English and Journalism at Birmingham City University
English and Journalism (BA (Hons), Q30J) at Birmingham City University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on bcu.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check bcu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
10 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- Q30J · Q3 English studies
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 90%
15%
left higher education
UK 9%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%94%
Learning opportunities95%88%
Assessment and feedback91%86%
Academic support90%95%
Organisation and management89%87%
Learning resources97%92%
Student voice90%84%
25 final-year students · 94% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£21.5k5 years£27k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
90% working5% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
75%
use what they learned
UK 63%
- Business and public service associate professionals25%
- Media Professionals25%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Sales occupations10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- B4 7BD
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- City Centre Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
English studies at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bristol | English BA (Hons) | 112 - 159 points | 144–159 |
| University of Cambridge | Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic BA (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| University of Birmingham | English Literature BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| Brunel University of London | English BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | under 96 |
| Aberystwyth University | Drama and English BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | English and Sociology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Creative Writing and English BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Birmingham Newman University | English BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Aberdeen | Anthropology and English MA (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| Anglia Ruskin University | English [with Foundation Year] BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| Birmingham City University | English and Journalism this course | — | 112–127 |
See all 428 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More English studies at Birmingham City University
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- Film and Screenwriting with a Foundation Year BA (Hons)