Media and Business Management

Media and business management is a combination that reflects the increasingly commercial nature of the media industries and the increasingly media-saturated environment in which all businesses operate. Media studies examines how content is created, distributed, and consumed across film, television, news, digital, and social platforms, developing critical thinking about representation, power, and the social role of media. Business management provides the strategic, operational, and financial frameworks needed to understand how organisations work and what it takes to lead them effectively.

The three-year full-time Media and Business Management degree at the University of Derby, which is also available with a foundation year, covers the breadth of media including film and television, news media, and digital and social media. Your studies interweave key business and management topics with growth areas including business ethics, digital media and innovation, and globalisation, ensuring that you develop a coherent understanding of how media businesses operate and how media shapes the broader commercial environment. Through both areas of study, you will gain a host of transferable skills in critical thinking, problem-solving, research, and communication.

A sandwich year and work placement options build direct professional experience into the degree structure.

With a typical entry tariff of 104 points, the programme is accessible to a wide range of students. Graduates pursue careers in media production, publishing, digital marketing, communications, public relations, journalism, and management roles in media organisations. Many also find their combination of media literacy and business understanding valued in the broader creative industries and in organisations that depend on content strategy and digital presence.

Postgraduate study in media, communications, or business is also an option.