Sports Journalism at Leeds Beckett University

Sports Journalism (BA (Hons), P590) at Leeds Beckett University asked for 72 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on leedsbeckett.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~72 points

Open

below CCC

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 leedsbeckett.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 72

The middle entrant had 96–111 points.

35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code: P590 · P5 journalism
Duration: 3 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Year abroad: optional

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

75%

still studying

UK 88%

left higher education

UK 10%

20%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

40 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course74%87%

Learning opportunities80%85%

Assessment and feedback82%86%

Academic support88%93%

Organisation and management73%77%

Learning resources95%89%

Student voice80%79%

20 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£25k3 years

£21.5k5 years

£27k

£10k£20k£30k£40k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onWider subject at this uni

75% working5% working and studying10% studying10% unemployed5% other

UK, same subject: 88% in work or study

60%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 60%

85%

say their work is meaningful

UK 75%

35%

use what they learned

UK 45%

Business and public service associate professionals30%
Media Professionals15%
Sales occupations10%
Elementary occupations10%
Artistic, literary and media occupations5%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 40 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
Postcode: LS1 3HE

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Subjects

journalism media, journalism and communications

Campus

Campus: Leeds City 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
Manchester Metropolitan University	English and Multimedia Journalism (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	72 - 80 points	96–111
BMet (Birmingham Metropolitan College)	HNC Film and Television HND	72 points	—
Leeds Beckett University	Sports Journalism this course	72 points	96–111
Liverpool Hope University	Journalism (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	72 points	96–111
University Centre Peterborough	Journalism BA (Hons)	72 points	112–127
University of Chester	Journalism (including Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	72 points	96–111
University of Derby	Football Journalism with Foundation Year BA (Hons)	72 points	112–127
University of Lancashire	Journalism BA (Hons)	72 points	112–127
University of West London	Journalism with Content Creation with Foundation Year BA (Hons)	72 points	96–111
Falmouth University	Media & Communication with Professional Placement BA (Hons)	64 points	128–143
University of Lincoln	Journalism with Media and Communications Foundation Year BA (Hons)	64 points	112–127

See all 208 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

Sports Journalism at Leeds Beckett University

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