BA Journalism and Communications
About this course
BA in Journalism and Communications, a media and journalism degree focused on mass communication history, media scholarship, and consumer culture. Core topics include Research Methods, Marketing, and Social & Cultural Analysis. The degree follows an academic and analytical structure across three years of study. The first year covers foundational concepts through History of Mass Communication and Culture, Media Scholarship, An Introduction to Media Audiences, and Understanding Journalism Studies, alongside optional choices such as Representations. The second year progresses with Data Journalism in Theory and Practice and Doing Media Research: Approaches and Methods, while offering optional modules like Celebrity Culture and Media Law Year 2. The final year allows students to select from optional subjects including Dissertation, Sport and the Media, Introduction to Broadcast Journalism, Introduction to Podcasting, and Journalism and Communications In Practice.
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What students say
Based on about 25 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 79%
- Assessment and feedback: 77%
- Academic support: 85%
- Organisation and management: 80%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 67%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 40 students who started
- Continued on course: 95%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 15 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Media Professionals: 30%
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 60%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 45%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 85 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 4%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 7%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 18%
- South East: 15%
- South West: 13%
- Wales: 39%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 40 students who started
- A levels: 95%
Modules
- History of Mass Communication and Culture
- Media Scholarship
- An Introduction to Media Audiences
- Advertising and the Consumer Society
- Understanding Journalism Studies
- Representations
- Cymru: Y Senedd, Y Straeon a'r Spin
- Data Journalism in Theory and Practice
- Doing Media Research: Approaches and Methods
- Mediation of Political Violence
- Yr Ystafell Newyddion 1
- Celebrity Culture
- Public Relations and Political Communication
- Employability: Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- Red Penned: Censorship and Resistance in Contemporary Arts Activism
- Film, Media and Cultural Theory
- Screen Industries
- Media, Gender and Sexuality
- Fashion Brand Management
- Cyflwyniad i'r Cyfryngau Cymdeithasol
- Regulating the Digital World
- War, Politics and Propaganda II
- Media Law Year 2
- Dissertation
- The Making and Shaping of News
- Spin Unspun: Public Relations and The News Media
- Sport and the Media
- Communicating Causes
- Palu am y Gwir
- Stori Pwy? Cyfathrebu Cymru
- Media, Money and Markets
- Feminisms and Television History
- The Cultural Politics of Contemporary Hollywood
- Popular Music, Media, & Culture
- Introduction to Broadcast Journalism
- Screening Locations
- (Me) me, Myself and I:The Power and Politics of Digital Remix Culture and Online Inequalities
- Visual Communication and Design
- Clothing Matters: Global Fashion Cultures and Politics
- Journalism and Communications In Practice
- Introduction to Podcasting
- Body Image
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Journalism and Communications at Cardiff University earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 3 years, £30,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,000 and £36,500. The £30,000 median after five years is £3,000 more than the UK median for Journalism.
What do graduates of BA Journalism and Communications at Cardiff University do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Journalism and Communications at Cardiff University?
88% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Journalism and Communications at Cardiff University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 147 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BA Journalism and Communications at Cardiff University?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 0% left higher education.