Is Newcastle good for media studies or should I go to Manchester instead?

I've applied to Newcastle Uni and Northumbria for Media and Communication studies, but talking to various students, they said that Newcastle is not a media hub, have very few links in the industry, not so many classes ans sometimes very rude teachers and that I should go somewhere else like Manchester or Birmingham because they are bigger cities that have more opportunities during and after college! what should I do??? I just received my offer and now the deadline for the russel group is gone and I'm kinda lost because my first choice was london, I wasn't insightful and looked for a plan c!! help!!!!!!

What would you like to do after your degree?

The deadline to pick a firm and insurance isn’t until June and there’s a lot of good courses still accepting applications.

The Russell group are rarely a good option for some types of courses - especially media related.

Hi @marcellasm

Congratulations of your offer! Northumbria's media and communication courses are taught by a range of academics with various links to the industry. Which in turn will allow you to develop a variety of knowledge and skills required in the profession you are interested. This course has also a range of graduates which as now employed by high profile companies such as BBC Digital, Wolff Olins, Framestore and Nexus.

I hope this has helped feel free to contact us again with any further queries and good luck with your studies

Thanks
Northumbria University UG Rep

I plan on relocating to London agter graduating and pursue a career in fashion, maybe PR or mkt, I don't know yet!

Why didn’t you apply for a fashion marketing or branding degree? Either would be better than a general media degree especially if you chose somewhere that has a strong graduate fashion week presence.

you don’t have to choose one of your original 5 choices. You can decline your offers and apply to another university using ucas extra.

I've applied to Newcastle Uni and Northumbria for Media and Communication studies, but talking to various students, they said that Newcastle is not a media hub, have very few links in the industry, not so many classes ans sometimes very rude teachers and that I should go somewhere else like Manchester or Birmingham because they are bigger cities that have more opportunities during and after college! what should I do??? I just received my offer and now the deadline for the russel group is gone and I'm kinda lost because my first choice was london, I wasn't insightful and looked for a plan c!! help!!!!!!

because I don't know what to do yet! I chose something that's generic for this purpose, maybe I like something else more! And I'm terrible at maths, so I'm trying to stay away from Bscs! How do I know a university is good for a media/comms degree? I saw in rankings that both newcastle and northumbria are good in media, but I don't know a good one that has a strong fashion week presence! That's so cool! How can I see that? Please help more hahahahah