Sociology and Media Studies at Lancaster University
Sociology and Media Studies (BA (Hons), LP30) at Lancaster University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on lancs.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check lancs.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 128–143 points.
100 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 93%, other higher education 3%, a baccalaureate 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- LP30 · L3 sociology + P0 no standard meaning
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
92%
still studying
UK 85%
7%
left higher education
UK 10%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
95 students · started 2023-24
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
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£23k5 years£26.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
73% working7% working and studying5% studying8% unemployed6% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 43%
- Administrative occupations20%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Protective service occupations10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 60 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
sociology social sciences
media and communication studies media, journalism and communications
cultural studies social sciences
media and communication studies media, journalism and communications
cultural studies social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Bailrigg Campus, Lancaster
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Sociology at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bath | Criminology BSc (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| Aberystwyth University | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Bangor University | Childhood and Youth Studies and Sociology BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Business Management and Criminology BA/BSc (H) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Criminology BSc (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Anthropology and Sociology MA (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Applied Sociology and Criminology BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Abertay University | Criminology BA (Hons) | CCC | 112–127 |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Criminology BA (Hons) | — | under 96 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Criminology, Communities and Criminal Justice FD | — | — |
| Lancaster University | Sociology and Media Studies this course | — | 128–143 |
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