Strand Campus
Strand Campus sits along the Thames at London's cultural heart. Alongside world-class teaching spaces, students enjoy access to the pedestrianised Strand Quad, with Somerset House and iconic landmarks just steps away.
Overview
The BA Global Media & Languages is a response to the international demand for expert communicators, able to engage critically and creatively with the cultural, political, and aesthetic impact of media and communication on our interconnected, multilingual world. This requires insight into historical and contemporary contexts of global media, and of the interplay between language and intercultural communication. A key strength of this programme is the combination of in-depth linguistic and cultural study with sophisticated exploration of the media and creative industries. The programme provides students with the necessary awareness, skills and knowledge to become effective intercultural communicators.
The programme aims to develop high-level mastery of the chosen target language; an interdisciplinary understanding of how cultural and creative industries operate; an interdisciplinary understanding of the target cultures; critical, analytical, and interpersonal skills; independent thought and self-motivation.
Students will benefit from the wide-ranging interdisciplinary expertise of the Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures and the Department of Culture, Media & Creative Industries - the departments in which the programme is based - and on wider expertise within the Faculty of Arts & Humanities.
This is a four-year programme, with the third year spent abroad.
Key benefits
- Combine languages with global media and explore how media, communication and culture shape societies around the world while developing advanced language skills that employers value internationally.
- Study on one of the oldest modern language programmes in the country. King’s has taught French, German and Spanish since 1831 and Portuguese since the 1860s.
- Enhance your education with the international experience of a year abroad, where you can immerse yourself in the culture and society while becoming fluent in your chosen language, and develop your cultural awareness to build up flexibility, resilience and resourcefulness.
- Develop the transferable skills you’ll need to work in the international media and creative industries, education, marketing and public relations, interpreting and translating, among others, thanks to a real focus on professional development.
- Enjoy being based in the heart of London and take advantage of the events at nearby embassies and cultural institutions such as the Goethe-Institut, the Institut Français, Canning House, the Camões Centre, and the Instituto Cervantes.
- Develop an interdisciplinary understanding of the target cultures and of how cultural and creative industries operate.
- Get access to unparalleled print, audio-visual and online resources, including the King’s Maughan Library, the Language Resource Centre, the Senate House Library, the Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies, the British Film Institute and the British Library.
I graduated from King’s in 2016, having studied French & German. After graduating I went on to do the Graduate Diploma and I now work as a solicitor specialising in representing vulnerable suspects in the criminal justice system
Rishi JoshiGraduate
Course aims
- This interdisciplinary degree combines language learning with the study of global media, communication and culture.
- You’ll study modules across multiple departments including: Culture, Media & Creative Industries Languages, Literatures & Cultures Digital Humanities Film Studies Music
- Alongside language study, you’ll explore how media shapes culture, politics and society across different countries and platforms.
- Topics may include: digital culture and social media film and television global media industries gaming cultures celebrity and fandom music and cultural production communication and politics AI, media and society
Special features
Study abroad
This course information applies to 2027 entry only. Please check back in September 2026 to find the full course details including entry requirements, fees and modules. The University may make changes to a programme of study or module. See full disclaimer in our Terms & Conditions.
Key Information
UCAS code:
P900
Course type:
Joint honours
Delivery mode:
On campus
Study mode:
Full-time
Required A-Levels:
AAB
Duration:
4 years
Application status:
Start date:
September 2027
Administrative bodies
Regulating body
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