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UK · Bachelor's

University of Westminster

Bachelor's
location_on United Kingdom

BA (Hons) Media and Communication

University of Westminster

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Duration 3 Years Full-time
Next intake September 2027 Next available start
Tuition (Est.) LKR 6,560k Per year, paid to the university
Apply by 29 January 2027 (UCAS equal-consideration deadline) For the September 2027 intake

Course Overview

The University of Westminster's School of Media and Communication is one of the most established media schools in the UK, and the BA (Hons) Media and Communication is its flagship undergraduate degree. Located in central London — the media capital of Europe, home to the BBC, ITV, global agencies, and the world's largest advertising and PR cluster — Westminster has decades of industry links that feed placements, guest lectures, and live briefs.

The degree balances media theory (audiences, representation, digital culture, the political economy of media) with practical production across film, audio, social, and digital content. You build a professional portfolio, can take a work placement year, and choose pathways toward journalism, PR and branding, digital media, or media studies in the later years. Westminster's media research is rated among the strongest in the UK.

For Sri Lankan applicants, this is a route into one of the UK's most globally connected creative industries at a tuition level well below the Russell Group average. London placements and the two-year post-study Graduate Route visa make it realistic to build UK industry experience before deciding whether to stay, move into a master's, or take the qualification back into Sri Lanka's growing digital-media and agency sector.

Entry Requirements

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Academic

  • check_circle Sri Lankan A/Ls: three passes, typically equivalent to UK BBC–BCC; any subject combination accepted, with humanities or English subjects welcomed.
  • check_circle Cambridge International / Edexcel A-Levels: BBC across three A2 subjects.
  • check_circle IB Diploma: 26–28 points.
  • check_circle A pass in O/L English and O/L Mathematics is expected.
  • check_circle A relevant Foundation or International Year One is available for applicants who fall short of direct entry.
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English Proficiency

  • check_circle IELTS Academic: 6.0 Overall with at least 5.5 in each component.
  • check_circle TOEFL iBT: 79 Overall.
  • check_circle Pearson PTE Academic: 56 Overall.
  • check_circle Cambridge English B2 First / C1 Advanced: 169 Overall.
  • check_circle Waiver path: applicants who completed Sri Lankan, Cambridge, or Edexcel A-Levels in the English medium (with O/L English) usually meet the requirement without a separate IELTS — submit a medium-of-instruction (MOI) letter from your school.

Estimated Cost of Study

Expense Category Amount (£) Approx. LKR
Tuition Fee (per year, 2027 international rate) £16,400 Rs. 6,560,000
Living Expenses (per year, London) £15,000 Rs. 6,000,000
Student Visa + Immigration Health Surcharge (per year) £1,650 Rs. 660,000
Equipment, Books & Incidentals (per year) £1,200 Rs. 480,000
Total Year 1 Investment £34,250 Rs. 13,700,000

*LKR conversion based on current bank rates. Subject to change.

Career Outcomes & PR

Westminster media graduates move into broadcasting, journalism, digital content, social-media management, advertising, PR and communications, and production roles across London's creative economy and beyond. The school's BBC, agency, and production-house links translate into placements and first jobs, and the UK Graduate Route visa allows two years of post-graduation work without employer sponsorship — valuable runway in a portfolio-and-network industry.

Central London Campus
2 Years Graduate Route Stay
Placement Year Option

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Ready to Start Your Journey?

Our counsellors have helped hundreds of Sri Lankan students secure placements in UK. We handle everything from applications to visa processing — and it starts with a free, in-person visit to one of our three offices.

ඔබට සුදුසු විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයක් තේරීම, අයදුම්පත් යොමු කිරීම, SOP සකස් කිරීම සහ වීසා ලබා ගැනීම ඇතුළු සෑම පියවරකදීම, ඔබ වෙනුවෙන් සියලුම වගකීම් විශ්වාසවන්තව අප භාර ගනිමු.

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