Media and Communications (with Foundation Year) at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Media and Communications (with Foundation Year) (BA (Hons), P1MF) at Cardiff Metropolitan University asked for 48 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 ↗ Main course page on cardiffmet.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~48 points

Open

below CCC

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 cardiffmet.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 48

The middle entrant had 96–111 points.

20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code: P1MF · P1 information services
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Foundation
Year: 2027

Placement year: optional

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

95%

still studying

UK 85%

left higher education

UK 10%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

30 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%88%

Learning opportunities90%86%

Assessment and feedback88%87%

Academic support93%93%

Organisation and management88%83%

Learning resources92%88%

Student voice83%81%

20 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26

Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Cardiff, Wales, Wales
Postcode: CF5 2YB

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Subjects

media and communication studies media, journalism and communications

Campus

Campus: Cyncoed Campus
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
BMet (Birmingham Metropolitan College)	Digital Marketing And Communications HNC	48 points	—
Bournemouth and Poole College	3D Animation and Visualisation for Film and Games FdA	48 points	under 96
Cardiff Metropolitan University	Media and Communications (with Foundation Year) this course	48 points	96–111
Leeds Trinity University	Digital Marketing with Foundation Year in Business BA (Hons)	48 points	under 96
Oxford Brookes University	Communication, Media and Culture (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	48 points	96–111
Southampton, Solent University	Creative Media Production with Foundation BA (Hons)	48 points	—
University Centre South Devon	Esports HND	48 points	—
University of Bedfordshire	Media, Marketing and Public Relations (With Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	32 - 48 points	under 96
University of East London	Digital Media and Communication (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	48 points	under 96
University of Roehampton	Media Foundation Studies: Certificate of Higher Education CertHE	48 points	—
University of South Wales	Media Production FdA	48 points	112–127

See all 906 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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