English and Media Studies at University of Sussex
English and Media Studies (BA (Hons), QP33) at University of Sussex asked for 128–147 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on sussex.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~147 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 128 - 147 points
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 sussex.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 147
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 75% had fewer than the 147 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- QP33 · Q3 English studies + P3 media studies
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 90%
15%
left higher education
UK 9%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%94%
Learning opportunities77%88%
Assessment and feedback80%86%
Academic support93%95%
Organisation and management89%87%
Learning resources90%92%
Student voice79%84%
15 final-year students · 78% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£23k5 years£29k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
80% working5% working and studying5% studying10% unemployed
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
65%
say their work is meaningful
UK 73%
25%
use what they learned
UK 40%
- Business and public service associate professionals20%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Media Professionals5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 45 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Brighton, South East England, England
- Postcode
- BN1 9RH
Subjects
English studies language and area studies
media and communication studies media, journalism and communications
media and communication studies media, journalism and communications
Campus
- Campus
- Falmer Campus, Falmer
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
English studies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cambridge | Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic BA (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| Newcastle University | English Language BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 112–127 |
| University of Sussex | English and Media Studies this course | 128 - 147 points | 128–143 |
| King's College London, University of London | English BA (Hons) | AAA | 128–143 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Drama and English BA (Hons) | 112 - 144 points | 144–159 |
| UCL (University College London) | Dutch and English BA (Hons) | AAA | 160–175 |
| University of Nottingham | English and History BA (Hons) | AAA | 128–143 |
| University of Oxford | Classics and English BA (Hons) | AAA | 224–239 |
| University of St Andrews | Modern Languages (Italian and Russian) and Latin MA (Hons) | 126 - 144 points | 160–175 |
| University of Warwick | English and History BA (Hons) | 144 points | 144–159 |
| University of York | English Language and Literature BA (Hons) | 24 - 144 points | — |
See all 428 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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