Media and Communication Studies at Aberystwyth University
Media and Communication Studies (BA (Hons), P300) at Aberystwyth University asked for 96–120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on aber.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 96 - 120 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check aber.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. At least 55% had fewer than the 120 asked.
20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts
- Code
- P300 · P3 media studies
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%88%
Learning opportunities89%86%
Assessment and feedback93%87%
Academic support100%93%
Organisation and management89%83%
Learning resources90%88%
Student voice86%81%
15 final-year students · 88% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£18.5k5 years£24k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
70% working5% working and studying5% studying15% unemployed
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 73%
35%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations20%
- Elementary occupations20%
- Sales occupations20%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Aberystwyth, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- SY23 3DD
Subjects
media and communication studies media, journalism and communications
Campus
- Campus
- Aberystwyth
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Media studies at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Media and Communication Studies this course | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Content Creation with Marketing BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 144–159 |
| Arts University Plymouth | Content Creation BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Bath Spa University | Business Management and Media Communications BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Edge Hill University | Film BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Media and Communications BA (Hons) | BBB | 112–127 |
| University of Brighton | Content Creation BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Buckingham | Digital Marketing BSc | 104 - 120 points | — |
| University of Gloucestershire | Communications and Media BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Mass Communications BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Kent | Digital Society, Media and Culture BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
See all 906 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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