Media and Communication at Glasgow Caledonian University
Media and Communication (BA (Hons), PP93) at Glasgow Caledonian 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 gcu.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 gcu.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. 5% had fewer than the 112 asked.
50 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 50%, other higher education 49%, a baccalaureate 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- PP93 · P9 other media and communications + P3 media studies
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
73%
still studying
UK 85%
13%
left higher education
UK 10%
14%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
105 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%88%
Learning opportunities83%86%
Assessment and feedback80%87%
Academic support80%93%
Organisation and management78%83%
Learning resources89%88%
Student voice74%81%
45 final-year students · 75% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£20.5k5 years£26.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
75% working5% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
55%
use what they learned
UK 45%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Glasgow, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- G4 0BA
Subjects
media and communication studies media, journalism and communications
Campus
- Campus
- Main 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston University, Birmingham | Digital Media and Communication BA (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | — |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Digital Media BA (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Media Production BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Sport Media BSc (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | 128–143 |
| City St George's, University of London | Communication, PR and Advertising BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Coventry University | Digital Media BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Edinburgh Napier University | English and Film BA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Media and Communication this course | BBC | 144–159 |
| University of Aberdeen | Celtic & Anglo Saxon Studies and Film & Visual Culture MA (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| University of Buckingham | Content Creation, Digital Media and Journalism BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | — |
| University of Derby | Digital Marketing BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
See all 906 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More media, journalism and communications at Glasgow Caledonian University
- Multimedia Journalism BA (Hons)