Our BA Media and English Literature programme will combine practical media skills along with the exploration of literature and writing. This combination opens a wide range of career opportunities. Based on our stunning Singleton Park campus, in parkland overlooking Swansea Bay on the edge of the Gower Peninsula, this four-year course offers a wide range of specialist modules giving you the option to choose pathways in creative media practice, professional writing and journalism, film studies, public relations, and media theory. You will study an extensive range of literature genres from the Middle Ages to the modern day, creative and professional writing, gender and culture, poetry, and national and global literatures. You will also explore theory and techniques relevant to modern media and digital practice, including radio and video production, journalism, public relations and marketing, media theory, media law and film. Media at Swansea is ranked 8th in the UK for Student Satisfaction (Complete University Guide 2025), 8th in the UK for Student Experience (Times Good University Guide 2025) and English Literature at Swansea is ranked 11th in UK for Research Impact (REF2021), Top 20 in the UK for Teaching Satisfaction (Guardian University Guide 2025). You will be taught by academic lecturers, international researchers, and experienced writers with established reputations whose works have been widely published, broadcast and performed. You will also benefit from the knowledge and expertise of industry professionals from PR and journalism, video production, and web and creative design, giving you an unrivalled mix of academic and industry experience, further supported by lectures and seminars by guest speakers. We have fantastic facilities including our fully equipped film and TV studio and editing suite and are able to connect with Swansea’s strong literary heritage with involvement in the Dylan Thomas Centre and National Theatre of Wales. Your third year will be spent as a Year in Industry, where you will gain valuable skills and experiences to further improve your student experience and enhance your career prospects. Outside of your studies, students can get involved in a wide range of clubs and societies including the English and Creative Writing Society and the Media Studies Society. Our Media and English Literature graduates are truly international and are employed not just in the UK but all around the world, pursuing careers in journalism, media, business, public relations and marketing, digital marketing, broadcasting, TV and radio, and publishing. Please visit our course page for more information: https:www.swansea.ac.ukundergraduatecoursesculture-communicationmedia-comms-journalism-prba-english-literature-media