Multimedia Journalism at Glasgow Caledonian University
Multimedia Journalism (BA (Hons), P500) 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. 15% had fewer than the 112 asked.
50 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 73%, other higher education 23%, an Access course 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- P500 · P5 journalism
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). More ↗
Accredited by the Broadcasting Journalism Training Council (BJTC). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 88%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
50 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%87%
Learning opportunities87%85%
Assessment and feedback84%86%
Academic support82%93%
Organisation and management50%77%
Learning resources88%89%
Student voice67%79%
20 final-year students · 86% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£23.5k5 years£29.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
90% working10% working and studying
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
70%
use what they learned
UK 63%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 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
multimedia journalism media, journalism and communications
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- 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 BA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Multimedia Journalism this course | 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 Glasgow Caledonian University
- Media and Communication BA (Hons)