Employability

The School has an excellent record in terms of its students鈥� academic development and career progression; our graduates enter a variety of interesting professions thanks to the diversity of skills they gain from their degrees.

Our courses are designed to give you the flexibility to tailor your study to your individual preferences and career goals. Our graduates are successful in finding gradute-level employment in industry, commerce and the public sectors, including with charity and voluntary organisations, and in a range of other professions.

2nd for Graduate Prospects in Communication and Media Studies
(Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022)
2nd for Career after 15 months in Media and Film Studies
(Guardian University Guide 2022)

Recent graduate destinations

  • AKQA
  • Bluesky Interactive
  • Brandnation
  • Channel 4 Television
  • Conde Nast
  • DRP Group
  • Google
  • IPC Media
  • ITV
  • L'Oreal Paris
  • Omnicom Media Group
  • Saatchi
  • Telegraph Media Group
  • Warner Bros UK

Media Landscapes module

The module SSA306 Media Landscapes introduces first year Communication and Media Studies students to different media sectors, providing them with an overview of key developments in these sectors and what it means to work in them.

Every week leading and upcoming media practitioners are invited as guest speakers to the module. They share their work experiences with our students and reflect on changes in their work environment as well as challenges they have encountered in their careers.

Past speakers included practitioners working for ITV News Central, the National Video Game Arcade, BBC Radio Leicester as well as award-winning independent filmmakers, journalists working for national newspapers including Guardian, the Times and the Daily Express, and leading PR and branding agencies.

The talks provide students with insights into actual work practices in the media industries as well as interesting networking opportunities.