Media and Cultural Studies (Placement Year) at Lancaster University
Media and Cultural Studies (Placement Year) (BA (Hons), LP64) at Lancaster University asked for 128 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on lancs.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~128 points
Competitivearound ABB
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 lancs.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 40% had fewer than the 128 asked.
70 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 72%, other higher education 26%, a baccalaureate 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- LP64 · L6 anthropology + P4 publishing
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
10 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%88%
Learning opportunities87%86%
Assessment and feedback80%87%
Academic support95%93%
Organisation and management82%83%
Learning resources92%88%
Student voice80%81%
75 final-year students · 68% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£23k5 years£26.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
73% working9% working and studying5% studying8% unemployed6% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 44%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
50%
use what they learned
UK 44%
- Administrative occupations20%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals10%
- Protective service occupations10%
- Elementary occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 65 graduates · 53% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Lancaster, North West England, England
- Postcode
- LA1 4YW
Subjects
media and communication studies media, journalism and communications
Campus
- Campus
- Bailrigg Campus, Lancaster
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Creative Arts BA (Hons) | 96 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Brunel University of London | Film and Television Studies BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 96–111 |
| Cardiff University | Media, Journalism and Culture BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 144–159 |
| Kingston University | Digital Media Technology BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Lancaster University | Media and Cultural Studies (Placement Year) this course | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | Film and Television BA (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | English and Media and Communications BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Classics/Film & Television Studies MA (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 160–175 |
| University of Leeds | Cultural and Media Studies BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Leicester | Media and Communication BA (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Liverpool | Chinese Studies and Communication and Media BA (Hons) | ABB | — |
See all 906 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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