Media and Communication with a Foundation Year at Birmingham City University
Media and Communication with a Foundation Year (BA (Hons), P91F) at Birmingham City University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here 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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
110 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 89%, other qualifications 4%, other higher education 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- P91F · P9 other media and communications
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
75%
still studying
UK 85%
25%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%88%
Learning opportunities88%86%
Assessment and feedback89%87%
Academic support88%93%
Organisation and management87%83%
Learning resources88%88%
Student voice81%81%
105 final-year students · 79% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£21.5k5 years£27k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
60% working20% working and studying10% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
60%
say their work is meaningful
UK 73%
50%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations25%
- Business and public service associate professionals20%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Media Professionals10%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 45 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- B4 7BD
Subjects
media and communication studies media, journalism and communications
Campus
- Campus
- City Centre Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Media 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Creative Arts BA (Hons) | 96 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Aberystwyth University | Creative Writing and Film and Television BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | — |
| 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 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Digital Media and Communication BA (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Celtic & Anglo Saxon Studies and Film & Visual Culture MA (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| Abertay University | Visual Effects for Games and Real-Time Media BSc | — | 144–159 |
| ACM (Academy of Contemporary Music) | Content Creation BA/MCCI | — | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Drama and Film BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Arts, Media and Creative Industries Management BA or BSc | — | — |
| Birmingham City University | Media and Communication with a Foundation Year this course | — | 112–127 |
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