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Search degrees, check A-level, IB Diploma or AP subjects, or follow a pathway from school subjects to a career. None of these tools is an offer of a place.

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Move between school subjects, a degree and possible work. A link is not an offer and not proof that a degree is enough for a regulated job.

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Selected courseMedia Studies

GCSE and IGCSE preparation

  • English and mathematics

    Often expected at GCSE or IGCSE. Grade thresholds differ, and International GCSEs are not automatically the same as GCSEs.

A-level subjects

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University courses

  • Media Studies

    A specific A level is often not required. English, Media or Sociology can help.

  • Business management

    An alternative or related degree, not automatically an equivalent qualification.

  • Marketing

    An alternative or related degree, not automatically an equivalent qualification.

  • Journalism

    An alternative or related degree, not automatically an equivalent qualification.

Possible careers

  • Newspaper or magazine journalist

    Alternative route. Media studies is not the same as a journalism degree. A portfolio still matters.

  • Marketing manager

    Alternative route. Some graduates move into communications or marketing.

  • Writer

    Alternative route. Writing may be part of the course. It is not a writing apprenticeship.

This is a possible educational route, not an offer of a place and not a prediction of a job. Direct, common, alternative and postgraduate routes are not the same thing.