Film and Media Studies (including a Foundation Year) at University of Chester

Film and Media Studies (including a Foundation Year) (BA (Hons), P355) at University of Chester asked for 72 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on chester.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 chester.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 72

The middle entrant had 96–111 points.

30 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: P355 · P3 media studies
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Foundation
Year: 2027

Foundation year: built in

Student experience

After the first yearSubject at this uni

90%

still studying

UK 85%

left higher education

UK 10%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

25 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveySubject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%88%

Learning opportunities80%86%

Assessment and feedback98%87%

Academic support97%93%

Organisation and management94%83%

Learning resources69%88%

Student voice79%81%

15 final-year students · 67% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

3 years

£20k5 years

£23.5k

£10k£20k£30k

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: Chester, North West England, England
Postcode: CH1 4BJ

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Subjects

film studies media, journalism and communications

Campus

Campus: Chester Parkgate Road/Kingsway/Riverside/Queen's Park Campus
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
BMet (Birmingham Metropolitan College)	HNC Film and Television HND	72 points	—
Leeds Beckett University	Content Creation BSc (Hons)	72 points	112–127
Liverpool Hope University	Film & Visual Culture and Media & Communication (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	72 points	96–111
SAE Institute	Content Creation BA (Hons)	72 points	—
University Centre at the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group (inc Wakefield College & Selby College)	Film & Television HND	64 - 72 points	—
University Centre Farnborough	Broadcast Media and Film Production FdA	72 points	—
University Centre Peterborough	Digital Marketer BA (Hons)	72 points	under 96
University of Chester	Film and Media Studies (including a Foundation Year) this course	72 points	96–111
University of Derby	Media and Communication with Foundation Year BA (Hons)	72 points	112–127
University of Lancashire	Media and Television Production BA (Hons)	72 points	112–127
University of Salford	Editing and Visual Effects for Film and Broadcast BA (Hons)	72 points	128–143

See all 906 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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