Film and Journalism (Including Placement Year) at University of Essex
Film and Journalism (Including Placement Year) (BA (Hons), P567) at University of Essex: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on essex.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check essex.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
25 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other qualifications 5%, no formal qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- P567 · P5 journalism
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
70%
still studying
UK 85%
20%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%88%
Learning opportunities88%86%
Assessment and feedback83%87%
Academic support91%93%
Organisation and management86%83%
Learning resources90%88%
Student voice84%81%
30 final-year students · 78% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25.5k
£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24
15 months onWider subject at this uni
90% working5% working and studying5% unemployed
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
40%
use what they learned
UK 45%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Colchester, East of England, England
- Postcode
- CO4 3SQ
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Colchester Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Media studies at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Creative Arts BA (Hons) | 96 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Aberystwyth University | Creative Writing and Film and Television BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | — |
| Arts University Plymouth | Content Creation BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Bath Spa University | Business Management and Media Communications BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 112–127 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Digital Media and Communication BA (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Celtic & Anglo Saxon Studies and Film & Visual Culture MA (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| Abertay University | Visual Effects for Games and Real-Time Media BSc | — | 144–159 |
| ACM (Academy of Contemporary Music) | Content Creation BA/MCCI | — | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Drama and Film BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Arts, Media and Creative Industries Management BA or BSc | — | — |
| University of Essex | Film and Journalism (Including Placement Year) this course | — | 96–111 |
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