Journalism and Politics (Including Placement Year) at University of Essex
Journalism and Politics (Including Placement Year) (BA (Hons), P581) 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.
55 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 60%, no formal qualifications 33%, other higher education 4%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- P581 · P5 journalism
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
85%
still studying
UK 90%
14%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
90 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%89%
Learning opportunities85%83%
Assessment and feedback88%82%
Academic support92%91%
Organisation and management88%85%
Learning resources90%90%
Student voice78%79%
70 final-year students · 66% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30.5k3 years£25k5 years£32.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
65% working10% working and studying10% studying15% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
40%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Sales occupations15%
- Administrative occupations15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 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 ↗
Journalism 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff University | English Literature, Journalism and Media BA (Hons) | AAB - BBB | 128–143 |
| Brunel University of London | Journalism (Communication) BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 96–111 |
| Bath Spa University | Journalism and Publishing BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| University of Brighton | Journalism BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Journalism and Language (French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese) BA (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Sport Journalism BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Buckingham | Content Creation, Digital Media and Journalism BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | — |
| BMet (Birmingham Metropolitan College) | HNC Film and Television HND | 72 points | — |
| Birmingham City University | English and Journalism BA (Hons) | — | 112–127 |
| Bournemouth University | Multimedia Journalism BA (Hons) | See entry requirements | 112–127 |
| University of Essex | Journalism and Politics (Including Placement Year) this course | — | 96–111 |
See all 208 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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