P3 Media studies course codes

By UCAS's old subject scheme, a course code starting P3 means media studies, in the media, journalism and communications area (P). 296 courses at 102 UK universities use one for 2027 entry: most ask for between 64 and 112 UCAS points; 53 courses quote A-level grades instead, most often ABB. Another 184 joint honours courses carry P3 as their second subject.

Compare these courses, filter by entry grades and shortlist with the joint honours too

Codes in use

Universities choose their own codes, so most subjects have several. A code naming two subjects is a major/minor degree.

• P300 27
• P303 24
• P304 19
• P313 17
• P301 15
• P302 13
• P310 13
• P390 10
• P311 8
• P305 7
• P315 7
• P391 7
• P314 6
• P306 5
• P31A 5
• P320 5
• P312 4
• P3Q3 with English studies 4
• P30F 3
• P331 3
• P392 3
• P3W8 with creative writing 3
• P307 2
• P30A 2
• P317 2
• P31G 2
• P322 2
• P350 2
• P393 2
• P395 2
• P3L2 with politics 2
• P3L3 with sociology 2
• P3N5 with marketing 2
• P3R4 with Spanish 2
• P3W3 with music 2
• P3W9 with other creative arts 2
• P308 1
• P309 1
• P30B 1
• P30Z 1
• P316 1
• P318 1
• P31B 1
• P31F 1
• P31P 1
• P31W 1
• P323 1
• P324 1
• P328 1
• P339 1
• P340 1
• P343 1
• P355 1
• P358 1
• P360 1
• P36A 1
• P36F 1
• P36I 1
• P370 1
• P394 1
• P399 1
• P39D 1
• P3C0 1
• P3CF 1
• P3FS 1
• P3FY 1
• P3L6 with anthropology 1
• P3L9 with other social studies 1
• P3N1 with business studies 1
• P3N2 with management studies 1
• P3P1 with information services 1
• P3P2 with public relations and advertising 1
• P3P3 1
• P3P9 with other media and communications 1
• P3Q1 with linguistics 1
• P3Q4 with ancient languages 1
• P3Q5 with Celtic studies 1
• P3Q6 with Latin 1
• P3R1 with French 1
• P3R2 with German 1
• P3R5 with Portuguese 1
• P3T1 with Chinese studies 1
• P3T2 with Japanese studies 1
• P3T4 with other Asian studies 1
• P3T6 with Middle Eastern studies 1
• P3T9 with other languages and area studies 1
• P3TQ 1
• P3TT 1
• P3TU 1
• P3V0 1
• P3V3 with history by topic, incl. art history 1
• P3V5 with philosophy 1
• P3W0 1
• P3W2 with design 1
• P3W6 with film and photography 1
• P3WF 1

Joint honours

Courses carrying P3 as their second subject, by the subject their code starts with.

• with Q3 English studies 16
• with V1 history by period 7
• with Q2 comparative literature 6
• with W4 drama 6
• with W6 film and photography 6
• with W8 creative writing 6
• with L2 politics 5
• with L6 anthropology 5
• with P4 publishing 5
• with P5 journalism 5
• with P9 other media and communications 5
• with V5 philosophy 5
• with W9 other creative arts 5
• with L3 sociology 4
• with R1 French 4
• with R3 Italian 4
• with V6 theology and religious studies 4
• with W2 design 4
• with N5 marketing 3
• with P2 public relations and advertising 3
• with P6 media, journalism and communications, unlisted subject 3
• with R2 German 3
• with R4 Spanish 3
• with V3 history by topic, incl. art history 3
• with C0 no standard meaning 2
• with C8 psychology 2
• with L7 human geography 2
• with M0 no standard meaning 2
• with P1 information services 2
• with Q4 ancient languages 2
• with Q5 Celtic studies 2
• with Q8 classical studies 2
• with R9 other European languages 2
• with W1 fine art 2
• with C1 biology 1
• with C6 sport and exercise science 1
• with D8 veterinary, agriculture and related, unlisted subject 1
• with D9 other veterinary and agricultural subjects 1
• with E0 no standard meaning 1
• with F0 no standard meaning 1
• with G5 information systems (older codes) 1
• with H6 electronic and electrical engineering 1
• with I2 information systems 1
• with I7 computer-generated visual and audio effects 1
• with L1 economics 1
• with L4 social policy 1
• with L5 social work 1
• with L8 development studies 1
• with M1 law by area 1
• with N1 business studies 1
• with P0 no standard meaning 1
• with Q1 linguistics 1
• with Q9 other linguistics and classics 1
• with R6 Scandinavian studies 1
• with R7 Russian and East European studies 1
• with T3 South Asian studies 1
• with T4 other Asian studies 1
• with T6 Middle Eastern studies 1
• with T7 American studies 1
• with V0 no standard meaning 1
• with V2 history by area 1
• with V7 heritage studies 1
• with W3 music 1
• with W5 dance 1
• with W7 crafts 1
• with Y1 combined and general studies, unlisted subject 1
• with Y3 combined and general studies, unlisted subject 1
• with Y4 combined and general studies, unlisted subject 1
• with Y6 combined and general studies, unlisted subject 1
• with Y7 combined and general studies, unlisted subject 1
• with Y8 combined and general studies, unlisted subject 1

