Multimedia Journalism (with Foundation Year) at Manchester Metropolitan University
Multimedia Journalism (with Foundation Year) (BA (Hons), 8F58) at Manchester Metropolitan University asked for 72–80 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on mmu.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~80 points
Openbelow CCC
Published as 72 - 80 points
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 mmu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 80
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
75 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 99%, an Access course 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- 8F58
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
88%
still studying
UK 88%
12%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
60 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%87%
Learning opportunities88%85%
Assessment and feedback82%86%
Academic support88%93%
Organisation and management81%77%
Learning resources78%89%
Student voice84%79%
45 final-year students · 78% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£20k5 years£29k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
90% working10% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
65%
use what they learned
UK 63%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 55% 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
- Manchester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- M15 6BH
Subjects
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Multimedia Journalism (with Foundation Year) this course | 72 - 80 points | 112–127 |
| Swansea University | Sport, Media and Culture with a Foundation Year BA | 72 - 80 points | 112–127 |
| University Academy 92 (UA92) | Football Broadcast and Journalism BA (Hons) | 80 points | 128–143 |
| University of Roehampton | Journalism with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 64 - 80 points | under 96 |
| University of Salford | Journalism with Public Relations BA (Hons) | 80 points | 112–127 |
| BMet (Birmingham Metropolitan College) | HNC Film and Television HND | 72 points | — |
| Leeds Beckett University | Journalism BA (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| Liverpool Hope University | Journalism (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| 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 |
See all 208 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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