P4 Publishing course codes

By UCAS's old subject scheme, a course code starting P4 means publishing, in the media, journalism and communications area (P). 30 courses at 15 UK universities use one for 2027 entry: most ask for between 104 and 112 UCAS points; 3 courses quote A-level grades instead, most often ABB. Another 37 joint honours courses carry P4 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.

• P400 2
• P401 2
• P407 2
• P402 1
• P405 1
• P406 1
• P410 1
• P411 1
• P412 1
• P41A 1
• P41I 1
• P420 1
• P422 1
• P427 1
• P430 1
• P43W 1
• P467 1
• P479 1
• P499 1
• P4FS 1
• P4J0 1
• P4JX 1
• P4N1 with business studies 1
• P4N5 with marketing 1
• P4P3 with media studies 1
• P4T4 with other Asian studies 1
• P4TQ 1

Joint honours

Courses carrying P4 as their second subject, by the subject their code starts with.

• with P3 media studies 4
• with L3 sociology 3
• with Q3 English studies 3
• with P7 media, journalism and communications, unlisted subject 2
• with W1 fine art 2
• with W8 creative writing 2
• with C0 no standard meaning 1
• with C1 biology 1
• with C5 microbiology 1
• with L6 anthropology 1
• with M9 other law, often criminology 1
• with N1 business studies 1
• with N5 marketing 1
• with P2 public relations and advertising 1
• with P5 journalism 1
• with P6 media, journalism and communications, unlisted subject 1
• with P9 other media and communications 1
• with Q2 comparative literature 1
• with T9 other languages and area studies 1
• with W0 no standard meaning 1
• with W6 film and photography 1
• with Y1 combined and general studies, unlisted subject 1
• with Y4 combined and general studies, unlisted subject 1
• with Y5 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
• with Y9 combined and general studies, unlisted subject 1

Subjects

The subject UCAS tags these courses with first.

• film studies 10
• media and communication studies 4
• film production 3
• musical theatre 3
• computer games design 2
• digital media 2
• music production 2

Universities

• Swansea University 4
• University of Greater Manchester 4
• SOAS University of London 3
• St Mary's University, Twickenham 3
• University of Essex 3
• City St George's, University of London 2
• Keele University 2
• Leeds Trinity University 2
• Bangor University 1
• Coventry University 1
• Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh 1
• University of Derby 1
• University of Manchester 1
• University of Roehampton 1
• University of Sussex 1

Courses