Subjects

The subject UCAS tags these courses with first.

• media and communication studies 72
• film studies 62
• film production 39
• media production 32
• digital media 19
• cinematics 9
• creative writing 4
• journalism 4

Universities

• SOAS University of London 15
• Anglia Ruskin University 10
• Keele University 9
• Lancaster University 9
• Oxford Brookes University 8
• University for the Creative Arts 8
• Ravensbourne University London 7
• Swansea University 7
• University of Derby 7
• York St John University 7
• Aberystwyth University 5
• Bangor University 5
• Brunel University of London 5
• De Montfort University 5
• Nottingham Trent University 5
• University of Glasgow 5
• University of Lincoln 5
• University of Liverpool 5
• University of Portsmouth 5
• Birmingham City University 4
• Canterbury Christ Church University 4
• Falmouth University 4
• University of Chester 4
• University of Chichester 4
• University of Gloucestershire 4
• University of Southampton 4
• University of Sunderland 4
• University of Sussex 4
• Bristol, UWE 3
• Coventry University 3
• Edge Hill University 3
• Goldsmiths, University of London 3
• King's College London, University of London 3
• Leeds Beckett University 3
• Liverpool John Moores University 3
• Manchester Metropolitan University 3
• Middlesex University 3
• University of Exeter 3
• University of Greenwich 3
• University of Leeds 3
• University of Northampton 3
• University of Roehampton 3
• DN Colleges Group 2
• Edinburgh Napier University 2
• Kingston University 2
• Leeds Trinity University 2
• Newcastle University 2
• Northumbria University, Newcastle 2
• Plumpton College 2
• Queen Mary University of London 2
• Richmond American University London 2
• Southampton, Solent University 2
• Teesside University 2
• UCL (University College London) 2
• University of Bedfordshire 2
• University of Brighton 2
• University of Cumbria 2
• University of East London 2
• University of Plymouth 2
• University of Salford 2
• University of Staffordshire 2
• University of Stirling 2
• University of Suffolk 2
• University of the Arts London 2
• University of West London 2
• University of Winchester 2
• University of Wolverhampton 2
• University of Worcester 2
• Arts University Plymouth 1
• Aston University, Birmingham 1
• BIMM University 1
• Birkbeck, University of London 1
• City College Plymouth 1
• City St George's, University of London 1
• Coastland College 1
• Futureworks 1
• London Metropolitan University 1
• North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College 1
• Plymouth Marjon University 1
• Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh 1
• Queen's University Belfast 1
• Robert Gordon University 1
• Royal Holloway, University of London 1
• SGS (South Gloucestershire and Stroud College) 1
• The University of Edinburgh 1
• Ulster University 1
• University Centre Peterborough 1
• University Centre South Essex 1
• University Centre St Helens 1
• University of Birmingham 1
• University of East Anglia UEA 1
• University of Essex 1
• University of Hertfordshire 1
• University of Manchester 1
• University of Reading 1
• University of South Wales 1
• University of St Andrews 1
• University of Surrey 1
• University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) 1
• University of the West of Scotland 1
• University of Warwick 1
• University of Westminster, London 1

Courses