Birmingham City University
Media and Communication with a Foundation Year
BA (Hons), 4 years
Typical offer rate
42–52%
competitive entry
Grad employment
82%
15 months after
In professional roles
50%
Median grad salary
£23,000
15 months after
Birmingham City University's Media and Communication with a Foundation Year degree is a BA that adds an opening year before the degree; the foundation year carries the preparation, and the degree after it is the standard media and communication programme. The course then examines how media industries operate and how communication shapes social and cultural life. The offer rate sits at the competitive end.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to Media and Communication with a Foundation Year at Birmingham City University has a 42–52% chance of an offer, competitive 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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Estimate my chancesEntry requirements
- UCAS tariff: 80–80 points
About Birmingham City University
Birmingham City University teaches from city-centre campuses, with particular strengths in art and design at its long-established Birmingham School of Art and in media at a purpose-built site.
Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: Birmingham City University · Media and Communication with a Foundation Year
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.