Sports Journalism with Media and Communications Foundation Year at University of Lincoln
Sports Journalism with Media and Communications Foundation Year (BA (Hons), P51A) at University of Lincoln asked for 64 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on lincoln.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~64 points
Openbelow 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 lincoln.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 64
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
40 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 10%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- P51A · P5 journalism
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
Accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
85%
still studying
UK 88%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
45 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course80%87%
Learning opportunities90%85%
Assessment and feedback88%86%
Academic support94%93%
Organisation and management82%77%
Learning resources94%89%
Student voice84%79%
35 final-year students · 85% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£22k5 years£28k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
90% working5% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
55%
use what they learned
UK 63%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Lincoln, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- LN6 7TS
Subjects
journalism media, journalism and communications
Campus
- Campus
- Lincoln 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMet (Birmingham Metropolitan College) | HNC Film and Television HND | 72 points | — |
| Leeds Beckett University | Journalism BA (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| Liverpool Hope University | Journalism (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| University Centre Peterborough | Journalism BA (Hons) | 72 points | 112–127 |
| University of Chester | Journalism (including Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| University of Derby | Football Journalism with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 72 points | 112–127 |
| University of Lancashire | Journalism BA (Hons) | 72 points | 112–127 |
| Falmouth University | Media & Communication with Professional Placement BA (Hons) | 64 points | 128–143 |
| SGS (South Gloucestershire and Stroud College) | Sports Media CERTHE | 64 points | — |
| University of Lincoln | Sports Journalism with Media and Communications Foundation Year this course | 64 points | 112–127 |
| University of Northampton | Multimedia Journalism (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 64 points | under 96 |
See all 208 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More media, journalism and communications at University of Lincoln
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- Media and Communications BA (Hons)
- Media and Communications with Media and Communications Foundation Year BA (Hons)
- Media Production BA (Hons)
- Media Production with Media and Communications Foundation Year BA (Hons)
- Sports Journalism BA (Hons)