How long is the BA in Media Management?

The BA in Media Management runs for three years full-time on-campus in London, with a year-two industry placement built into the timetable, and up to four years part-time online or via distance learning.

Can I study the BA in Media Management fully online?

Yes. The BA in Media Management is taught on-campus, fully online with weekly live commissioning seminars, or by distance learning. Students may switch route between academic years subject to placement availability.

Is the BA in Media Management recognised by UK broadcasters?

Yes. The BA in Media Management is a UK-accredited honours degree aligned with Royal Television Society standards, and our placement partners include broadcasters, streamers and London indie production houses.

What are the entry requirements for the BA in Media Management?

Three A-levels at BBC or equivalent (IB 28, BTEC DMM), GCSE English at grade 5, IELTS 6.5 for international applicants. The BA in Media Management welcomes mature applicants with a portfolio and short interview.

What does the BA in Media Management cost and is funding available?

Tuition for the BA in Media Management varies by route and domicile. Means-tested bursaries and merit scholarships are offered each intake — contact LSCT admissions for the current fee schedule and eligibility criteria.

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Course Overview

The BA in Media Management at the London School of Commerce and Technology (LSCT) is a three-year undergraduate degree for students who want to run the business side of broadcasters, streaming services, publishers and production houses rather than appear in front of the camera. From the opening term you study commissioning workflows, rights and licensing, audience measurement and the budget arithmetic that decides whether a programme is greenlit.

Taught from our central London base, the programme uses live case studies drawn from the BBC, Channel 4, ITV Studios and the UK indie sector, and includes a year-two placement with a media employer. Graduates leave able to read a P&L, negotiate a talent deal, plan a multi-platform release and brief a production team against a fixed budget.

You will study in small, tutor-visible cohorts; meet visiting professionals fortnightly; and work to deadlines that mirror professional practice in the media, journalism & communication sector. London remains the operational heart of British media, from broadcasters at White City to the digital-native newsrooms in Shoreditch, and our students use that proximity in coursework, placements and post-graduation hiring fairs from term one onwards.

Key Features

Royal Television Society-aligned syllabus with guest lectures from working commissioners and production accountants.
Three study modes — on-campus in London, fully online with weekly live seminars, or distance learning with structured cohort deadlines.
Year-two placement with a UK broadcaster, streaming service, indie production house or trade publisher.
Live commissioning brief module — pitch a project, cost it, and defend it to a panel of working executives.
Rights, licensing and intellectual property taught alongside accounting and budgeting from day one.
Final-year specialism across streaming strategy, sports rights, factual production or publishing.
Editorial peer review — fortnightly peer-feedback rounds with cohort and a named tutor across the cohort programme.

What You Will Learn

The degree balances commercial discipline with editorial literacy: you will graduate able to assess a treatment, model its budget, plan its launch and explain the regulatory risks before signing it off. Modules include:

Media economics and business models across linear, streaming, print and audio.
Programme commissioning and development from idea to greenlight.
Audience research and analytics using BARB, RAJAR and platform-native data.
Production budgeting and scheduling with industry-standard software.
Rights, contracts and licensing for talent, music, archive and format sales.
Marketing, distribution and platform strategy for global releases.
Regulation and compliance with Ofcom, IPSO and the Editors' Code.
Ethics, diversity and editorial standards in commissioning decisions.
Audience and platform analytics for editorial decision-making across linear and digital titles.
Story development and pitching as a daily craft to a working editorial standard.

Across every module you keep a structured working portfolio of published work and analytical notes — a single source of truth you can show at interview and continue to maintain after graduation. Programme assessment combines coursework, in-class exercises and a substantial practice-led piece of work assessed by a working journalist or editor.

Who This Course Is For

This degree suits ambitious A-level leavers, international students and career-changers who see themselves running a department rather than working on the studio floor.

School leavers aiming for graduate schemes at the BBC, Channel 4 or a streaming platform.
International students seeking a UK-recognised business-of-media qualification taught in English.
Career changers from finance, marketing or law moving into a media role.
Junior production runners and coordinators ready to step into commissioning.
Returners to work re-entering UK media after a career break or family leave looking for an assessed credential.

Career Pathways

LSCT media management graduates work across the British and international media landscape, with first roles spanning production coordination, commissioning support, scheduling, rights administration and platform marketing. Typical destinations include:

Production Coordinator (broadcast, indie, streaming)
Commissioning Assistant or Development Researcher
Rights and Licensing Executive
Audience Insight Analyst
Channel and Platform Marketing Executive
Trainee Media Buyer or Agency Account Executive
Audience Strategist or Engagement Editor at a UK in-house publisher

The BA in Media Management also feeds postgraduate study in media business, screen policy or digital marketing strategy.

LSCT careers service maintains a working contact book of UK media employers, hosts at least one industry-careers day per academic year and offers structured one-to-one application support during your final stage. Many graduates also build long-term professional networks through the Royal Television Society, NCTJ and CIPR London engagement events that LSCT students are encouraged to attend throughout their study.

Entry Requirements

Three A-levels at grades BBC or above (IB 28+, BTEC DMM, Foundation Year pass) — applicants offering Business Studies, Media Studies or Economics are particularly welcome.
GCSE English Language at grade 5/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C (or equivalent).
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
A personal statement; mature applicants (21+) may apply with a portfolio and short interview.
Applicants with published bylines, broadcast credits or a working portfolio are particularly encouraged to mention these on the application form for the programme.

Why Study at LSCT

The London School of Commerce and Technology (LSCT) is a specialist higher-education provider based in central London and part of Harold International College. We teach in small cohorts so every student is visible to their tutor, run a single intake schedule that students can rely on, and partner with UK professional bodies so qualifications carry weight with employers. London puts Whitehall, the City, Silicon Roundabout, the Royal Courts of Justice, the West End and the NHS estate within a short tube ride of every classroom. For media students that means Broadcasting House, Channel 4's headquarters, the major streaming offices in Soho and the indie cluster around Hoxton are part of your weekly study route.

Many of our media students complete weekly site visits to working London newsrooms, agency offices or broadcaster facilities as part of seminar weeks. Students also benefit from our partnership with Harold International College of London, with shared library access, careers-service connections and the option to take a small number of elective modules across the wider Harold International programme catalogue subject to availability.

Whichever study mode you select, you will join a single, intake-aligned cohort with weekly tutor visibility, a named programme tutor for the duration of your studies, an institutional access plan offering peer support and structured careers advice, and the full library and online-resource subscription package of Harold International College of London. Many students travel to London for two short on-campus residentials per academic year — these are optional for online learners but supported by LSCT for students who can attend.

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The BA in Media Management is built to launch your career in the media, journalism and communication sector. Click Enrol Now to submit your application; admissions reply within one working day with the next intake date, scholarship guidance and a personal call from a programme tutor to talk through your career goals.