Media and Business Management

On this Joint Honours degree, you’ll cover the breadth of media including film and television, news media, and digital and social media. Your studies will be intertwined with learning key business and management topics as well as growth areas in business ethics, digital media and innovation, and globalisation. Through both areas of study, you’ll gain a host of transferable skills in critical thinking, problem-solving, research and communication, setting you up for a career in the media industry.

Real-world experience

There are plenty of opportunities for you to gain real-world experience alongside your studies. You'll have the option of a placement year between your second and third year which will boost your CV and give you the opportunity to make your own professional contacts. Industry-set projects will give you an insight into current issues and projects in the industry. There’ll also be field trips in the UK, Europe and Overseas. 

Facilities

You’ll have access to a range of facilities during your studies where you’ll gain hands-on experience setting you up for a career in the industry. Areas include a fully equipped television studio, video editing suites, radio studios, Mac suites and access to Adobe Creative Suite. 

Our new Business School will be opening in 2024/25 and is set to be a focal point for Derby’s business community. You’ll study alongside start-ups and small businesses, giving you the opportunity to network, learn from and inspire local business leaders and entrepreneurs.

Professionally accredited

The Chartered Management Institute has independently assessed this course in meeting its own high standards. The CMI is a UK professional body dedicated to promoting excellence in management and leadership. CMI accreditation is, therefore, a sign of a high-quality degree.   

Students receive this accreditation if they pass the Business Management modules in their first year and select and pass required modules in their second year. 

What is a Joint Honours degree?

A Joint Honours degree offers students the opportunity to study two subjects.

A Joint Honours degree is a great option if:

• You want to study two subjects you’re passionate about
• You’ve got a specific career in mind and want to create a tailored degree to prepare you for the future
• You want to study a new subject alongside one you’re already familiar with

Please note that our modules are subject to change - we review the content of our courses regularly, making changes where necessary to improve your experience and graduate prospects.

Our teaching methods are varied and include: 

• Lectures
• Workshops
• Tutor-led and student-led seminars that can include discussions, critical analysis of reading and debates
• Tutorials
• Screenings
• Work experience projects
• Optional placement and internship opportunities

How you are assessed

Your lecturers will take a flexible and varied approach to assessment in keeping with the interdisciplinary subject. For your media modules, you’ll be assessed entirely by coursework through practise-based work such as articles and videos along with opportunities for more applied work, such as work-based learning and audience research.

For your business management modules, you’ll be assessed via individual tasks as well as group projects. Assignments could include:

• Business reports
• Research and consultancy projects
• Presentations
• Design of digital materials such as videos, blogs or augmented reality posters
• Computer-based assessments 

You’ll graduate with skills and knowledge in your subject as well as transferable skills relevant for any industry. You’ll also gain an extra professional qualification (the CMI Diploma) and a host of real-world experience.

Job roles leading on from your degree could include: 

• Project management  
• Content creation
• Marketing
• Communications/PR
• Social media
• Media distribution
• Digital and print publishing
• Teaching

2025 entry

These are the typical qualification requirements for September 2025 entry.

Contextual offers may apply to students who meet certain criteria.

2025/26

Further information about our fees and support you may be entitled to.

Additional costs and optional extras

Additional information about your studies

You will typically study your two subjects equally at stage one, before choosing whether you want to major in one subject at stages two and three.

Teaching hours

Like most universities, we operate extended teaching hours at the University of Derby, so contact time with your lecturers and tutors could be anytime between 9am and 9pm. Your timetable will usually be available on the website 24 hours after enrolment on to your course.

Course updates

The information provided on this page is correct at the time of publication but course content, costs and other individual course details do change from time to time and are updated as often as possible, so please do check these pages again when making your final decision to apply for a course. Any updated course details will also be confirmed to you at application, enrolment and in your offer letter.

If you are thinking about transferring onto this course (into the second year for example), you should contact the programme leader for the relevant course information as modules may vary from those shown on this page.

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