Media and Communication (with placement year) at Loughborough University
Media and Communication (with placement year) (BSc (Hons), P90A) at Loughborough University asked for ABB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on lboro.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
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 lboro.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 33% had fewer than the 128 asked.
75 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 86%, other qualifications 7%, a baccalaureate 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- P90A · P9 other media and communications
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
45 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%88%
Learning opportunities89%86%
Assessment and feedback90%87%
Academic support98%93%
Organisation and management93%83%
Learning resources85%88%
Student voice94%81%
45 final-year students · 90% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£28.5k3 years£26.5k5 years£35k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
80% working5% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 73%
50%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Business and public service associate professionals40%
- Media Professionals15%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals10%
- Sales occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Loughborough, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- LE11 3TU
Subjects
media and communication studies media, journalism and communications
Campus
- Campus
- Loughborough University
- 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 | Film and Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| Loughborough University | Media and Communication (with placement year) this course | ABB | 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 |
See all 906 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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