectives from the arts, humanities and social sciences, the BA Media and Culture programme provides students with critical and interdisciplinary skills to analyse and navigate the complex entanglements of culture, media and everyday life in the contemporary world.

Media and Culture BA (Hons)

Read more about this course on the full programme page.

Other options

If you study Media and Communication Studies BA at XJTLU you can choose from these options to study at the University of Liverpool on the XJTLU 2+2 programme.

Communication Studies BA (Hons)

Screen Industries and Entertainment BA (Hons)

Media, Data and Society BA (Hons)

Media and Culture BA (Hons)

Course overview

The programme offers informed, critical and innovative approaches to the study of contemporary culture and media. You will study media and communications within their wider cultural context, preparing you to engage with the cultural sector and for careers in the cultural, arts and heritage industries. The programme also offers strong foundations for those wishing to pursue postgraduate studies in a wide range of fields.

On this course, media are not understood in isolation as channels for communication, but as practices embedded in institutions and in everyday experience. Because studying contemporary culture and media requires you to become familiar with a range of theories and methods, we introduce you to critical concepts and perspectives drawn from cultural studies, film and media studies, social and visual anthropology, sociology, cultural history, the visual arts, cultural geography and more. You can add to these interdisciplinary perspectives by choosing optional classes or modules from across the Department and Faculty.

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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.

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Course content

Discover what you'll learn, what you'll study, and how you'll be taught and assessed.

Year two

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.

Year three

You must take one of the following modules: COMM335, COMM342, COMM401 or 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.

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Your experience

We are a friendly, close-knit Department with well-established systems to support you to make the most of your abilities. As such, we will get to know you and treat you as an individual, providing support and guidance from your very first day.

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Why study Communication and Media at Liverpool?

  • We have a long-standing reputation for innovative research in media, cultural and communication studies
  • The interest in contemporary communication is at the heart of our enterprise, though always with a focus on how the media deploy their affordances to communicative and social effect
  • There is a strong family-ethos within the department. Personal interaction with our students is at the heart of what we do
  • We have exciting partnerships with industry, arts and key creative venues both in the city and internationally and they collaborate with us as part of the programme offer
  • Ranked 4th in the sector for outstanding (4*) research impact, with 100% of our impact classified as either outstanding (4*) or very considerable (REF 2021)
  • Our programmes address a wide range of questions about the modern media industry, news, communication and social interaction in a lively and creative environment
  • Our internationally-acclaimed research is casting innovative light on many aspects of the discipline and engaging with the very latest topics, such as social media, populism, artificial intelligence, global media events, fake news and online harassment.
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