Journalism at York St John University

Journalism (BA (Hons), P3L2) at York St John University asked for 104 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on yorksj.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~104 points

Moderate

around 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 yorksj.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 104

15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 96–111 points. At least 35% of them had fewer than the 104 asked.

30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, an Access course 5%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code: P3L2 · P3 media studies + L2 politics
Duration: 3 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
Year: 2027

Placement year: optional

Accredited by the Broadcasting Journalism Training Council (BJTC). More ↗

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

65%

still studying

UK 88%

15%

left higher education

UK 10%

15%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

20 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course96%87%

Learning opportunities93%85%

Assessment and feedback94%86%

Academic support89%93%

Organisation and management89%77%

Learning resources95%89%

Student voice83%79%

15 final-year students · 74% responded · NSS 2024-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

3 years

£18k5 years

£22.5k

£10k£20k£30k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: York, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
Postcode: YO31 7EX

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Subjects

journalism media, journalism and communications

Campus

Campus: YSJ Main 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
University of Bedfordshire	Sport Journalism BA (Hons)	112 points	under 96
Ulster University	Journalism BA (Hons)	104 - 111 points	96–111
Robert Gordon University	Journalism BA (Hons)	BCC	112–127
University of Chester	Journalism BA (Hons)	104 points	96–111
University of Chichester	Sports Media BA (Hons)	104 points	112–127
University of Lincoln	Journalism BA (Hons)	96 - 104 points	112–127
University of South Wales	Sports Journalism BA (Hons)	104 points	128–143
University of West London	Journalism with Content Creation BA (Hons)	104 points	96–111
University of Worcester	English Language and Journalism BA (Hons)	104 points	96–111
York St John University	Journalism this course	104 points	96–111
University of the West of Scotland	Filmmaking and Screen Writing BA (Hons)	102 points	128–143

See all 208 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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