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    Aberystwyth University

    Media and Communication Studies

    BA (Hons), 3 years

    Typical offer rate

    75–85%

    high entry

    Grad employment

    90%

    15 months after

    In professional roles

    60%

    Aberystwyth University's Media and Communication Studies degree is a BA examining how media is produced, circulated and consumed, and how communication shapes social and political life. The programme draws on theories of representation, power and audience, studied in the context of the contemporary media landscape. Most applicants who meet the grades receive an offer.

    How hard is it to get in?

    The typical applicant to Media and Communication Studies at Aberystwyth University has a 75–85% chance of an offer, high by UK standards. That baseline is course-typical. Your own chance depends on your grades, subjects and the rest of your profile.

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    Entry requirements

    • UCAS tariff: 96–120 points

    About Aberystwyth University

    Aberystwyth sits on the mid-Wales coast and was the first of the colleges that came together to form the University of Wales, founded in 1872 above its seafront.

    Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: Aberystwyth University · Media and Communication Studies

    Offer rate and graduate-outcome figures are course-typical baselines derived from UK admissions and HESA data; they are estimates, not guarantees. Your personalised offer likelihood is calculated in the Unimetrica app.