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University degree

Journalism

Performance Preparation Academy Limited
Qualification
Degree
Length
3 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
Worth knowing: about 30% of students don't make it past first year here - ask the uni what support they offer.
Robin · your guide
Here's the honest picture on this course - what you'd study, whether you'd likely get in, what it pays, and where it leads. Everything's real data.
About this course

This programme in Journalism is offered by Performance Preparation Academy Limited. Refer to the official course page for full curriculum, admission requirements, and application details.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
<48 pts10%
48-63 pts15%
64-79 pts10%
80-95 pts15%
96-111 pts20%
112-127 pts15%
224-239 pts5%
How they qualified
95% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels95%
other higher education5%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
85%
In work or further study after
70%
Continue past first year
95%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£24,000
After 15 months
£20,500
3 years on
£25,000
5 years on
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Media ProfessionalsHighly skilled40%
Sales occupations15%
Customer service occupations5%
Business and public service associate professionalsHighly skilled25%
Administrative occupations5%
Managers, directors and senior officialsHighly skilled5%
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations5%
Artistic, literary and media occupationsHighly skilled5%
What students say National Student Survey
95%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching95%
Assessment & feedback94%
Academic support100%
Well organised98%
Learning resources90%
Student community93%
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Where this degree can lead
Like the look of it?
When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on Performance Preparation Academy Limited's own site.
Apply on uni site
Careermash · real course data from HESA / Discover Uni, in plain English.

Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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