Communication and Counselling Studies at Ulster University
Communication and Counselling Studies (BSc (Hons), P9B4) at Ulster University asked for 104–111 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 ulster.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~111 points
Moderatearound CCC
Published as 104 - 111 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 ulster.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 111
15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 96–111 points. At least 12% of them had fewer than the 111 asked.
45 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- P9B4 · P9 other media and communications + B4 nutrition
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
88%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
2%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
60 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%90%
Learning opportunities92%87%
Assessment and feedback79%85%
Academic support92%90%
Organisation and management84%76%
Learning resources91%88%
Student voice77%81%
25 final-year students · 52% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£29k
£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24
15 months onSubject at this uni
80% working5% working and studying5% studying5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
85%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 85%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 97%
80%
use what they learned
UK 83%
- Therapy professionals80%
- Caring personal services5%
- Elementary occupations5%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals0%
- Administrative occupations0%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland
- Postcode
- BT15 1ED
Subjects
media and communication studies media, journalism and communications
counselling subjects allied to medicine
counselling subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Belfast
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston University, Birmingham | Digital Media and Communication BA (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | — |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Digital Media BA (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Media Production BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Sport Media BSc (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | 128–143 |
| City St George's, University of London | Communication, PR and Advertising BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Coventry University | Digital Media BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Edinburgh Napier University | English and Film BA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
| University of Aberdeen | Celtic & Anglo Saxon Studies and Film & Visual Culture MA (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| University of Buckingham | Content Creation, Digital Media and Journalism BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | — |
| University of Derby | Digital Marketing BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| Ulster University | Communication and Counselling Studies this course | 104 - 111 points | 96–111 |
See all 906 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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