Sociology

Detailed Program Facts

Application Fee

  Application Fee: CAD 0 FREE

Tuition Fee

 CAD 14,720 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

Living Cost in Bath Spa University - Newton Park Campus

  CAD 9,207 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Check program website for more information about funding options.

English Test Requirements

• IELTS
  • Minimum Overall Score - 6.0 - 5.5 - With No Band Less Than
• TOEFL
  • Minimum Overall Score - 72.0  Minimum Listening - 17.0  Minimum Reading - 18.0  Minimum Writing - 17.0  Minimum Speaking - 20.0  
• PTE
  • Minimum Overall Score - 51.0  Minimum Listening - 51.0  Minimum Reading - 51.0  Minimum Writing - 51.0  Minimum Speaking - 51.0  

• Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted for this program, students must have Standard XII Higher Secondary Certificate.

• Minimum CGPA Required: 65.00 %

Additional Information

Media Communications Careers
Our Media Communications degree at Bath Spa is ideal for aspiring:

• Media researchers and creative strategists
• Advertisers and digital media marketers
• Social media and branding creatives
• Academics and media policy-makers of the future.

Our Media Communications graduates have gone into digital marketing, social media, publishing, education, PR, media policy and more, and have been employed by companies including Komedia, Conversation Creation, Apollo Strategic Communications and Cognisess.

Work placements, industry links and internships
Our Media Communications degree has bespoke work placement opportunities with Future Publishing and Great State. At various points throughout the course, you’ll complete your assignments by working with local media organisations. Recent partnerships for students have included The F-Word online magazine, Bathscape, the Stroud Film Festival and the Bath Royal Scientific and Literary Institution.

Our Media Communications academics support Bristol+Bath Creative R+D, a £6.8 million initiative across the south west that supports the future development of the creative industries. In your second year you’ll have the chance to apply to be part of its dynamic work placement programme.

You’ll also have the opportunity to engage with The Studio at Palace Yard Mews, Bath Spa University’s city centre home for innovation, research and enterprise. The Studio is Bath’s first enterprise and innovation hub to focus on creative media technology.

All students full time - with professional placement year

• During the placement year, the fee is reduced to 20% of the full time fee. Otherwise, fees are the same as for full time study. This applies to UK, EU and International students

Scholarships

There are various options through which a student can get a post study work visa in the UK. 
Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur Visa for the graduates with a genuine and credible business idea. 
Tier 2 (General) is the leading immigration visa to work in the UK.
Tier 4 Doctorate Extension Scheme is for students who have completed their Ph.D. and is valid for 12 months for them to work, look for work or set up a business. 
Tier 5 Youth Mobility is for individuals of certain countries like Australia, Canada, Japan, Monaco, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and New Zealand aged between 18 -30 who wish to move to the UK. 
Tier 5 GAE is for individuals who want to come to the UK for work experience, training, research or a fellowship. 
UK Ancestry is for individuals who are a citizen of a commonwealth and plan to work in the UK and have a grandparent who was born in the UK.