Media, Promotional Culture and Advertising

There’s an exciting range of media careers on offer in advertising, marketing, branding and public relations. this degree gets you ready for a future in the promotional industries.

ELP programs are offered by universities or pathway institutions to assist students in achieving the language proficiency required for academic studies. You can get admitted to your course with a lower language requirement if you do an ELP program.

Our media, advertising and promotional culture degree includes two exciting placement opportunities. students are encouraged to undertake a full professional training year in year 3. we support our students in finding suitable placement opportunities in the media, advertising and promotion industries and beyond. during the placement years you are supported by an academic tutor and will build professional experience invaluable for your final year of study and graduate career alike. all students not undertaking a full placement year study our final year compulsory placement module that gives you the chance to put your skills into practice in a short placement. this could be a few weeks with a newspaper, broadcaster or production company, or one day a week over several months in the busy media office of a company, professional sports club, or public sector organisation. previous placement providers have included the bbc and independent tv companies, a variety of radio stations and newspapers and magazines, along with leading public relations companies and social media agencies.

• Type: Optional

• Duration: 12 Months

• Fees: Contact us for up-to-date information

A selection of companies that have employed huddersfield media graduates in recent years include sky news and a range of marketing and public relations agencies across the north of england. a key career path for graduates from this course is to continue with further study and move into teaching media at schools and colleges, after completing a pgce.**

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. University of Huddersfield has partnerships with the following companies: