Journalism at Robert Gordon University
Journalism (BA (Hons), P500) at Robert Gordon University asked for BCC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on rgu.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BCC
Moderate104 points · around CCC
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 rgu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 104
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 5% had fewer than the 104 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, other higher education 25%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- P500 · P5 journalism
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 88%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%87%
Learning opportunities87%85%
Assessment and feedback87%86%
Academic support100%93%
Organisation and management76%77%
Learning resources92%89%
Student voice90%79%
15 final-year students · 85% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£21k5 years£27k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Aberdeen, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- AB10 7QB
Subjects
journalism media, journalism and communications
Campus
- Campus
- Garthdee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bedfordshire | Sport Journalism BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Ulster University | Journalism BA (Hons) | 104 - 111 points | 96–111 |
| Robert Gordon University | Journalism this course | BCC | 112–127 |
| University of Chester | Journalism BA (Hons) | 104 points | 96–111 |
| University of Chichester | Sports Media BA (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| University of Lincoln | Journalism BA (Hons) | 96 - 104 points | 112–127 |
| University of South Wales | Sports Journalism BA (Hons) | 104 points | 128–143 |
| University of West London | Journalism with Content Creation BA (Hons) | 104 points | 96–111 |
| University of Worcester | English Language and Journalism BA (Hons) | 104 points | 96–111 |
| York St John University | Journalism BA (Hons) | 104 points | 96–111 |
| University of the West of Scotland | Filmmaking and Screen Writing BA (Hons) | 102 points | 128–143 |
See all 208 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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