Journalism at University of Portsmouth
Journalism (BA (Hons), P500) at University of Portsmouth: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on port.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 port.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- P500 · P5 journalism
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 88%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%87%
Learning opportunities84%85%
Assessment and feedback85%86%
Academic support93%93%
Organisation and management53%77%
Learning resources92%89%
Student voice69%79%
15 final-year students · 83% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£23.5k3 years£22.5k5 years£29k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
80% working5% working and studying5% studying5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
45%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
45%
use what they learned
UK 63%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Portsmouth, South East England, England
- Postcode
- PO1 2EG
Subjects
journalism media, journalism and communications
Campus
- Campus
- University of Portsmouth
- 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 Portsmouth | Journalism this course | — | 96–111 |
See all 208 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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