Sports Journalism at University of Chester
Sports Journalism (BA (Hons), P590) at University of Chester asked for 104 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
~104 points
Moderatearound 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 104
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. At least 45% had fewer than the 104 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- P590 · P5 journalism
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 88%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course68%87%
Learning opportunities72%85%
Assessment and feedback89%86%
Academic support77%93%
Organisation and management48%77%
Learning resources60%89%
Student voice43%79%
25 final-year students · 79% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£21k5 years£26.5k
£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
- Chester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- CH1 4BJ
Subjects
journalism media, journalism and communications
Campus
- Campus
- Chester Parkgate Road/Kingsway/Riverside/Queen's Park 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 BA (Hons) | BCC | 112–127 |
| University of Chester | Sports Journalism this course | 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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