Journalism Studies at University of Stirling
Journalism Studies (BA (Hons), P500) at University of Stirling asked for BBB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on stir.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBB
Selective120 points · around BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check stir.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 25% had fewer than the 120 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, an Access course 5%, other higher education 5%.
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
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 88%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course78%87%
Learning opportunities87%85%
Assessment and feedback77%86%
Academic support90%93%
Organisation and management77%77%
Learning resources91%89%
Student voice73%79%
15 final-year students · 83% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25.5k3 years£22.5k5 years£27k
£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 onThis course
80% working20% studying
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
50%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
40%
use what they learned
UK 63%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Stirling, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- FK9 4LA
Subjects
journalism media, journalism and communications
Campus
- Campus
- University of Stirling - Stirling 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bath Spa University | Journalism and Publishing BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| Cardiff University | Welsh and Journalism BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 128–143 |
| City St George's, University of London | Journalism, Politics and History BA (Hons) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Journalism BA (Hons) | BBB | 96–111 |
| Southampton, Solent University | Sports Journalism BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Brighton | Journalism BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | under 96 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Journalism BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Mass Communications BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Leicester | Journalism BA (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Stirling | Journalism Studies this course | BBB | 144–159 |
| University of Sunderland | Journalism BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
See all 208 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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