Journalism at Edinburgh Napier University
Journalism (BA (Hons), P500) at Edinburgh Napier University asked for BBC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on napier.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBC
Selective112 points · around BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check napier.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. 19% had fewer than the 112 asked.
55 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 73%, other higher education 21%, no formal qualifications 4%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- P500 · P5 journalism
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
88%
still studying
UK 88%
4%
left higher education
UK 10%
8%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
75 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%87%
Learning opportunities94%85%
Assessment and feedback79%86%
Academic support79%93%
Organisation and management49%77%
Learning resources95%89%
Student voice79%79%
35 final-year students · 67% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£21.5k5 years£27k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH10 5DT
Subjects
journalism media, journalism and communications
Campus
- Campus
- Merchiston Campus, Colinton Road
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Journalism 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birkbeck, University of London | Journalism and Language (French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese) BA (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| Coventry University | Journalism BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Journalism this course | BBC | 144–159 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Multimedia Journalism BA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
| Leeds Trinity University | Broadcast and Digital Journalism BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| London Metropolitan University | Fashion Marketing and Journalism BA (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | English and Multimedia Journalism BA (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Sport Journalism BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Buckingham | Content Creation, Digital Media and Journalism BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | — |
| University of Derby | Football Journalism BA (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| University of Northampton | Multimedia Journalism BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
See all 208 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More media, journalism and communications at Edinburgh Napier University
- English and Film BA (Hons)
- Marketing with Digital Media BA (Hons)
- Mass Communications, Advertising and Public Relations BA (Hons)
- Media and Communication BA (Hons)